Archive: September 2003

September 30, 2003

HP's online chat support

I just finished an online chat support session with HP - my second (the first was with LapLink). It was...

September 30, 2003

CDW Making It Easier to Replace Costly, Aging PCs

Company Unveils Special Offers, Provides Tool to Help Tech Pros Decide When To Upgrade VERNON HILLS, Ill., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/...

September 30, 2003

Google v Yahoo! Battle of the search engines

Google is widely recognised as the most powerful engine, offering the most extensive searching capabilities - but is this the...

September 30, 2003

Palm Sets Oct. 28 for Stockholder Meeting to Vote on PalmSource Spin-off and Handspring Acquisition

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today announced that its annual meeting of stockholders will be held...

September 30, 2003

Linksys Announces New Wireless-G VPN Router Designed for Small Businesses

Linksys(R), a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home...

September 30, 2003

More Than 5,500 Microsoft Partners Will Gather in New Orleans Oct. 9-11, 2003

Next week Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) will kick off its inaugural Worldwide Partner Conference, a three-day gathering of worldwide partners that...

September 30, 2003

HP's support

I'm not sure what HP is doing. But I've called them for printer support and now am using their online...

September 30, 2003

Forbes: Adventures In Dialing

NEW YORK - There's a reason that Nokia, the Finnish company with a flair for the design and marketing of...

September 30, 2003

Washington Post: Verizon Starts Speedy Wireless Web Access

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless is launching a faster generation of wireless Internet access in two cities, Washington and San...

September 30, 2003

Seattle PI: Adobe to link software programs in 'super' suite

Adobe is linking its various software programs for creative professionals into one "superprogram," with the goal of making the workday...

September 29, 2003

Good Technology's GoodLink 2.1 Available Now on the Handspring Treo 600

Good Technology, Inc., the industry leader in standards-based enterprise systems for wireless messaging and information access, today announced the availability...

September 29, 2003

CDW Completes Purchase of Micro Warehouse Canadian Operations

CDW Corporation today announced the company has completed the purchase of the operations of Micro Warehouse Canada Ltd., a Toronto-based...

September 29, 2003

Corel Further Expands Partner Support with Launch of Corel Connected. New Online Portal Gives Partners Instant, One-Stop Access to Everything Corel!

Ottawa, Canada ≠ September 29, 2003 ≠ Corel today launched Corel Connected (www.corelconnected.com), a new portal serving the Company's partners...

September 29, 2003

NY Times: Confessions of a Spam King

''Click here,'' says my spamming mentor. Hovering over my chair, he points to the computer screen. ''Now click on that...

September 29, 2003

NY Times: The Role of the Delete Key in Blog

Is a blog still a blog if someone else edits it? A recent policy change at The Sacramento Bee has...

September 29, 2003

PC World: AMD Updates PDA Plans

Advanced Micro Devices has begun showing an updated reference design for a personal digital assistant running the Linux (news -...

September 29, 2003

Reuters: Tablet PCs Starting to Take Off After Slow Start

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After a slow start, tablet personal computers are starting to take off, fueled by Microsoft Corp.'s...

September 29, 2003

News Factor: Tech-Job Certifications That Still Matter

For IT professionals looking to advance their career or move into another specialty, tech certifications present a quandary. In these...

September 29, 2003

USA Today: Don't punish cell phone users in bid to keep customers

Nov. 24 is supposed to be the day that cell phone users are freed from captivity by their wireless providers....

September 29, 2003

NY Times: To Fix Software Flaws, Microsoft Invites Attack

Microsoft's Security Response Center in Redmond, Wash., is the computing equivalent of a hospital emergency ward. When a problem comes...

September 29, 2003

Information Week: Reuters Reaches IM Agreement With Microso

Reuters Group plc suddenly has emerged as a hub for instant-messaging interconnectivity. The information-services firm this week will disclose an...

September 28, 2003

Hypermart is NOT at fault..

