Archive: February 2003

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Another Microsoft security patch, this time for ME....

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Absolutely nothing beats tape for backup. Like fine...

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: We all forget passwords, there are just too...

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Restoring from a backup can save you from...

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Those in the Boston area can get the...

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: If you are an early adapter of technology,...

February 28, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Two surprises from Overture in one week. Look...

February 27, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: A few days ago I published the link...

February 27, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Microsoft, as most software companies are built on...

February 27, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: We don't buy software, we buy a license...

February 27, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: CRM has a history of major expense, cost...

February 27, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: If the PDA breaks, or you buy a...

February 26, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Some simple suggestions to increase online sales. There's...

February 26, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Intel is clearing inventory for new chips. The...

February 26, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: When some of the biggest industry heavyweights are...

February 26, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: When Hollywood starts using blogs, you know it's...

February 26, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: A variety of phones, some with other functions,...

February 25, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Sony offers high density for projection systems in...

February 25, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: You may not own a plane, but serving...

February 25, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Don't be fooled into thinking this is a...

February 25, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Another day, another worm. Be sure your anti-virus...

February 25, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: An example of technology going from consumers to...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: The Penguin hits the big time! Linux, represented...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: All noise relief is welcome. This applies to...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: If your taxes have nothing out of the...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Everyone is against child porn, but this method...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: For several years customer service email has consistantly...

February 24, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: The world is becoming ever more connected more...

February 23, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: I love bargains, but even free does not...

February 23, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: No matter how many folders are created, finding...

February 23, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Millions of words have been written about the...

February 23, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: An early result of the FCC decision a...

February 23, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Advertisers 'know' sound in ads works, even though...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Internet taxes are now an annual discussion. It...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: An idea at the right time for those...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: More bargains, PDAs. Generally reduced by about 25%...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: This is a great bargain. Lindows popularity is...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: The free version is great. I love a...

February 22, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Once again, AOL proves how little they know...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: In a compromise vote, telephony will continue to...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Great news for AOL users. AOL is plagued...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: A few real bargains in technology from Novell....

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: A great chart of features and cost of...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: A very good sign in this economy. Perhaps...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Hotmail has been plagued with spammers. It is...

February 21, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Copyright protection can go too far. This is...

February 20, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Security is more than intrusion detection. Information on...

February 20, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Attention MAC lovers! Apple issued an update for...

February 20, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Applications go back to their roots - small...

February 20, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: It is not a surprise that IBM will...

February 20, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: An excellent idea from NAI - security for...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: This is a great move by Real, allowing...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: In the good old days, we didn't have...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: The ability to access diagnostic capabilities before Windows...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: It appears floppy drives are on their way...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: When Wal-Mart is selling Linux systems, you know...

February 19, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Video editing, the domain of professionals due to...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: If you need a new monitor, PC World...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Roxio, the leader in disc burning tools, has...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Oh how nice! We only will need one...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Great news for storage. This drive rivals faster...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Blogs have become wildly popular as a simple...

February 18, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Nokia has always been a leader, and will...

February 18, 2003

MSNBC: Getting down to business - Tried and true tools for telecommuters

My spin by, Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com: FYI... This started out as a piece on which terrific new gadgets you...

February 17, 2003

Cnet: Put up or shut up at tech trade show

My spin by, Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com: Wouldn't it have been nice if companies would have produced technology to solve...

February 17, 2003

Anchor Desk: Coming: Office 11. Should you upgrade? Find out

My spin by, Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com: While Office 10 may offer a ton of new features, think about this...

February 17, 2003

PC Advisor: Vendors turn GSM phones into walkie-talkies

My spin by, Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com: Hmmm, competition for Nextel hey? Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens today announced that they...

February 17, 2003

BizReport: Google Buys Web Publishing Tool Blogger My spin: (Ramon Ray, Smalbiztechnology.com) I've used Blogger for about a year or...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc.): I thank Ramon for the opportunity to try to live...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc.): Great product from Motorola. Using Linux is a fabulous idea....

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc.): Using utilities lines for connectivity has been talked about for...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc.): Japan's sumo wrestler's are moving out of the ring. Will...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc.): Ask a professional rather than do it yourself. You could...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Berstein, ECG Inc.): Digital history to be saved by the Library of Congress....

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Berstein, ECG Inc.): This just in - but I think it understates. The...

