October  2007 In this issue   ►Greetings ►Take Back Bandwidth   ►Seeing Double   ►Instant Search Take Back Your Bandwidth For businesses today the Internet has evolved from a being a convenience to have to a business necessity. The Internet delivers business critical applications, e-mail, and telephone conversations, while providing your company’s image to the general public. The Internet is also often accused of being the biggest productivity killer for a lot of businesses. The question: Is content filtering a necessity? Here are my three reasons why my answer is Yes! Maximize bandwidth: For most businesses the big bandwidth hogs are the downloading of large files and the streaming of music. When either of these activities are occurring the Internet slows down for everyone. At Sage Computers we are constantly downloading files that are pertinent to troubleshooting issues or patching client hardware and/or software. If there were end users streaming video or music (usually Blake), then this would make our engineers battle for bandwidth. By limiting the content users can download or be streamed on the Internet bandwidth is then maximized for the entire business. The Internet is a productivity killer to the undisciplined: It happens every late summer and fall, fantasy football, one of the biggest productivity killers for businesses kicks into full swing. The Internet is a double edged sword, a great source for business critical information along with and great information for personal use. Read more Find Needles In A Haystack with Instant Search If you're buried in e-mail (and who isn't?), Instant Search in Outlook 2007 can save the day for you every day. The new Instant Search helps you quickly find e-mail messages, appointments, contacts, or any Outlook item. You don't even need to know which folder the item is in. Watch the demo to see how to use this fast search feature, and start finding what you want instantly. 1 Computer Drive South Albany, NY 12205 518-458-9300 info@sagecomputer.com www.sagecomputer.com

Greetings, Welcome to the October edition of our Making Business Smarter E-Newsletter! You may know the Internal Revenue Code's Section 179 as the tax loophole that lets some businesses write off the purchase of luxury SUVs. But Section 179 isn't just for Hummers anymore. Congress clamped down on the SUV loophole in October 2004, but the rest of Section 179, designed to stimulate business spending with an up-front tax break, remains in force and has even improved with age. Most business property that is useful for a few years is accounted for as depreciating over time. For tax purposes, a portion of the cost can be deducted each year. What Section 179 does is allow a business to receive all those tax benefits in the first year. In 2003, the one-year write-off limit was quadrupled from $25,000 to $100,000. Indexed for inflation, that amount is now $125,000. One other important change came through in 2003. The IRS added off-the-shelf software to the list of eligible property under Section 179. Computer hardware was already on the list. That means that any computer software you purchase through the end of this year may qualify for a complete write-off on your taxes for the coming year. You could think of it as a giant rebate – spend money in this calendar year and get a big chunk of it back in the next year. There may never be a better opportunity to purchase computer hardware and software for such a small net cost to you. If you’ve been thinking about an upgrade or replacement, call and talk to us. They’ll be happy to be sure you get the most bang for your buck! Finally, if you haven't seen our new web site, check it out.  www.sagecomputer.com As always, we appreciate your business. Get Paid to Implement Office 2007! Increase productivity by implementing Microsoft Office 2007 and qualify for up to a $150 per license subsidy. From now until January 31, 2008 qualifying open license purchases of Microsoft Office 2007 can result in up to $30,000 of partner subsidy dollars. These subsidy dollars can be spent on any combination of hardware, software or services from Sage Computers See below for potential subsidy amounts. Qualifying organizations include commercial and government customers. Academic customers are not eligible for this promotion. Qualifying purchases of Professional Desktop and Desktop Pro will be eligible to receive the stated US$ partner subsidy per license for Office Professional Plus 2007. Qualifying purchases of Desktop SBE will be eligible to receive the stated US$ subsidy per license for Office Small Business 2007 Please contact Sage Computers Sales Consultant at 518-458-9300 or info@sagecomputer.com to find out additional details on taking advantage of this special limited time offering. Seeing Double - Practical Productivity Do you have the luxury of doing only one task at a time? If you’re like me, I would guess the answer is probably “No”. I find myself answering email, working on a spreadsheet, looking at an accounting issue and searching for info on the internet all at the same time. It’s just become part of the way that we all work. Most computer users, however, are forced into single-tasking because of the way they see their work – on a single monitor. Windows XP and VISTA provide desktop users with the ability to “spread” their desktop across multiple monitors. Having two monitors has changed and improved the way I work. I’ve seen several study results that state two monitors can improve productivity from 20-50%. I agree. I can cut and paste from one application to another without having to change applications on screen. I can look at the info that I need on the internet and type that information directly into a spreadsheet at the same time. With two monitors, I can read the email with an accounting question and look at the accounting screen at the same time to understand the problem a user is having. I have become so dependent on two monitors that you could never get me to go back to a single screen.   Read more