Starting sometime on Friday, I realized I was NOT getting email! So I figured hypermart, which gets all my email...

September 26, 2003

Hypermat's DOWN again...

If you've been trying to email me, please note that for some reason Hypermart (my Webhost) is NOT sending me...

September 26, 2003

Verisign experience (hard sales)

I recently called Verisign, for some issues with my domain. All they need was my name, domain name and email...

September 26, 2003

So what happened at the Treo 600 event yesterday.

Well....as I was led to believe, neither Jeff nor Donna were there today. They will be at the California event....

September 25, 2003

News Factor: Salesnet Enters Small-Biz Market

Salesnet is looking to fill a gap in the CRM industry with a cheaper version of its online enterprise CRM...

September 25, 2003

News Factor shows us all what makes a great Smartphone (Treo) and a crappy one (Pocket PC - Hitachi)

The Handspring (Nasdaq: HAND) Treo 600 is an example of how good design happens when you get a lot of...

September 25, 2003

Handspring Treo 600 press event today!

Today I'll be getting an overview of the soon to be released Treo 600. At the event will be Jeff...

September 25, 2003

NY Times: Microsoft Office 2003 Reviewed

WHAT would be a good motto for Microsoft? "Winning is everything"? "Might makes right"? "Money can't buy you love"? For...

September 25, 2003

Cnet: Red Herring to resurrect Web site

Technology news magazine Red Herring is expected to relaunch online Thursday, after a near six-month gap in publishing and a...

September 25, 2003

SiliconValley.com: Is Google like Microsoft? In some ways

Privately backed Google has lately conjured up some Microsoft-like comparisons, but its recent moves, including the release of its ``Search...

September 25, 2003

USA Today: Dell to dive into consumer electronics market

Dell is unveiling plans Thursday to make a major push into consumer electronics, selling flat-panel TVs and MP3 players on...

September 25, 2003

MSNBC: EBay thief reveals tricks of the trade

He contacted me to brag, this e-mailer named Kenneth. Said he had seen a story I'd done called "True confessions...

September 25, 2003

NY Times: Thirsty Batteries Tell Rechargers How Fast to Pour

ith some battery rechargers, restoring a couple of double-A's can take up to eight hours. But with Rayovac's new I-C3...

September 25, 2003

MSNBC: Has WiFi's day finally arrived?

If Intel gives it away, will the WiFi users finally come? The chip giant may get some clues Thursday, with...

September 24, 2003

My used Palm M515

Well, I just got a new (for me) Palm 515 to replace my heaiver, less memory Handpsring Visor Prism. The...

September 24, 2003

Roving Named New England's 9th Fastest Growing Technology Company in Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Program

Roving Software, leading provider of Constant Contact Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing(TM) has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Technology Fast...

September 24, 2003

Cingular Offers Consumer 'Checklist' For Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP)

Consumers in the top 100 metro areas will be able to change wireless carriers and take their numbers with them...

September 24, 2003

Constant Contact(R) Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing(TM) Customer Wins Prestigious 'Savvy Award' for its Email Newsletter

Constant Contact customer, the City of Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency (Rancho Cucamonga, California) has been honored by the City-County Communications...

September 24, 2003

Verizon Gives All New Yorkers Opportunity to Sample High-Speed Wi-Fi Internet Access for a Day

On Sept. 25, Verizon will enable all New Yorkers to experience for one day what Verizon Online Internet access customers...

September 24, 2003

New Sitekeeper 3.0 poised to take over the systems management market for small to mid level business

Executive Software(r) Europe announced the release of its new Sitekeeper 3.0 software, which is expected to take over the previously...

September 24, 2003

Mercury News: AOL to improve how it handles cancellations

America Online says it will improve the way it deals with customers who want to cancel their Internet service, resolving...

September 23, 2003

Web Conferencing...

The Web Conferencing Book: Understanding the Technology, Choose the Right Vendors, Software, and Equipment, Start Saving Time and Money...