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Berstein, ECG Inc.): C-SPAN is wonderful as alway, both on TV and online....

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Berstein, ECG Inc.): Motorola announces a new device based on Linux, the A760....

February 17, 2003

My spin (Guest News Editor, Lynn Berstein, ECG Inc.): This is good news for consumers, prices, and Wall Street....

February 17, 2003

My spin by, Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc. , guest news editor: Hi Everyone! It's my pleasure to sub for...

February 17, 2003

Lynn Bernstein, ECG Inc serves as guest Smallbiztechnology.com NEWS EDITOR!!

My spin: Hi everyone. For the next few days I've asked Lynn Bernstein to serve as guest news &...

February 14, 2003

Smallbusinesscomputing.com: Four Ways To Keep Up With E-Mail While Traveling

My spin: Good things to know... His name is Richard Laermer and he is an addict. The success of...

February 14, 2003

Information Week: Microsoft Readies New Office Beta

My spin: Remember, most users only use about 10% of the features in their bloated word processors. Unless you...

February 13, 2003

NY Times; Ubiquitous Yet Little Used, the Diskette Hangs On My spin: Diskettes should be kept on a PC -...

February 12, 2003

Forbes: David Versus Microsoft

My spin: Making only $1 million a year is NOT a David vs Microsoft battle. It's more like a...

February 12, 2003

Forbes: Nobody Does It Better Than Dell

My spin: I could not have said it better myself. I do think, however, Dell should be more cautious...

February 12, 2003

ZDNet: Palm vs. Pocket PC: The right choice NOW is...

My spin: Nice, fair and accurate piece by David Coursey... There used to be a TV commercial--for a patent...

February 11, 2003

QUICKOFFICE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION WITH KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP.'S AWARD-WINNING 7135 SMARTPHONE

My spin: I've used QuickOffice on my Handspring Visor and it works well. Check it out yourself. But I...

February 11, 2003

My spin: What goes into influencing a small business owner to buy a particular productd? - Warrillow has the...

February 11, 2003

News Factor: Whoa! Intel's New - Slower - Chip?

My spin: I told you the chip wars were heating up...now it's no more about speed (in this cas)...

February 11, 2003

Cnet: A better browser for cell phones?

My spin: WHAT A JOKE! If you want to view web pages - DO NOT get a cell phone,...

February 11, 2003

Lower-cost BlackBerry joins RIM pickings

My spin: FYI...the older Blackberry was kind of expensive for consumers - meaning no big business was paying for...

February 11, 2003

eWeek: AMD Ships Rival to Pentium 4

My spin: The chips wars are HOTTER than you think AMD is rolling out faster and faster chips in...

February 11, 2003

CNet: Lawsuit challenges software licensing

My spin: I keep telling myself that ONE day I'm really going to read completely through one of htose...

February 11, 2003

Cingular Expands Corporate E-Mail Offerings With G100 Handheld

My spin: Wireless...is the killer app! LAS VEGAS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today announced the newest additions...

February 11, 2003

Systemax Announces New Venture(TM) PC System With Pentium 4 Processor And LCD Monitor for Only $599

My spin: I just got a used PC from eBay for $255 - a 733Mhz Dell beauty. This $600...

February 10, 2003

Forbes: PDAs Grow Well Beyond The Basics

My spin: But do we need PDAs that have the power of a desktop computer...do many people use all...

February 10, 2003

Proxim Introduces First Affordable Enterprise-Class Wireless LAN Solution for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses My spin: FYI... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 10...

February 10, 2003

Zapatec Launches ASP Service Building Custom Applications for the Small to Mid-Sized Business Market My spin: Zapatec's online database is...

February 10, 2003

ZD Net: Cramped quarters? Try smaller footprints

My spin: Slim PC's are great and do have their place. But when it's time to upgrade, add additional...

February 7, 2003

CNet: Microsoft's $10 billion ambition

My spin: A MUST READ! newsmakers Fargo, N.D., may not enjoy a reputation as a hotbed of high-tech, but...

February 7, 2003

ZD Net: Wireless: It's raining hardware

My spin: FYI... This time last year, wireless networking was primarily just for laptops. By the end of 2003,...

February 7, 2003

News Factor: Sam's Club Starts Selling $299 Red Hat PC

My spin: So Walmart is selling Lindows now Sam's Club is selling $300 RedHat Linux computes. I wonder...are these...

