HAPPY THANKSGIVING – 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is loved by historians because it is a holiday that we celebrate that is actually celebrated in nearly the same way that it began.  Here are some interesting facts about Thanksgiving to get you started off on the right foot:

1. The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony in 1621, but it wasn’t until more than 200 years later, that President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day became an official national holiday in 1941.

2. In 1939 President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the third week in November, hoping it would boost the shopping season during the Depression. It never caught on and was changed back two years later.

3. The first Thanksgiving was eaten with spoons and knives — but no forks! Forks weren’t even introduced to the Pilgrims until 10 years later and weren’t a popular utensil until the 18th century.

4. Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle.  (He was a brilliant man, but I’m glad we didn’t take his advise on this one)

5. Fossil evidence shows that turkeys roamed the Americas 10 million years ago.

6. A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.

7. The Guinness World Records for the largest pumpkin pie, weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. Baked on October 8, 2005 by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio, and included 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, 2 pounds of pumpkin spice and 250 pounds of crust. :O

8. Female turkeys (hens) do not gobble. Only male turkeys gobble.

9. Originally known as Macy’s Christmas Parade—to signify the launch of the Christmas shopping season—the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City in 1924. It was launched by Macy’s employees and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo. Today, 3 million people attend the annual parade and another 44 million watch it on television.

10. Thanksgiving was almost a fast — not a feast! The early settlers gave thanks by praying and abstaining from food, which is what they planned on doing to celebrate their first harvest, until the Wampanoag Indians joined them and turned their fast into a three-day feast! That is definitely something to give thanks for!

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VIRTUAL RANSOM – PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER FROM SECURITY THREATS

After visiting my new dentist, he informed me that their recent server was hijacked by hackers for a ransom, and once the ransom was paid, they would put everything back as it was originally. Fortunately the hackers have not built trust in this business tactic, and the deal was not accepted.

The Dental Business was down for two whole months while they had to replace their server and set everything up again with a new company. This is an extreme case, but nonetheless it is a severe risk that is waiting to happen to anyone with sensitive information and a glitch in their security.

This happened because their server was set up by a friend that “knows a lot about computers.” There are many companies that use the person in their company that is the most tech savvy to monitor their server, but not hiring a professional puts your system up against some serious security threats. Please don’t risk your data, contact us to help host a server for you so your business is no longer at risk and you can focus on growth, not maintenance. Call (866)710-4228 or send an email.

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INCREDIBLE CATS

We turned the TV on to watch the final game of the World Series and were immediately drawn into the already tuned in program, “The Story of Cats” a PBS Nature mini series.
These shots beat out all of the You Tube Cat videos that I’ve seen.  The first cat we were drawn to was the “Fishing Cat” which I have never even heard of, and then we were blown away by the beautiful images of the snow leopard running through the mountains in Nepal.  The stunning beauty and interesting information kept us glued to the TV until the program finally ended, and the Cubs won, (Congrats Cubs, finally!)

I’m looking forward to the airing of the second part of the mini series “Into the Americas” on November 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS.  Of course you can watch it online, but watching it in real time is always more fun.  I didn’t want anyone to miss out on such awesome cats! I swear, I’m not a cat person, but who doesn’t love a good cat video?

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SERVER WENT DOWN? – SPEEDY SOLUTION TO GET BACK TO WORK QUICKLY

Did your server go down? Need to be up in an hour? Give us a call and we can get you set up immediately!

In today’s market, any downtime can mean some serious loss in productivity and potential business. Don’t fret over having to purchase a server without doing your research, and let us host you in the meantime. There is very little startup cost, and when you are ready to pick up where you left off with your own server, just let us know, and we can help put you back with no cancellation fee. Read more about our Virtual Servers.

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HOW MY NEW PHONE SYSTEM REMINDED ME TO KEEP TRACK OF CUSTOMERS – EXPANDING MY COMPANY

Several years ago, we needed a new phone system.  Don’t get me wrong, our old system still worked, but we had outgrown throwing the cordless phone back and forth to each other.  I had read about VOIP systems and I was ready to give it a go.  So, we filled out a form on a few websites and waited. Within a few hours, someone from each company had called and was ready to sell us our dream system. However, in the mean time, we got busy again.  For the next month, we were swamped and were just doing business. I didn’t have time to evaluate and implement that new phone system.

Do you know what happened?  After 30 days, every one of those sales persons had forgotten about us and stopped calling.  My need had not gone away.

I”m not perfect, and I do occasionally not follow up on legitimate opportunities.  BUT, our company works hard to implement good systems.  We use the tools we host and support.  If you call and say that this is your busy season, we have a system to get in touch with you and reach back when the time is more opportune.

Oh, back to that phone system.  After 30 days, only one guy had marked us for a follow up out of all the original requests.  He got the business.

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