September 23, 2003

Competitive Evaluation of Spam-Blocking Solutions: The C/R Capabilities of DigiPortal Software's ChoiceMail, EarthLink spamBlocker, Mailblocks Inc.'s

This Tolly Group white paper provides a hands-on independent evaluation of the effectiveness of several anti-spam solutions based on Challenge/...

September 23, 2003

Best Software's Momentum Continues as ACT! Customer Base Nears Two Million Individual Users and 16,000 Corporate Customer Accounts

Best Software today announced that ACT! has hit a record number of customers ñ1.9 million registered individual users and 16,000...

September 23, 2003

Forbes: The Great 64-Bit Game

At 12:00 P.M. ET, AMD (nyse: AMD - news - people ) will formally release its much-anticipated Athlon 64 PC...

September 23, 2003

Palm and Pocket PC - there's no more war.

The war between Pocket PC and Palm operating systems is over. I'm not referring to the battle for mind share...

September 23, 2003

PC Guardian Simplifies Sharing Encrypted Email

Question: What's the trouble with email encryption? Answer: There are more than 40 email encryption programs on the market; however,...

September 23, 2003

Aladdin Ships New StuffIt Deluxe Compression Software with Plug-Ins for Adobe And Microsoft Products, Automatic Backup, CD/DVD Burning, Faster Compres

Aladdin Systems, Inc., an Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc., company (BULLETIN BOARD: ALHI) , today announced StuffIt Deluxe 8.0, a new...

September 23, 2003

iPass Surpasses 2,500 Wi-Fi Hotspots and 1,000 Ethernet Venues in Largest Global Broadband Roaming Network for the Enterprise

iPass Inc. announced today that its Global Broadband Roaming (GBR) network for enterprise customers now includes more than 2,500 Wi-Fi...

September 23, 2003

E-mail Emerges as Number One Business Communication Tool

E-mail has replaced the telephone as the most frequently used business communication tool, according to a new study sponsored by...

September 23, 2003

Forward Solutions Unveils Industry's Most Advanced Portable Personal Computing System on USB Flash Memory Device

Forward Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PowerHouse Technologies Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PWHT) , revolutionized the mobile computing...

September 23, 2003

NETGEAR First to Small Business Market with Security-Rich Wireless 802.11g Firewall Router with Print Server

NETGEAR, Inc., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced the launch of the FWG114P ProSafe 802.11g...

September 23, 2003

Best Software Completes Acquisition of Timberline Software Corporation

Best Software, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Timberline...

September 23, 2003

A talk with Gateway about Gateway

Read my interview with Gateway...about Gateway. (full story)...

September 23, 2003

MSNBC: AMD's Athlon steps up to 64 bits

The chipmaker will unveil its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday. Along with added performance, the chip offers PC buyers...

September 23, 2003

The Mercury News: Go Daddy sues rival VeriSign, claims Web service takes customers away

VeriSign, a registrar of Web site addresses, was sued by smaller rival Go Daddy Software over its Site Finder service...

September 23, 2003

Forward Solutions' Migo - absolutely a must have!

For those of you who followed my PC EXPO coverage you had a tip off already about Forward Solutions. Well...

September 22, 2003

vCom's System Suite..

...just came in the mail. I'll load it on my system and tell you what I think. Virus protection, firewall,...

September 22, 2003

Handspring Treo 600

Handspring is planning an awesome event later this week, where Palm / Handspring founders will all be in one place...

September 22, 2003

Sortonce

Well I've been using SortOnce for several weeks now and do like it. EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. There's no...

September 22, 2003

Forbes: Hands Free, Wirelessly, Without Bluetooth

NEW YORK - Wireless headsets for mobile phones can be wonderfully convenient. They give you the freedom of using the...

September 22, 2003

MSNBC: Keeping the servers up in a storm

As Dan Roche, CEO of E.magination Network, drives to his office, the street lights and all other forms of electrical...

