Technical Assessments
Health Care Reform Services Division will provide an assessment of your current technology, and make detailed recommendations for providing the most efficient and cost-effective improvements to your systems.  Our goal of these assessments is to provide every staff member in your organization with desktop access to their own email address and the Web.  It can be done!  And, most likely, more easily and for less money than you may think.

Choosing an Internet Service Provider
Advice and specific ISP recommendations.

A Brief Primer on LANs
The basics on creating a Local Area Network (LAN) to connect your machines to each other, and to the Internet.

Networking Between Macs and PCs  
This article will show you how to share Internet access, printers, and files betweens your Macs and your PCs.  We'll also discuss document conversion software, which may be handy if you regularly receive files from folks using a different platform.

Sharing an Internet Connection with an Analog Modem Router 
The 3Com OfficeConnect 56k LAN modem is a standalone device that includes a 56k modem, a 4-port Ethernet hub, and the ability to share a dialup Internet connection among all the machines on your local area network.

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: DSL Internet Access  
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service offers inexpensive, high-speed, permanent Internet connections to urban and suburban health care reformists.  Here's the scoop...

Internet Domain Names  
Why and how to register a domain name for your organization.

Providing Individual Email Accounts to Everyone in Your Organization 
Discusses ways to provide each of your staff members with their own email account--affordably and effectively.

Links

Securing your LAN from Practically Networking
An excellent article on how to make sure your Internet-connected LAN is secure from hackers and other prying eyes

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