| Protecting Trademarks from the .xxx Domain |
Published with permission from Elizabeth Russell, Russell Law. Source.
The owners of trademark registrations issued before September 1, 2011 have a short window of time within which to block others from registering their trademarks as .xxx domains. Trademark owners who are not members of the .xxx Sponsored Community may apply to opt out of .xxx, thereby preventing others from registering their trademark as a .xxx domain. Businesses are advised to use their best judgment when deciding whether or not to apply for Sunrise B. |
| The ROI Series, Part 2: The Indirect Benefits of Technology Implementation |
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| BEWARE: Fake Caller from “Microsoft” |
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| Trigger Animation On Click of an Object in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 |
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The ROI Series: Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment—Part 2. Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect ROI, and provide guidelines for predicting and measuring the ROI of a technology investment.
A number of people have already been victimized by a new scam in which fraudsters pose as callers from Microsoft. They insist that your system has a virus or is running too slowly, and have you not only pay for a bogus service, but steal your credit information as well.
In Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, you can set an animation to trigger when you click on an object. This is a simple way to add and control interactivity to your presentation. To add an animation trigger, select an object that already has animation applied to it.
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