September 22, 2003

Cnn: Firm bans e-mail at work

LONDON, England -- John Caudwell, the multi-millionaire owner of high street retailer Phones 4u, has banned staff from using e-mail,...

September 22, 2003

Cnn: Microsoft goes after Google

Microsoft, which is trying to drive growth by investing in everything from small business software to video games, has quietly...

September 22, 2003

News.com: Office hunts for new niches

Microsoft plans to announce new specialty software packages on Monday based on the upcoming update of its Office productivity software....

September 22, 2003

Washington Post: Worm Wears a 'Patch' For Disguise

The latest virus to hit the Web poses as a security update from Microsoft and takes advantage of a two-year-old...

September 22, 2003

Nice but No Substitute for 'Always On' Broadband

It's possible to download Web pages as fast over a dial-up connection as over broadband. Really. No violation of the...

September 21, 2003

Network Associates(R) Announces McAfee(R) Security Four-Part Series on Secure Environments for the SMB Market

Network Associates, Inc. , the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that its McAfee(R) System Protection Solutions...

September 21, 2003

DEMOmobile 2003 Wraps with Compelling Presentations of Wireless Trends

Entrepreneurs, analysts, and business development executives took the DEMOmobile stage today to foretell the future of a global, wireless...

September 19, 2003

Cnn: Bill Gates embraces rivals, Linux

It's not often that Bill Gates is associated with the free Linux computer operating system, Netscape's Web browser or...

September 19, 2003

Tech Web: Red Hat Thrives In Second Quarter

The Linux vendor posted significant gains in revenue and net income, though it's had to spend a lot of...

September 19, 2003

News Factor: NetLedger Debuts New Name, Updated Suite

NetLedger has debuted its first major upgrade since last year, offering enhanced functionality in its CRM modules as well as...

September 19, 2003

The Globa and Mail: RIM to support IBM's mobile software on its BlackBerrys

Research In Motion Ltd. will support International Business Machine Corp.'s mobile software on its popular BlackBerry devices, the Waterloo, Ont.,...

September 19, 2003

HP Wins Best of Show at TECHXNY

CMP Media announced its Best of Show Awards for the TECHXNY, taking place September 16-18, 2003 at the Jacob K....

September 19, 2003

EarthLink Wins PC Magazine's Coveted Readers' Choice Award

EarthLink , one of the nation's leading Internet service providers, today announced it has received dual Readers' Choice Awards from...

September 19, 2003

DEMOmobile 2003 Opens to Enthusiastic Executive Audience

Thirty-seven companies, all inspired by the real need to improve wireless communications, on-the-road productivity applications, and mobile entertainment options, today...

September 19, 2003

Kinko's Unleashes T-Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Service

Kinko's, Inc. and T-Mobile USA, Inc. will give Dallas Kinko's(R) customers Wi-Fi (802.11b) high-speed wireless broadband Internet access. The Greenville...

September 19, 2003

Network Associates(R) Provides Panasonic with McAfee(R) Anti-Virus Protection For Personal Computers

Network Associates, Inc. , the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that it will provide Matsushita Electric Industrial...

September 18, 2003

Coming up next week...

What consultants want from vendors. Insight from consultants and much more...stay tuned!...

September 18, 2003

Smallbiztechnology.com on Silicon Alley Station - SiliconAlley.net

Listen live from PC EXPO here!...

September 18, 2003

Handango Named Rising Star By Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 50 Program

My spin: Software brings an otherwise dull PDA to life. That life resides at Handango! News Clip: Handango, the leading...

September 18, 2003

New Mindjet Software Captures the 'Meet' of Meetings

Mindjet, the leading provider of visual tools for brainstorming and planning, today introduced MindManager X5 Pro, the first XML-based business...

September 18, 2003

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Released to Manufacturing

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows(R) Small Business Server 2003 has been released to manufacturing. Based on groundbreaking innovations that...

September 18, 2003

Microsoft Unleashes New Fast and Easy-to-Use Home Networking Products With Automatic Security

Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Wireless-G, an innovative Wi-Fi(R)-certified 802.11g wireless networking solution. Utilizing powerful security technologies, the new lineup of...

