Archive: October 2005
October 31, 2005
PodCasting: Make Your Message Heard All Over
Podcasting, like blogging, is a growing way of communicating with little (if any) money and technology tools. Podcasts let...
October 31, 2005
Dell: Trend Micro Inside
Reuters writes Japanese security software maker Trend Micro Inc. has teamed with PC maker Dell Inc. to sell Internet security...
October 31, 2005
Oracle, NetSuite and Salesforce.com - The Family
The NY Times goes into the relationshp that Oracle's founder Larry Ellison has with the founders of NetSuite and Salesforce.com....
October 28, 2005
Eight steps to hiring an SMB IT consultant
SearchSMB writes As your business grows, your information systems can become stretched to the limit. Hiring an IT consultant to...
October 28, 2005
What's the Best Web Conferencing System
A Question on Ask Dave Taylor reads Dave, I need to run a monthly online conference with some of my...
October 28, 2005
Building a Web Site? Choose A Specialist
When your sink breaks, car needs to be repaired or etc, you call the right person for the job. In...
October 28, 2005
Skype Groups: Skype for Business
Skype is a wonderful service that lets you talk for cheap or free via the Internet in addition to a...
October 28, 2005
WiFi On A Cell Phone
Having WiFi On A Cell Phone means that when you want to talk on the phone you can use the...
October 28, 2005
Send Email With a Leash
When sending an email message to someone do you ever wish you could completely control how that message is...
October 28, 2005
Eudora 7 To Be released Soon
I've used Qualcomm's Eudora for years and really loved it a lot. I then moved to Mozilla's Thunderbird as...
October 28, 2005
Your Cell Phone's Power: Release It
Your lowly cell phone can do a lot more than let you "talk, talk, talk, talk, talk". But with the...
October 27, 2005
VOIP - Make Sure It's Secure
I'm a huge proponent of using VOIP (Voie Over the Internet) for telecommunications, however, you really have to make sure...
October 27, 2005
Book Review - "Just Say No To Microsoft"
While I personally feel that small business are BETTER served and can do more for their businesses by using...
October 27, 2005
Swipe Credit Cards. Make Sales On the Spot
There comes a time when you realize that you don't want to be stuck behind the counter selling products,...
October 27, 2005
WIRED Magazine Releases Second Annual 'Test' Issue; The Ultimate Buyer's Guide for the Latest and Greatest Gadgets
If you are looking for the perfect tech gift for that special business person reviewing the WIRED Magazine's second...
October 27, 2005
Intel introduces small-business storage
Cnet writes Intel introduced a new storage product on Thursday, promising greater backup, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance capabilities for...
October 27, 2005
Verizon - Such Great Customer Service
I continue to be impressed with Verizon's customer service! My phone was recently lost and today a new phone came...
October 26, 2005
Your Customers are Scared to Buy Online. What Will You Do?
A recent report by Consumer Reports suggests that consumers are scared to buy online and I might add - with...
October 26, 2005
Do You Move Packages? Learning From UPS.
UPS is a HUGE business that would appear to only SELL to smaller businesses. However, this GIANT is constantly improving...
October 26, 2005
Blogs: Low Cost (or free). POWERFULLY effective
Remember, don't let blogs pass you by. They are not a fad or just for nerds. In so many ways...
October 26, 2005
Dell: Automatically Protecting Your Data
Today Dell is unveiling a new data protection hardware feature, available on select Dell computer systems, which will ensure that...
October 25, 2005
PBNext - Outsourced Phone System Competing on Price
I want to introduce you to another outsourced telephone vendor that might be just what your growing business needs. Instead...
October 25, 2005
Easy and Cheaper Online Invoicing and Payment Solution
MyPayNet has launched an online system that makes invoicing and receiving payments from customers (or paying vendors) more feature...
October 25, 2005
Symantec's Certified SMB Specialists
Earlier this month, Symantec's Certified Technical Specialist, Small Business Security program, launched. This program includes online and print training...
October 25, 2005
Your Notebook Computer is Not A Desktop
IDC has issued a report that reads that larger notebook computer displays are becoming more acceptable - even 20 inches...
October 24, 2005
Lenovo's New Desktops: Intelligent Design
As I wrote in an earlier post about notebook computers, on face value notebooks and desktops are about the same....
October 24, 2005
Drinking from the Excel Fire Hose
Many of us beat up on Excel as being the computer program for people who really should be using databases...
October 24, 2005
Book Review: FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual
O'Reilly writes - "More people buy FileMaker Pro than any other database program," report authors Geoff Coffey and Susan...
October 24, 2005
Lenovo ThinkVantage Technologies: Making A Commodity Special
While there are slight differentiations in the notebook computers of Dell, Gateway, Lenovo, HP, Sony and others, if you...
October 24, 2005
Network Solutions in a New York GoCart Race and a Race for Small Businesses
Network Solutions, one of the leading Internet services companies was in NYC this week for a marketing show with IndyCar...
October 24, 2005
Your BlackBerry Could Do More If You Tell It To
Your BlackBerry (whose service might be shut down any day now by the way) is a tool that will...
