Archive: December 2002

December 31, 2002

Tip: Never Pay Full Price for a PC

I'm on the hunt for another PC to replace one of my older ones and guess what - I'm going...

December 31, 2002

ZD Net: The Year Ahead: Linux continues to push for the desktop

My spin: Linux will sure "push" for the desktop, but it won't make much head way. The open-source operating system...

December 30, 2002

Some Home Truths about Wi-Fi

My spin: Well here's a bit more on the success and failures of WiFi To get the network in my...

December 30, 2002

SalesLogix: Still Right in the Middle

My spin: For those of you who have followed by analysis of this market and specific coverage of BEST Software...you...

December 30, 2002

NY Times: Glass Panes and Software: Windows Name Is Challenged

My spin: Let's say Lindows does come out in full force...should you buy it? Should you use it for your...

December 30, 2002

Choosing a Windows HTML Editor

My spin: What a great article...there's so many options available. From simple "HTML" editors like CuteHTML by GlobalScape to larger...

December 27, 2002

Technology in Your Business in 2003

In the coming year, I encourage you to analyze ways technology can be a better asset in your business. Technology...

December 24, 2002

The Many Ways to Stay Connected at Airports

My spin: Now you've got the ins and out of airport connectivity.... Travelers with time to spare at the airport...

December 23, 2002

La Times (via News Scan): GATEWAY AT THE RE-STARTING GATE -- MAYBE

My spin: What a sad state for Gateway to be in.... Gateway, still reeling from a 2001 deficit of $1.03...

December 23, 2002

Washington Post: In E-Mail Software, the Medium Is the Mess

My spin: While I do think email programs have come a long way...the author does have some valid points E-mail...

December 19, 2002

Microsoft CRM is delayed

My spin: Hmmm....maybe Microsoft read SalesLogix position and listened to others and decided to put this plate back in the...

December 18, 2002

SalesLogix - first strike in the war of words against Microsoft CRM

Here's SalesLogix's position on some of the buzz surrounding MS-CRM. The Buzz: MS-CRM is available. SalesLogix Says: The fact that...

December 18, 2002

FileMaker Pro 6 Is PC Magazine's Editors' Choice In Personal Databases

My spin: Great products, deserve, great press! SANTA CLARA, CA -- Dec. 18, 2002 -- PC Magazine (Jan. 2003 issue),...

December 18, 2002

The Notebook vs. Desktop Popularity Contest

My spin: I'd take a fully load notebook with a wonderful docking station any day... Notebook computers have emerged as...

December 17, 2002

My Docs Online Delivers Enterprise Edition Upgrade With Unprecedented Features For Managing Shared Business Files

My spin: My Docs Online is not the first nor the last service like this...but check out their offering and...

December 17, 2002

News Factor: Updating PCs May Reboot Economy

My spin: What a timely story - Gateway just announced a rebate program for old computers and I'm getting to...

December 17, 2002

News Factor: Web Services Not Ready for Takeoff

My spin: Web services, those back end tools that enbale web sites to talk to one another...well maybe it's not...

December 17, 2002

New Gateway Trade-In Program Makes it Easy for Consumers and Businesses To Upgrade Old Technology While Saving Money

My spin: Gateway has a new breath of innovation and change. I've been impressed at the various, some small some...

December 16, 2002

DISCOVERIT (SM) LAUNCHES "PERSONAL COMPUTING MADE SIMPLE" - Self-Paced Course Teaches Concepts and Fundamentals

My spin: Learning more about technology will GREATLY enhance your productive and efficient use of it! South Orange, NJ -...

December 16, 2002

TEOCO Corporation Acquires Respond Networks

My spin: I reviewed Respond Networks back in May congrats on them being acquired. Sometimes this is a good thing...and...

December 13, 2002

NetLedger Announces Salesforce.com Migration Program

My spin: NetLedger is snatching Salesforce.com customers. There's two kinds of customers - those who are loyal to you and...