September 18, 2003

Synaptics Announces Illuminated TouchPad for Notebook Computers

My spin: These illuminated touchpads look really great. They'll be sold to OEMs for putting on their computers to differentiate...

September 18, 2003

TechxNY's web site is down

For some reason TechxNY (PC EXPO) web site is down....

September 18, 2003

Best of PC EXPO for Small Business Technology

"Best of PC EXPO for Small Business Technology" announcement and list of companies!...

September 18, 2003

Cnet: Toshiba cuts jobs in U.S. PC unit

Toshiba America is restructuring its troubled personal computer unit, laying off about 200 workers on Wednesday, according to a source...

September 18, 2003

Brightmail Recognized as Industry's Most Accurate Anti-Spam Technology

My spin: This is interesting. To respected (I assume) companies rate two different spam services as, "the best" News Clip:...

September 18, 2003

Atlas Business Solutions Releases New Software for QuickBooks(R) Users

Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS), developer of the business planning technology in QuickBooks Premier 2003, today announced the release of...

September 18, 2003

iCode(R) Announces Strategy to Redefine Small Business Automation With World's First All-in-One 'Mini-ERP' Solution

My spin: Icode has a POWERFUL ERP suite. It's ramping up a powerful reseller base to enabled foot on the...

September 18, 2003

Postini Awarded Network World Blue Ribbon for Top Score in Anti-Spam Test

My spin: I know that BrightMail works VERY well. Something that works better than BrightMail (assuming BrightMail was in the...

September 18, 2003

Reuters: HP Rolls Out Campaign Aimed at Small Businesses

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ - news) on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at selling more personal computers, printers and services to...

September 18, 2003

Internetnews.com: Commerce Grants ICANN Another Three Years

The Commerce Department and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Wednesday agreed to extend their Memorandum of...

September 17, 2003

Full coverage of PC EXPO 2003

September 17, 2003

HP readies small-business push

My spin: Everyone's trying to reach the smaller business market. Some, like HP and its competitors have tons of money,...

September 17, 2003

Reuters: Circuit City Loss Widens on Unit Sale

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N , the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Wednesday reported...

September 17, 2003

Washington Post: Software Aimed at Blocking VeriSign's Search Program

The developer of software that essentially guides Web surfers sought Tuesday to neutralize a controversial service designed to help...

September 17, 2003

Ars: PC Card successor format chosen

The standard for the successor to the PC Card has been chosen by the PCMCIA Special Interest Group, the trade...

September 17, 2003

Insurance Journal: To Avoid Liability, Companies Advised to Protect Computer Systems

My spin: But the issue is, how can you protect your computers effectively when there's so mnay loop holes and...

September 17, 2003

Cnet: 'Commodity' not a dirty word at Dell

NEW YORK--Although more and more computers are being built using off-the-shelf parts, which many in the industry consider to be...

September 17, 2003

MSNBC: IBM prepares digital rights lockbox

IBM is readying a digital rights management strategy for securing content everywhere from Hollywood to Wall Street. The initiative, called...

September 17, 2003

CRN: Dell President Says Company Is Reaching Out To Solution Providers

Dell President Kevin Rollins said the company is looking to tap solution providers for their services expertise. Rollins said "there...

September 17, 2003

Vnunet: Broadband subscriptions surge 72 per cent

The global number of broadband subscribers grew 72 per cent in 2002 to approximately 62 million, according to a report...

September 16, 2003

Palm Launches Wireless Keyboard, Multifunction Stylus and Six Cases

Other Accessories: SDIO Camera, New Stylus Pen Packs, Handheld Protection Products, Essentials Kits Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) today announced a dazzling...

September 16, 2003

New Free E-Book Warns Of E-Commerce Scams

My spin: I have not read the book, nor been to the web site at all. For all I...