February 6, 2003

Forbes: Dell COO Rollins sees tough year for technology

My spin: If Dell says it's a tough year ahead then it REALLY is - 'cause they've been doing...

February 6, 2003

News: Dell foments floppy's fall

My spin: Although floppies are indeed being used less and less...they are still so important. Not just for quickly...

February 6, 2003

Alpha Software announces Alpha Five/QLinker which allows easy two-way transfer of data between QuickBooks“ 2003 and its Acclaimed Alpha Five...

February 6, 2003

CNN: Dot profits: Net firms bouncing back

My spin: Well of course ome companies are making money...if you don't bloat your payroll and shrimp parties money...

February 5, 2003

ACCPAC Announces Worldwide Agreement With IBM To Deliver DB2 Univ ersal Database To Small And Mid-Size Customers

My spin: Biz dev...small but nice boost for IBM; great partner with maybe more and better things to come...

February 5, 2003

CNet: Jupitermedia launches Comdex rival

My spin: It's tough for tech shows and going ot be a lot tougher now that Juptermedia is in...

February 5, 2003

Cnet: Palm trims prices on three handhelds

My spin: FYI... The hardware division of handheld maker Palm made price cuts of up to 20 percent on...

February 5, 2003

CNet: HP: Don't trash that old computer

My spin: FYI... Hewlett-Packard is hoping a little green will help make computer owners recycle more of their old...

February 5, 2003

Reuters: Intel Says PC Upgrades to Boost Corporate Spending

My spin: I just upgraded to two Dell 2.0Ghz PC's for my office. Intel's probably right, but not for...

February 4, 2003

News Factor: Coalition Unveils Linux Financial Software

My spin: The Linux market is growing...especial in the enterprise space. But can it dent Windows in the small...

February 4, 2003

News Factor: Why Is Dell Up and Gateway Down?

My spin: Excellent question! But ouch that analysis hurt. In any case - News Factor's main contention that Gateway...

February 4, 2003

News Factor: There's other programs beside Microsoft Outlook...

My spin: I've used Eudora for years and love it. Many big corps use MS Outlook - virus prone....

February 4, 2003

Walmart.com to Sell LindowsOS As First Standalone Non-Microsoft Operating System

My spin: This sounds all nice and cute...Lindows, Lindows, Lindows - but at the end of the day, when...

February 4, 2003

Link2it to Offer New Solutions to Help Companies Digitally Store and Manage Faxes

My spin: I thought faxes were dead. But then again think of the many industries that still heavily rely...

February 4, 2003

ManagePoint Customer Facing Portal Introduced for Microsoft CRM; Customer Service Software From Adia Information Management Corp. Targets Small and Mid-Sized...

February 4, 2003

Web Services Are Becoming Reality: IT Opportunity Around Web Services Will Reach $21 Billion by 2007, According to IDC

My spin: We'll if you've been following this news spot and smallbiztechnology.com's articles - you knew this already. FRAMINGHAM,...

February 3, 2003

Corel is pushing for greater entry into the small-medium size business market...with resellers

My spin: I was taking part in Corel's, maker of Word Perfect, Q4 teleconference. Amongst the many things said,...

February 3, 2003

Microsoft bCentral Now Offers Yellow Pages Listings for Small Businesses

My spin: Why was this not offered earlier...? REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft(R) Business Solutions announced today...

February 3, 2003

Forbes: Dell says to cut 180 jobs in Germany

My spin: FYI... NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp. (nasdaq: DELL - news - people) on...

February 3, 2003

NY Times: Producer of Comdex Shows Is About to Seek Bankruptcy

My spin: Sad, but true. HOWEVER, I wonder if they were keeping their over head low, only spending with...

February 3, 2003

NY Times: As Broadband Gains, the Internet's Snails Fall Back

My spin: I've got dial up in my home office (just for now thank you) and 200kbps going up...

February 3, 2003

Web services PR...

My spin: So who's the spin doctor that got a double whammy about web services - in the NY...

February 3, 2003

CNet: Web services finds new life as corporate bridge

My spin: Cnet has a great piece on web services, but one thing that surprised me was the following,...

February 3, 2003

News Factor: Verizon Delivers Webcam Access

My spin: Hmmm..maybe I'm missing something here but viewing a web cam on your phone? Can you imagine how...