December 13, 2002

News: Web-hosting company to buy Trellix

My spin: If you've been a reader of smallbiztechnology.com you'll know that I've touted that Trellix is "going places" for...

December 13, 2002

NY Times: Tapping Into Public Wireless Networks

My spin: Now that you've decided you WANT wireless access...read this to find out where to get it from! THE...

December 13, 2002

NY Times: Wireless? You Bet. Compatible? Well, Maybe.

My spin: Want wireless? Read this first! SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- AT present, the most popular form of wireless networking...

December 12, 2002

Mobile Office Ware Helps Road Warriors Stay in Synch

My spin: Documents To Go makes a great line of products - I expect this one to be useful also!...

December 12, 2002

Dell Launches New Small-Business Initiative

Smallbusinesscomputing.com - The initiative includes onsite support, help-deck support, installation and consulting. (full story)...

December 12, 2002

NewsScan/WSJ - HUGHES PULLS PLUG ON INTERNET VENTURES

My spin: Sad to see this venture go down the tubes, I remember reviewing it a few years ago when...

December 12, 2002

'My Alerts' Helps Keep Gateway PCs in Top Condition :Customers Can Get Free, Regular Updates About Driver and BIOS Upgrades

My spin: I wouldn't jump up and kick my heals over this...but "My alters" is a nice added touch -...

December 12, 2002

When Building Becomes Sabotage

My spin: Excellent advice from Warrillow Weekly Small business marketers may think that building a sub-brand dedicated to small business...

December 12, 2002

Accounting Firms Increase Revenue With ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite

My spin: When businesses can use technology to INCREASE REVENUE, save time, money, be more producity or enhance customer relations...

December 11, 2002

InfoSecurity 2002 - a reporters journal

InfoSecurity 2002 was small, as expected, but filled with spots of energy at vendor's booths sprinkled throughout the show floor....

December 10, 2002

CNet: Microsoft unveils guides to Windows

My spin: These guides are not geared for small businesses per se, more for larger enterprises, however they are worth...

December 10, 2002

Sun Lures Sony from Microsoft

My spin: Wow, Microsoft is really taking a beating here! Meta Group's Steve Kleynhans speculated that Sun offered Sony the...

December 10, 2002

ACCPAC Launches New Simply Accounting 2003: Features Integrated Web Store, True Departmental Accounting, and Dozens of Enhancements

My spin: With the upgrade of Simply Accounting, ACCPAC offers it's 360,000 users something else to be grateful for...

December 9, 2002

Is It Safe To Buy from Small CRM Vendors?

My spin:Excellent topic that needs an answer Licensing an application from a vendor -- whether big, mid-size or small --...

December 9, 2002

Microsoft Business Solutions Announces Availability Of Professional Services Automation Solution

My spin:I guess today's the day when all sorts of SMB oriented announcements come out...Linksys, then Netledger now Microsoft FARGO,...

December 9, 2002

Brio Performance Suite to Be Intuit's Primary Business Intelligence Application

My spin:Maybe this is "competitive" information that Brio should not have released about Intuit? SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/...

December 9, 2002

Time Magazine Selects Oracle(R) Small Business Suite As a 'Best Website for Business'

My spin:NetLedger deserves this distinction...it's a very robuts and feature rich suite, and economically priced SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 9...

December 9, 2002

Linksys New Network Attached Storage Device Expands Hard Drive Storage Capacity for Home and Office Networks

My spin:An easy to install and use storage device with file and print sharing to boot....sounds good to me! IRVINE,...

December 9, 2002

The World According to Google

My spin:An MSNBC story about Google...the search engine just about everyone has come to love (or at least use) (full...

December 9, 2002

Doing CRM right

My spin:Initiating a customer relationship management solution can go very well or very bad. Optimize Magazine offers some good insights...

December 9, 2002

Cnet: Dell looks to serve the small fry

My spin:Nothing great about this, except that I think this will work for Dell. Businesses trust Dell and it's a...