September 16, 2003

CheetahMail Ranked in Top Three Among Leading Email Marketing Services

My spin: I've seen CheetahMail used by so many. I use Roving's Constant Contact, which works well for me right...

September 16, 2003

Courtyard by Marriott Offers Free High-Speed Internet Access

Starting today, Courtyard by Marriott will offer free high-speed Internet access in the guestrooms of more than 330 hotels throughout...

September 16, 2003

Microsoft says, no, to Linux comments.

I'm writing a story about Linux, middleware, IBM and etc. I've interviewed IBM about their plans (huge ones) and I...

September 16, 2003

Nerdy Books: Just the tips, man for Word 2002

Nerdy Books releases, their latest e-book, "Just the tips, man for Word 2002". This e-book contains all-new tips for Word...

September 16, 2003

Higher Education Uses FileMaker Pro

The nation's top doctoral and undergraduate universities share a common bond in their choice of database applications: FileMaker Pro, the...

September 16, 2003

New Posts on the PC EXPO coverage page...

Microsoft Map Point, Executive Software, Raxco Software and more to come (including Dell's Kevin Rollins, Smart Technologies, and Drive Savers)....

September 16, 2003

Upcoming PC EXPO Interviews (today)

Raxco Software, Executive Software, Microsoft Mappoint, Outsource World, Smart Technologies, Drive Savers, coverage of Dell CEO Kevin Rollins speech and...

September 16, 2003

CNN: Welcome to the wireless office

My spin: I think a lot of the "future" of wireless technology is here. But it can be complex to...

September 15, 2003

PC EXPO: Digital Focus

I went to the media only digital Focus event today, a pre-PC EXPO event where about 40 vendors gathered to...

September 15, 2003

Gateway Teams With Industry Travel Leader to Provide Computers to U.S.-based

My spin: Gateway was a company on the decline. HOWEVER, every week it's doing new things, signing new deals, pushing...

September 15, 2003

Cnet: TechXNY kicks off fall for tech industry

My spin: Keep your eyes pealed to this spot for full coverage of PC EXPO! News Clip: The fall 2003...

September 15, 2003

Washington Post: Companies Scramble to Patch Software Holes

My spin: There's tools one can use to help manage the updating of software. However, often times it is a...

September 15, 2003

News Factor: New Pricing for Microsoft CRM Online

News Clip: Surebridge is offering new bundled pricing for CRM Online, its hosted version of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) CRM product....

September 15, 2003

Reuters: Orange unveils MS-phones from Motorola

My spin:Larry Majid, WCBS News Radio 88's tech consultant said it best. Do consumers even want phones like this? Sure...

September 12, 2003

Is Intuit Losing Customers or Focusing on Them

Intuit is laser focused on smaller, SMB's. However, is it missing out, and leaving some money on the table in...

September 12, 2003

InfoWorld: Gartner: Desktop Linux savings overstated

My spin: I think this is more of a political issue than anything else. If Linux or Windows is "better"...

September 11, 2003

Next week, in "Small Business Technology Repot", you'll read about Intuit's strategy. Here's a snip, q quote from Intuit, of...

September 11, 2003

Toshiba Offers Sub-$1,000 Wireless Server for

Toshiba Computer Systems Group (CSG) announced the availability of the Magnia(R) SG25 Wireless Mobility Server. The Magnia SG25 is Toshiba's...

September 11, 2003

Washington Post: New Ideas In the Fight Against Spam

My spin: New ideas. Nothing will work, except for solutions like Brightmail which I have found do indeed curtail...

September 11, 2003

Reuters: Dell Aims to Offer Flat-Panel TVs, Other Electronics

My spin: It would not be fair to say that Dell is FOLLOWING GATEWAY. However it appears they both have...

September 11, 2003

USA Today: Microsoft advises users to download patch

News Clip: Shortly before a Microsoft executive told Congress about its computer-security efforts, the software giant Wednesday said it may...

