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Resellers Needed
We are looking for several resellers who will be responsible for marketing our two “ready to use”
products. Please contact us if you are interested and have the skills and experience to sell either
of these products
starHR - Comprehensive Labor Management system including Scheduling, Time,
Attendance, Reporting and HR tools.
Realtor web sites with MLS integration
Tip for protecting your email attachments
Whether it’s an office setting or sharing information from home, we all deal
with protecting information every time we touch a computer. In many
cases, your employer will have strict rules and the tools necessary for
protecting files you may need to share, such as Microsoft Word or Excel
files. If that’s the case, great. But what if you don’t have anything in place
to protect email attachments, then what ? Starting with Windows 7 and newer, Microsoft
no longer includes a tool to password protect a zip file so additional software must be
installed on your computer to allow this functionality. Here’s several popular methods
that you can put to use…
Two popular choices are the free program 7-zip or the commercial program Winzip.
7-zip
Install 7-zip
Go to www.7-zip.org and download the "exe" shown towards the top of their website
Follow the usual download and install instructions
Instructions using 7-zip
Open the 7-Zip File Manager (start menu, desktop short cuts, etc). This works much like Explorer
Navigate to the file you want to protect
Right click and select 7-Zip and either "Add to archive..." or "Compress and email..." and it will bring up the
security and compression settings
Suggested settings
Archive format is set to = zip
Enter the password you want to assign
Encryption method = ZipCyrpto
The zipped file will be created in the same folder that the original file was located. The password used will be
required to open the file inside the zipped archive.
If you choose "Add to archive...", open Outlook and compose a new e-mail. Attach the password protected zipped
folder. Be careful not to accidently attach the original file.
WinZip
Install WinZip
Go to www.winzip.com and follow the usual download and install instructions
Instructions using WinZip
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Locate the file or files you want to send as an attachment.
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Highlight the file or files, then right-click the file name and select 'WinZip', then 'Add to Zip File'.
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Check the box labeled 'Encrypt added files'
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Click the 'Add' button
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Type the password you want to use to secure the files, confirm the password, and then click 'Ok'. A new
zipped folder will appear in the same location that the original file is stored. The zipped folder contains a copy
of the original files
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Open Outlook and compose a new e-mail. Attach the password protected zipped folder.
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