Betting on Telepresence

Forbes just published a great article on Telepresence videoconferencing technology; a state-of-the-art advancement in global business communication. Telepresence creates an almost flawless simulation of a traditional face-to-face business meeting, allowing you to interact virtually with associates and clients, while still maintaining a very “lifelike” meeting atmosphere. The Rostie Group looks foward to offering this amazing technology in the very near future.

Betting On Telepresence (Forbes.com Article)

Funny Cisco Telepresence Commercial

Tech Gift Guide

Find the perfect tech gift for everyone on your list. For some great ideas, visit

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/giftguide/

Tech Tip

Here is a great Tech Tip from the Globe and Mail, follow these simple steps to recieve a performance report from Windows Vista.

Just as a flu shot can help avoid misery later in the season, a little preventive maintenance on the computer can help stop lurking system problems like low disk space or damaged drivers from becoming real headaches. Windows Vista can generate its own diagnostic System Health Report that points out potential problems.

1.To receive the report, type “Performance” (without the quotation marks) in the search bar on the Vista Start menu and click on Performance and Information Tools.

2.Click on the Advanced Tools item and then on Generate a System Health Report.

After about a minute of data gathering, Windows Vista will provide the full report on screen.

Rememberance Day Vigil.

With Remembrance Day fast approaching, we thought you might want to check out the Government of Canada's online WW1 vigil. If you have a few minutes, please take some time to remember the over 68,000 Canadians who lost their lives in The First World War.

http://www.1914-1918.ca/

Also, please note, that WaterPark Place will be holding a building-wide moment of silence at 11:00am on Tuesday, November 11th. If you are aware of any other remembrance day events or memorials you would like us to mention on the blog, please email dnoble@rostiegroup.com.

Freaky Friday at Rostie Group

Your Virtual Butler

This year the OBCAI’s conference was held in the sunny Lake Buena Vista, Florida at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Rostie Group’s Your Virtual Butler team attended the conference. Your Virtual Butler is a web-based application that provides you with the tools that help you manage the day-to-day operations and give your customers access to your services without slowing down their business. It is a Business Services Platform that was developed to help businesses work more efficiently, allowing them to maximize employee productivity and serve the needs of their customers.

To find out more about Your Virtual Butler, please visit our website: www.yourvirtualbutler.com or contact us at our toll free number 1 800 462 7027 or by email at info@yourvirtualbutler.com

Dont Drink and Email

Gmail is now offering “Mail Goggles”, where it tests the sender's sobriety by prompting them with a series of math problems (48-38 =?, 11x2=?, and so on) which must be solved within a time limit. Making sure that you don't send any emails, as google says you might later regret.

For more information check out http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-in-labs-stop-sending-mail-you-later.html