September 11, 2003

CMP Media's TECHXNY Offers Free Educational Sessions Addressing Hot Technology Topics

My spin: I'll be covering PC EXPO in full starting 15 Sep 2003 (evening) News Clip: CMP Media announces an...

September 10, 2003

Sortonce for email

Over the last few hours I've started using SortOnce for my email. It works very well and at only...

September 10, 2003

Verizon Launches Next-Generation Broadband Service for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in

Southern California , North Texas , Massachusetts , Northern California , Portland Area , Manchester. (these were all separate press...

September 10, 2003

Small Businesses Market Better with Best Software's ACT! And KMT Software's High Impact eMail for ACT!

My spin: There's two stories here. 1) customers are really getting into email newsletters (I'm sure many are junk but...

September 10, 2003

News Factor: Microsoft's Office Online Goes Live

My spin: Microsoft's support site(s) are FULL of useful information, tools, downloads and etc and should regularly be checked out....

September 10, 2003

Cnet: Vint Cerf hears VoIP calling

My spin: VoIP it's a very geeky technology. Enabling phone calls to travel over the Internet or even over private...

September 10, 2003

Smart Money: 3Com to Cut 1,000 Jobs, Outsource Manufacturing

My spin: This will not affect the end user of 3COM products but my sympathies with those who will lose...

September 10, 2003

Cnet: Barnes & Noble shelves e-books

My spin: Should this be at all surprising? Some times techies do things for the sake of technology but don't...

September 9, 2003

Tech Web: How Hackers Break In To Enterprise Networks--A Step-By-Step Demo

My spin: You think your network is safe? You wonder how hackers get into your network. Read tihs and fear!...

September 9, 2003

News Fator: Symantec Launches Norton Upgrade

My spin: Symantec's brand name will carry it from. Millions have Symantec Norton Anti-Virus and it's an easy upsell to...

September 8, 2003

Intuit and Handspring...

Over the past two days I've gotten very cryptic messages. Handspring's cooking up something for its new Treo phone/pda 600...

September 8, 2003

Cnet: Microsoft opens up new Office site

My spin: Micrsoft's online resources for its products are chock full of free (and fee based) tools, downloads, tips and...

September 8, 2003

Brightmail - kills spam. Spamassassin - well it leaves a lot to be desired

I've been using Spamassassin via one email hosting provider and although it did block a lot of spam - it...

September 8, 2003

Egg on my face!

Well guess what? I've got the Blaster virus (and maybe one other) on two PC's of mine. I wonder...

September 8, 2003

Who is Buying Your Web Host?

Smallbiztechnology.com investigates who is the Endurance International Group and who they are buying next? They just swallowed Hypermart and still...

September 8, 2003

Washington Post: Happy Birthday, Google

My spin: I use Google all the time and love it. Hey, Google even seres my text ads. What more...

September 8, 2003

Backing Up Computer Data a Chore for Most

My spin: Back up is SO important. One of the MOST important aspects of your computer use! Do it daily....

September 5, 2003

Forbes: GM's Saturn to offer Dell computers with new cars

DETROIT, Sept 5 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. (nyse: GM - news - people) will offer a free Dell computer...

September 5, 2003

Sprint Web Hosting. Who's going to buy it.

Next week I'll have a full story of what happened to Hypermart's customers. Who is the web host that bought...

September 5, 2003

Nextel and @Road(r) Help Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Improve Routing, Dispatching and Job Scheduling with New Mobile Resource Management Solution

My spin: Nexte'ls going to be in a huge fight when other telco vendors get their "instant connect" features up....

September 5, 2003

Even a domain name seller can "up-sell" customers

I got an email from Network Solutons, re: Introducing Next Registration RightsSM from Network Solutions. I'm sure there are some...

September 4, 2003

Taskcomplete.com

I thought Taskcomplete.com's might be useful for some of you. Managing a team's unfinished work can be time consuming when...

September 4, 2003

Cnet: Services megadeals not quite so mega

My spin: Very insightful, and revealing informationa bout what large, multi-million (billion) dollar contracts really equal. News Clip: Companies like...

