Rick Parrott, MCP

name US Government
- System Administrator

NTS Technical Services
- Level I Help Desk

USAA
- Level II & III Help Desk

Career Point Technical Institute
- Network Technician Instructor

City of San Antonio
- Computer Instructor

The Hartford
- Network Administrator

SA Secure
- Network Administrator
- Technical Writing
- Desktop Support
- Help Desk
- Project Manager

Need More Traffic? Optimize Your Website! (Part II)

23rd October 2005
In part one; we learned that keywords and keyword phrases are an important part of the success of our website. Also, we had a homework assignment. Pull out your list of keywords and keyword phrases, and we will learn what to do with them. Since y... Read >

Need More Traffic? Optimize Your Website! (Part III)

22nd October 2005
According to the Google website, the best way to get attention from them is to have a website full of high quality information. This advice appears to be true for other search engines also. This is why you hear the phrase "Content is King". Your conte... Read >

Need More Traffic? Optimize Your Website!

21st October 2005
Are you looking to the internet as an additional revenue stream for your business? Many companies are these days. Unfortunately, some small business owners believe all they have to do is post a webpage to the internet and sit back and watch the money flo... Read >

"Sleeping Woman"

10th October 2005
Throughout the world there are certain constants that thread through mythology. Enduring love is one of the most popular. Iztaccihuatl was the daughter of a great Aztec ruler in Mexico. She fell in love with Popocatepetl, one of her father's warriors.... Read >

Business Force Multipliers!

10th October 2005
There is a concept in the military called a force multiplier. This is anything that increases the effectiveness of the military unit. Like a machine gun verses a single shot rifle. The machine gun is several times more effective than the rifle. Thus, t... Read >

Voice 0ver IP, The Future is Now!

06th October 2005
Computer Phone, IP Phone or Internet Phone, all are names for a method of communication called Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Voice over Internet Protocol, what a mouthful! Really all it means is you can make telephone calls over the internet u... Read >

Can a Business Continuity Plan Save Your Business?

01st October 2005
Think about it! When you start a business you create a business plan. When you want to bring a product to market, you create a marketing plan. Doesn't it make sense to create a Business Continuity Plan to save your business? Of course it does! ... Read >

Practice Safe Security, or Else…

24th September 2005
Just today, a virus hit one of my client's competitors. It was a trojan with the potential to unlock the door to their entire network. Many people asked me how it got into the network. Some asked me what a trojan was and if it was different from a virus. ... Read >

America's Fastest Growing Crime?

13th September 2005
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America! Over 12.7 percent of Americans reported they were victims of Identity Theft in the last five years! The misuse of existing credit card accounts has increased to over 71 percent in the last two years.... Read >

Network Security – Not With a P2P Network!

08th September 2005
Most small business networks grow and evolve as the business grows. In one way, this is good. It shows the business is growing, becoming stronger. Unfortunately, from a network perspective, it can be a disaster in the making. Most small business net... Read >

Why Your Business Needs a Desktop Support Professional…

08th September 2005
I am constantly amazed at the state of computer systems found in most small businesses networks. Spyware, adware, malware, poor security, you name it! Why is this so? Small business owners often find themselves in a situation where they need to do ev... Read >

The Perils of Wireless Networking...

01st September 2005
In November 2003, Toronto police arrested a man in an upscale residential neighborhood. They noticed his car driving slowly the wrong way down a one-way street. Upon stopping the car, the police discovered the driver naked from the waist down. What was... Read >

Virtual IT Anyone?

31st August 2005
Running a business requires top-flight skills in many areas. The problem for a small business is that there are less people to share knowledge. In fact, people may mean "you"! Not everyone can be an expert in everything. In a large business you can... Read >

Data Backups – One Key to Business Survival

31st August 2005
Your customer data is a precious resource that can literally be worth its weight in gold! If used properly, it can be repeatedly mined for additional sales and referrals. Do you use this gold mine to increase the profitability of your business? You... Read >
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