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Client calls and is having issues with a PC getting online. Delta Tech Guy goes through all our usual steps and nothing works. Tech figures it must be the router so he has a staff person walk him down to where their equipment is located.
Here is what he sees:

This is a textbook example of how NOT to run wires on a server rack.
Oh, by the way, this is the FRONT.

Delta Tech Guy now begins to play the game: Where’s the Cisco router?

Turns out, the Cisco and DSL modem are hanging off the back/side of this monstrosity. They would have hit the floor, but the cable mess is just as bad in back as it is in front. Also, see that black panel to the right there? That is another rack jammed sideways so you can’t really get behind the rack unless you are a gymnast or have a pole vault handy.

Delta Tech Guy has to pull things up to the front by their cables, praying that things don’t disconnect in the process because he’ll never get that cable back in the right place. It turns out he didn’t have to worry much because they have zip ties about every inch. After what seemed like several hours of cutting cable ties Delta Tech Guy can finally arrange the Cisco router, DSL modem and 5 port switch. Now, he can actually do what he went into this room to do – reboot the router. Good times.

Does your computer network have you tied up in knots? Does your current network support company think its OK to have a squirrel’s nest in your server room?

We can help straighten things out. Give Delta Systems a call at 573-442-9855

We originally posted these Office 2007 tips in our October 2007 Newsletter, but we’re getting calls almost daily from people having issues using Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Excel 2007. So here are the tips again:

Create a PDF directly from within Office 2007

Making Microsoft Office 2007 Documents Viewable by Previous Versions

What is a .docx, .xlsx and .pptx? How do I open Office 2007 documents in Office 2003? And more. . . (Word Document)

Delta Systems can provide Office 2007 training to your organization. Give us a call at 573-442-9855 to discuss how we can empower you and your employees.

 The good people at the Business Times Company electronically delivered the latest issue of the CBT to Delta in PDF, printer ready format. Delta then publishes the PDF and dumps graphics and stories into WordPress to get the individual stories properly indexed by Google News and a myriad of search engines.  The official publication date is every other Saturday.  The online issue is set to automatically go live at 5:00pm on the Friday before the day of publication since print copies start arriving in mailboxes on Friday.

The Columbia Business Times can be found online at http://www.columbiabusinesstimes.com

Everything you see on that site is database driven – no human layout is required for each issue - it is automatically handled by the system and all stories in each issue are pushed live simultaneously and automatically.

On March 6, 2008, AirPlay Direct added its 10,000th artist.  2008 looks even more promising with soon to be announced company leadership and salesforce additions.

Read the full story on AirPlay Direct’s new blog

Delta Systems helps to support AirPlayDirect.com’s technical systems, artist members, and radio station members.  Delta Systems is a founding partner and part owner of AirPlay Direct.

C&S Business Services asked Delta Systems to bring their website design to life. C&S did all the graphics and then handed them off to Delta Systems so as to get the site cut up and put online. Delta was able to optimize the site for Google, made the site accessibility compliant (Section 508 and WAI), and is CSS and XHTML 1.0 Strict standard compliant. Why does that matter? Next-Design.com puts it this way, “Using standards-based industry best-practices on your site gives it maximum flexibility and maximum market penetration; your site will render correctly across browsers and platforms, as well as any additional media you want.” Read more about standards here.

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Is your company frustrated by the need to update even small things on websites, but don’t know how to update it or don’t have the time to do the update? Give Delta Systems a call. For small stuff, Delta charges by the minute. We update dozens of websites daily and quickly.

Delta Systems builds database systems, online information management systems, networks, websites, and a whole lot more.

It costs nothing to find out how Delta Systems can help your organization. Call Delta Systems today at 573-442-9855 to schedule a free initial meeting.

Delta Systems has greatly increased client communication and project transparency by utilizing Basecamp.

Almost all Delta clients now enjoy the ability to know exactly what is going on with their projects: what is left to do, ability to easily share documents/screenshots/graphics or communicate with our staff – all of this without having to call Delta. If a client sees an update necessary on their website, wants a new feature for a tracking system, spots a bug in something, they can simply add a to-do item to a list and assign it to our staff. .

Delta Gets More Green

Internal paper consumption has dropped significantly now that we use Basecamp in our weekly all-staff meetings instead of printing off a dozen copies of a 15 page list of our 115 active projects. Instead of printing out notes before meetings, using Basecamp at meetings also allows us to instantly update task completion statuses, review/adjust milestones, assign tasks, or share technical information such as database locations, logins, usernames, and third party service account information.

We highly recommend this collaboration tool. Visit http://basecamphq.com/?referrer=Z9CAK4456W for more information