September 4, 2003

LiveRepair.com Releases an Improved Multilevel Help Desk Suite

LiveRepair.com has introduced an unrivalled multilevel remote help desk solution for its corporate clients with the release of TekDesk 3.5....

September 4, 2003

Forbes: Big PC Makers Are Gluttons For Punishment

NEW YORK - Revised data made public today underscores the reason that most PC makers seem to be locked in...

September 4, 2003

Dating Your Leads. Marrying Your Customers

The Seminar is going on today, from 8:30 - 10:30am. If you can't be there. Check out all the details...

September 3, 2003

EmergeCore Adds eCommerce to "IT in a Box" All-in-One Network Solution

I've covered EmergCore's GREAT NETWORKING SOLUTION before, and it's now even better! New eCommerce functionality added to Web Site Builder...

September 3, 2003

FileMaker Pro is Developing Ready-to-Use Solutions. FileMaker Recruiter and FileMaker Meetings available now.

Instead of just selling a database solution, FileMaker is now out to help businesses do more. I've worked with databases...

September 3, 2003

Instat: Its Make or Break Time for AMD

For many years, the smart money has bet against AMD and the other Intel x86 competitors. Yet, somehow, some of...

September 3, 2003

Cnn: How some spammers get your e-mail

My spin: For those of you who love "chain letters"...don't complain about spam! News Clip: (CNN) -- Forget bad luck....

September 3, 2003

Computer Theft on the Rise!

My spin: I'm not sure if this is PR bumf or for real. But either way, CyberAngel has a useful...

September 3, 2003

Anchor Desk: Wi-Fi power to the people--a how-to guide

My spin: David Coursey reviews a Wi-Fi book - interesting. News Clip: I think AnchorDesk readers can be divided into...

September 3, 2003

Forbes: PluggedIn: Laptop fuel cells -- ready for takeoff?

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Fuel cells that can run laptops for 10 hours or more without plug power...

September 3, 2003

Lexmark's new E220 laser printer offers unprecedented performance at a personal-printer price

Lexington, Ky., Sept. 3, 2003 - Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today unveiled the Lexmark E220, the fastest monochrome laser...

September 3, 2003

Forbes: Dell says big business slow to raise tech spending

News Clip: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The technology spending budgets of large companies have yet to grow rapidly despite evidence...

September 3, 2003

Gateway Outlines New Fulfillment Model For Its Rapidly Growing Product Line

Previously Discussed Outsourcing Review Leads to Plan Providing Greater Flexibility, Faster Delivery Times, Lower Costs Measures Expected to Help Lead...

September 3, 2003

News Factor: Wireless Security: Is WPA Good Enough?

My spin: So WEP wasn't good. Now we hear that WPA might not be good enough. I think the best...

September 3, 2003

Intuit to Buy Innovative Merchant

My spin: When you've got money and know how to spend it there's only one option - growth. "The company...

September 3, 2003

Motely Fool: A Dell Assault on BlackBerry?

News Clip: Barron's, ever the publication to take shots at high-flying stocks, this past weekend passed judgment on Research...

September 2, 2003

Microsoft Office 2003 is coming...are you buying?

My spin: MSO 2003 will be released next month. It's got some new features, but as always with ecah MS...

September 2, 2003

Washington Post: Better Searching Through Dogpile

My spin: I love Google but now I'll give Dogpile a try and see how it works out for me....

September 2, 2003

Wireless Networks - great connectivity but poor security.

Many of the networks installed in homes and smaller businesses are probably installed by folks like my friend George. He...

September 1, 2003

NY Times: More Companies Are Routing Calls via Internet

My spin: This is nothing new, CISCO and others have beenling selling VOIP technology for some time now. However, it's...

September 1, 2003

CNN: Viruses boost 'Big Brother' software

My spin: If you work for somebody else, and you are using THEIR computers and network, know that nothing is...