Here's another quick one that has little to do with the fitness industry, but I find it both hilarious and disturbing at the same time so I thought I'd pass it on.
* Disclaimer- 'hilarious' in a way that maybe only a nerd would find funny…
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I have traditionally been a huge fan of Microsoft Outlook. It is a very powerful tool that when used under the right conditions (that is, when used in conjunction with an Exchange Server back-end such as Microsoft Office365) it gives you incredible tools for managing your emails, tasks and calendar items.
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I was having a look at Fitness on Request's web site and I found myself fascinated. If you haven't heard of them, they're a company in the US that have developed a system whereby your group exercise classes are presented to members not by an instructor gracing the front stage but instead by a massive projection system. The best way I can sum this up is think "Aerobics Oz Style" backed by some impressive technology and available to your members at any time of the day or night, as many times as you choose to squeeze into your daily timetable.
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An interesting article over on the ClubSolutions web site got me thinking. Titled 'Utilizing Social Media at the Front Desk', the author offers some suggestions about the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter by your early morning front desk staff. Specifically, allowing your front desk to post your clubs Facebook page as part of their shift duties.
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Microsoft have previously said that the Metro version of Internet Explorer 10- the version of Internet Explorer that will ship as part of the upcoming Windows 8- will be 'plug-in free'.
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The excellent PulseTec Solutions technical support team conveyed a quick story to me the other day that I thought would make for a good quick tip.
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The thing I am perhaps most excited about that is coming in Windows 8 is a new feature called Storage Spaces. Earlier this month, Microsoft published a blog post describing Storage Spaces, and what I read is giving me little excited geek chills. To save you from having to read their lengthy and somewhat technical post, here's a summary of what it is and why I think this will be one of the single greatest enhancements to Windows since the move away from the Windows 95 architecture.
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"This morning, we reached an important development milestone: the beginning of the 'Office 15' Technical Preview Program." So says PJ Hough, CVP of Development in the Microsoft Office division, in a blog post published today over at the Office Exec blog.
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