One word…CCA.
OK technically it’s three words; Capital Cost Allowance, but that is beside the point. CCA’s have always been there, giving businesses the ability to write off a certain percentage of their assets due to depreciation.
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It’s been almost two years now since the Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) has implemented the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) program and we still get questions as to what it is, and what the extra fee’s are for. In short the OES WEEE Program is Ontario’s solution to allow for the effective diversion of electronic waste from landfills. Not only is this a benefit to the environment as the harmful chemicals/compounds used in electronics are no longer going to be leached into the environment, but it reduces the strain on our already limited precious resources by re-using as much of the original product as possible.
All of these benefits do come a cost though, in order to fund the WEEE Program OES has devised a table of fee’s for specific electronic devices/peripherals that must be collected on every electronic purchase that falls within the schedule of items. This small fee allows for the effective collection and recycling of our un-used electronics for free (I know technically it isn’t “free” since we are paying for the service, but you know what I mean!).
A summary of the most current fee schedule (effective from 01-April-2010 to 31-March-2011) is outlined below:
| Fees ($/unit) | |||
| Display Devices | ≤ 29″ Screen | Computer Monitors | $12.25 |
| Display Devices <18″ | $12.25 | ||
| Display Device 18″-29″ | $12.25 | ||
| All-in-One (AIO) Computers | $12.25 | ||
| > 29″ Screen | Displays 29″-45″ | $26.25 | |
| Displays > 45″ | $26.25 | ||
| Desktop Computers | $7.80 | ||
| Portable Computers | $2.75 | ||
| Computer Peripherals | |||
| Mice | $0.40 | ||
| Keyboards | $0.40 | ||
| Hard Drives | $0.40 | ||
| Optical Drives | $0.40 | ||
| Modems | $0.40 | ||
| Printing, Copying and Multi-Function Devices | |||
| Desktop Printing, Copying and Multi-Function Devices | $5.40 | ||
| Floor-Standing Printing Devices | $32.50 | ||
| Floor-Standing Copying and Multi-Function Devices | $32.50 | ||
| Telephones and Telephone Answering Machines | $1.00 | ||
| Cellular Devices and Pagers | $0.10 | ||
| Image, Audio and Video Devices | |||
| Personal/Portable | $0.40 | ||
| Home/Non-Portable | $2.75 | ||
| Home Theatre in a Box (HTB) | $9.95 | ||
| Aftermarket Vehicle | $2.85 | ||
For more information please visit the OES website here.
One word…CCA.
OK technically it’s three words; Capital Cost Allowance, but that is beside the point. CCA’s have always been there, giving businesses the ability to write off a certain percentage of their assets due to depreciation.
Right now is probably one the highest points in wireless Internet technology. What I mean by this is virtually everybody has a Wi-Fi enabled device, and this means that virtually everybody is itching to use their new toy to its full potential. With your mobile cell phones, smart phones, laptops, PDA’s and even MP3 players there is a good chance that no matter who you talk to on the street, they will probably have some kind of wireless enabled device.
With the recent release of Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 (known as SBS 2008) there is no better time than the present to think about upgrading your old, slow, who-knows-when-it’s-going-break-down, company server.
Built on the already solid core of Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1, SBS 2008 could not have been released without a more rock-solid foundation. To make the package even more tantalizing, Microsoft has also including the new Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition messaging and collaboration server which alone is the worth the upgrade to SBS 2008.
A VPN is a virtual private network. What does that mean? Well basically it means you can create a private network (or tunnel) between two different points, virtually, that is without the need to run physical wires. Now you are probably still wondering what that means, well…
With all the hype around 64bit hardware and how it is going to change the world and make you 100% more efficient in everything you do, I get asked this question a lot: Why would I even consider a 32bit operating system? And rightly so, if you have hardware capable of supporting a 64bit operating system, why would you want to be running an archaic 32bit platform?
Virtualization in the computer world is probably one of the most up and coming technologies currently available. In my opinion it is the future (and in the opinion of *many* others), not just because it allows for easier manageability of servers and more recently, workstations; but because it helps contribute to our ever valiant efforts at saving the environment.
I am always amazed when I talk to clients who have on-site IT services and they have no idea what Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) is about, as a matter of fact I have yet to come across a client who even knows what WSS is!
Microsoft began including SharePoint with the R2 release of Windows Server 2003, then still in its infancy at version 2.0, this is the same version that is also currently included with all editions of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003.
I don’t know about you, but for me being connected is one of the most important aspects of working in any business, no matter how big, or how small. Unfortunately this constant state of connectivity comes with a hefty price tag. Not only is there the actual mobile device (which *MUST* be upgraded constantly), but then there is the monthly data service, and finally the software that connects everything together.
