Oregon PTA 97th Annual Leadership Conference

Today I’ll be speaking at the Oregon PTA Annual Leadership Conference. I’ve a number of electronic resources available to participants: Presentation Social Media Campaign Plan Online Forum Workshop Handouts Thank you very much for attending! If you have any questions about the workshop, or would like to ask a follow-up question, I encourage you to [...]

Case Study – 1996 Olympic Park Bombing

I’ve added a new presentation to my website. A brief overview of the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta, Georgia; this presentation is used in a graduate Homeland Security class offered by Colorado Technical University. https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AfHviP2oD6cNZGZ4MjZidDdfMTQ1MWNnODZyd2hi&hl=en R

A Simple 3-Step Approach to Using Social Media

Hey there – Are you a small business owner? Has the buzz about Social Media and Social Networking piqued your interest? Are you underwhelmed with the idea of letting people know what you had for lunch, but see some value in extending your professional network online? Okay, do you want a simple approach to get started with [...]

Re-Thinking: Business

Business is about competition. We drill this idea into the minds of students to an extent that competitiveness becomes a prism to interpret all aspects of a company. Stock prices, EPS, market caps, evaluation of its financial statements, its policies and obligations towards labor, its expense and production ratios, its marketing strategy, or even the [...]

Press Release: Announcing a Cisco Partner for Small Business in Vancouver, WA

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . Contact: Russell P. Mickler, CISSP Principal, Mickler & Associates, Inc. Technology Consulting www.micklerandassociates.com . MICKLER & ASSOCIATES, INC. EARNS CISCO AUTHORIZED SMALL BUSINESS PARTNER STATUS . Vancouver, WA – Friday April 16, 2010 – Mickler & Associates, Inc. of Vancouver, Washington – a technology services provider – has been [...]

97th Oregon PTA Leadership Conference Presentation

Just FYI: Posting the presentation that I’ll be using at the 97th Oregon PTA Leadership Conference. I’ll be delivering my workshop of Social Media on Saturday April 24, 2010 around 2:30pm. R

Social Media Marketing for the Small Business

I just updated the Social Media Marketing Plan on the website. This is a quick and easy template that any small business can use to market themselves more effectively using Social Media. I update this material regularly, so keep an eye on the blog for new updates and extended information! R

Anywhere is Where it’s At

Let’s see if you’re up on the trade. Take this little survey. The category of computing devices that saw the most unit sales, increase in platform performance, and content growth in the last decade (2000-2009) was the: A. Microcomputer (PC or Mac) B. Laptop C. Mini Laptop D. Cell Phone E. Tablet Yeah, you already [...]

New Presentation: Dept of Homeland Security – Information Sharing

A new presentation has been added to the site: Department of Homeland Security: Information Sharing. The presentation is a brief overview of the Department of Homeland Security’s responsibility for managing the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) set forth by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004, and its relationship with local law enforcement through [...]

RDC via RWW Misrepresented Resolution on Windows 7 Station

Just FYI – An oddball thing that I encountered today. I had a user using Remote Web Workplace on a Windows 2003 Server to connect to a Windows XP box behind the firewall. The user was using IE8 on a Windows 7 box. The default options were chosen to connect Full Screen to the remote [...]