December 9, 2002

Yahoo launches Web hosting services

My spin:Business should look into this. I use Hypermart, for smallbiztechnology.com hosting and its worked VERY well. But Yahoo appears...

December 9, 2002

A New Tack in Fighting Spam

My spin:This sounds, well....ridiculous AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 ó Two California companies, taking a new tack in the spam war,...

December 9, 2002

E-Mail Overload Is a Myth, Study Says

My spin: a) SPAM is a problem for many, including me. HOWEVER, I think that on corporate networks spam is...

December 6, 2002

High-Speed Wireless Internet Network Is Planned

My spin:There's several companies who have emerged already to create wireless networks of cousre even Starbucks is in the game....

December 6, 2002

CNet's Analysis of Microsoft's release of Small Business Manager

Microsoft is revamping its bookkeeping software for small businesses with expanded features and a lower price in an effort to...

December 6, 2002

IDC Says PC Market Ready to Rebound

My spin:That's good news for tech vendors I guess...we'll see how the predication holds up. Demand for PCs will pick...

December 6, 2002

News Factor: Users Still the Weakest Link

My spin:You can have all the computers in the world configured to secure your data, but HUMANS will and always...

December 6, 2002

News Factor: The Smart Money Behind Computer Aesthetics

My spin:Nice article and note of information for a Friday morning...snow in New York City! Aesthetics is most important for...

December 6, 2002

ZDNet: OpenOffice.org--as good as Microsoft Office?

My spin:Hmmm...OpenOffice.org may be "as good as Microsoft Office", but is it worth it to change all of one's applications...

December 6, 2002

Xerox terminates their affiliate program

My spin:Why? I don't know but will find out hopefully soon...stay tuned. Here's an email I got today: Dear Xerox...

December 6, 2002

Microsoft Business Solutions Launches Small Business Manager 7.0

My spin:I don't think this will have Peachtree, Netledger, or Intuit's Quickbooks quaking in their boots...but MS Small Business Manager...

December 4, 2002

Palo Alto Software, Inc. is donating one thousand copies of Business Plan ProÆ, the best-selling business planning software to SBDC counseling offices

December 4, 2002 (Eugene, OR) ≠ Palo Alto Software, publisher of award-winning business planning products, announced today a donation of...

December 4, 2002

Microsoft Offers New Resources and Support With Certification Renewal For Microsoft Certified Partners

My spin:Microsoft's got one of the best partner systems in the business... REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp....

December 4, 2002

News Factor: Are Independent ISPs Finished?

My spin:If you are part of a huge, national ISP you won't know what it feels like to have real...

December 3, 2002

Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com is DOWN

My spin:If you have visited Goddady.com over the past few hours, as of 4:45pm EST you'll find the following text:...

December 3, 2002

Netledger exceeds 6,000 licensees of its Applicaton services

My spin:One thing is for sure...Netledger is growing. There is going to be VERY stiff competition from entrenched vendors who...

December 3, 2002

Mitel Networks and Natural Convergence Extend Leadership in Small Office Communications: Companies to jointly market solution of hosted telephony and...

December 3, 2002

RIM Launches 'Walkie-Talkie' Blackberry with Nextel

My spin:This is interesting...I must hand it to RIM they really have matured and broadened their product line. TORONTO (Reuters)...

December 3, 2002

Windows costs less than Linux. A bit. Sometimes - MS study

My spin:This article really dissects IDC, Microsoft sponsored study...and offers a counter study by IBM Windows 2000 servers are cheaper...

December 3, 2002

Stamps.com Delivers New Shipping Tool in Time for the Holidays

My spin:I'm posting this here, not so much for the Stamps.com announcement...but hey I'm glad that Stamps.com is even still...

December 2, 2002

PeoplePC Selects Gateway as Preferred Computing Solutions Provider

My spin:Gateway is going through a pretty serious reorganization. I'm not sure if this deal will help Gateway too much,...