October 24, 2005
Got Lotus? Got Nokia? Then, "You've Got Mail"
Although Microsoft Exchange is the predominant email server for businesses many businesses still have Lotus Notes (and other email...
October 24, 2005
IT Solution Providers: What's Your Score?
CoreConnex, a business network for IT Service Companies discovered the 5 areas clients are looking for high marks from their...
October 24, 2005
CafeMetro - Order Now & Eat 30 Minutes Later
Rob Levin, Editor of NY Enterprise Report writes that Cafe Metro, a deli which operates throughout Manhattan sends an email...
October 24, 2005
Computer Assocates' SMB Protection Suite
I made a breif reference to CA's new SMB protection suite last week, but want to focus on it a...
October 23, 2005
New Programming Make Online Applications more Windows Like
One of the most frustrating things about online tools is that you have to refresh the screen and get new...
October 21, 2005
Does Your Hand Hurt? Do You Use A "Mini" Keyboard
I've recently felt an aching in the wrist of my hand, and now know that it is because I...
October 21, 2005
MSFT Office 12: Keep In The Loop
The latest version of Microsoft Office, Office 12 is schedule to come out in the later half of 2006. This...
October 21, 2005
OpenOffice 2.0 Debuts
OpenOffice 2.0, which competes with Microsoft Office has been released. Information Week writes OpenOffice.org 2.0 isn't totally reliant on OpenDocument,...
October 21, 2005
Free, but useful software to enhance productivity
The software that comes bundled with your computer only provides you with a certain and limited set of features, however,...
October 20, 2005
What Kind of Online Retailer Are You: Efficiency? Niche? Triple Play?
The McKinsey Quarterly writes that there are three types of online retailers. The efficiency type of retailer who must...
October 20, 2005
The Design of Your Web Site: How Important It Is
When I first built smallbiztechnology.com the site looked SO bad. The colors were simply horrible. Really. However, over time, thanks...
October 20, 2005
Your Next "Office" Application: Via Google and Sun
Google and Sun have joined together in a much hyped, but little substance deal. Google will use Sun hardware and...
October 19, 2005
Nat'l Federation of Independent Business has RSS feeds
In a clear sign of the progress that online communication is making, the NFIB now has RSS feeds. The NIFB...
October 19, 2005
Study: Direct Correlation Between SMB's Web Sites and Business Growth
I'm sure many of you already have web sites and know its power. But for your colleagues who DO NOT...
October 19, 2005
Is Your Web Site Ready for Christmas?
The Holiday Shopping Season is coming VERY soon and if your web site is not ready, sales this year won't...
October 19, 2005
Manufacturer. Do you need help? Check out Sage MAS 500 ERP 7.0
Yesterday, Sage Software announced the launch of Sage MAS 500 ERP 7.0, a scaleable and full-featured business management application for...
October 18, 2005
How Fast Should You Reply to Customer Emails?
As email becomes more and more of a customer service tool it is important to treat it just as important...
October 18, 2005
Small Businesses Contribute 20% to IBM's Growth
News Factor writes Another quarter, another dose of disappointing revenues: That's the way it goes for tech giant IBM Latest...
October 18, 2005
Computer Associates: Wrap Around Data Protection
Computer Associates has released an updated edition of their data protection suite. Redmond Mag writes CA's Protection Suites are designed...
October 18, 2005
Email Marketing via File Maker Pro and Constant Contact
I'm a fan of both Constant Contact and File Maker Pro. Small Business Computing writes Whether your business is on-line...
October 18, 2005
Palm and RIM - Going Separate Ways in the Same Direction
Palm used to only have the Palm operating system on its mobile devices. Now it's opening up and using Microsoft....
October 18, 2005
Shorter Boot up Times for Computers
Booting up my lovely Gateway takes a lot less time than older computers I have had and have. However, NOTHING...
October 17, 2005
QuickBooks Enterprise 6.0: Speed+ Scale+ Simplicity+ and more
QuickBooks Enterprise(QBES) is Intuit's continued and improved answer to small businesses who are outgrowing QuickBooks (or other solutions) and...
October 17, 2005
Get the 'Net Over Power Lines
If you want high-speed Internet access you can use cable, DSL or satellite. However a fourth choice that you'll see...
October 17, 2005
Holes in your jeans - cool. Holes in your software - dangerous
Think of all the computer programs you have on your computer. If you have a setup like my computer you've...
October 17, 2005
Cellular Networks on Laptops: Slow But Meets the Need
The Washington Post feels that cellular networks built into laptop computers are not good enough as the speed is slow,...
October 14, 2005
CoffeeCup - So Much Great Software
Although it's been raining so much over the past few days, it looks like software vendor CoffeeCup is always bright...
October 14, 2005
Icode Changes Its Name to Everest Software Inc
I normally do not cover corporate name or personnel changes but since I've covered ERP/e-business software provider Icode several...
October 14, 2005
QuickBooks Simple Start: 100,000 users = Big Start
In one year, Intuit's Quickbooks Simple start (read my archived review here) has snagged 100,000 customers. This is more...
October 14, 2005
Supply Chain Management: Competition Has Changed the Landscape
Writers often write about what they know best, which is understandable. If you write what you don't know as well...
October 14, 2005
Allbusiness.com added to Resources page
Allbusiness.com, due to its excellent technology articles has been added to the Resources section of smallbiztechnology.com [end post]...
October 13, 2005
Intranet.com WebOffice is Here. Better than Ever with More to Come.
One of my tech friends said, "Ramon your content is too upbeat, too cheerful, when you write about technology"....
October 13, 2005
Inside WebEx's new WebExOne - Why not keep the Intranets.com name?
Why did Intranets.com not keep their well known name, Inranets.com? With the Webex acquisition of Intranets.com less than two months...
October 13, 2005
Mobile Email: The Next Onslaught. Are You Ready?
If you have an older Palm Treo, Blackberry or other email device then you've got "old" technology. I don't...
October 13, 2005
The Complete Guide to E-Mail
Inc Magazine has a very comprehensive guide to email. Reviews of products, spam (how to avoid it and how to...
October 12, 2005
Bye-Bye Groupware. Welcome Lifeware
Airset has launched a new service, although geared to consumers, it can be perfectly suited to smaller businesses from...
October 12, 2005
Disaster Recovery Section from Allbusiness.com
Allbusiness.com has launched a new disaster recovery section with articles and audio content. It's pretty good. It covers quite a...
October 12, 2005
Email's Pain: "Reply To All"
When you hit the reply button in your email program, really think if you need to reply to all or...
October 12, 2005
Effective Small Business Networks
There are "networks" and then there are "effective networks". A network means you have two or more computers connected together,...
October 12, 2005
Google Online Payments: PayPal Look Out
For many smaller businesses, using PayPal to generate and receive payments is a great way to go. It's cheap, fast,...
October 12, 2005
When Buying Technology: Look Beyond Features
When you look to buy software or hardware for your business, the easiest thing in the world is to compare...
October 12, 2005
Palm drops Zire and Tungesten Names
Now that Palm owns the "Palm" name it is going to start using "Palm" more and more in product names....
October 11, 2005
Is Yellow Page Advertising Dead? No.
Although I would love to think that small businesses can simply go online for all their advertising, it's simply...
October 10, 2005
Xerox: Color. Speed. Low Price. You Name it They've Got It
Computers were supposed to reduce the amount of paper that small businesses around the world generate, but as you...
October 10, 2005
Microsoft: Giving SMB Customers $$ and Partners Revenue
As Microsoft continues its aggressive push into the SMB space, it's found a tool to help its small business...
October 10, 2005
Google: Low Cost Focus Group
Ramon Ray, Editor, Smallbiztechnology.com, was interviewed last Friday by WCBS News Radio 88's Joe Connolly. I shared with him...
October 10, 2005
MSFT Small Biz Accounting Releases QuickBooks Converter
Microsoft is going to make it as EASY as possible for millions (hundreds of thousands) of Quickbooks customers to move...
October 10, 2005
Why Email Archiving Is Important. Nah - A MUST
I'm one of those people who sales people dread selling to. I'm skeptical and ask questions. When Iron Sentry suggested...
October 10, 2005
Printing Photos In the Office: Watch the $
Although color printing vendors like HP, Lexmark, Xerox and Dell would want you to do all of your color printing...
October 10, 2005
Nokia Cell Phone: Bundled with Mobile Security Features
If you've got one of those fancy, snazzy smartphones running Microsoft or some other operating system, be careful. What...
October 8, 2005
Hot Resources is updated!
I've just updated the Hot Resources page to include: The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary and FileInfo.net - The File Extensions...
October 7, 2005
1 KY Doctor + House Visits = Modern Technology
In Dell and the National Federation of Independent Business' latest Small Business Excellence Award the winning submission was a rural...
October 7, 2005
Resource Allocator - Project Management for Quickbooks and Outlook
Many small businesses do two things. Use Microsoft Outlook for email, contact management and a calendar and use Intuit's Quickbooks...
October 7, 2005
Zyxel: WiFi Brings VOIP to Life
Over the past few days I've been trying out a telephone from Zyxel, a provider of various telecommunication gear,...
October 6, 2005
SMB Chart: ROI on IT investments
Purchasing technology is VERY easy. You just call your local consultant or hop over to the friendly and knowledgeable folks...
October 6, 2005
Small Business Server: For More than Small Businesses
Microsoft's Small Business Server is network server software that bundles email, database, web, file and print servers into one product....
October 5, 2005
Networking: Not Computers But Intellectual Capital
Networking can involve many things. There's social/business networking using services like Linked In, Ryze, Company of Friends or other...
October 5, 2005
Event: Simple, Low-Cost Tech Tools for Awesome Customer Service
Join me for the 27 Oct, "Simple, Low-Cost Tech Tools for Awesome Customer Service" telephone seminar. In this Roundtable, Ramon...
October 5, 2005
Event: Disaster Recovery - Things You Need to Know to Keep Your Business Running After a Disaster
Register here - Join me for the 1 Nov: Disaster Recovery - Things You Need to Know to Keep Your...
October 5, 2005
$24 a Year for Security
Today the anti-virus program on one of my computers (we have 4 total in our home/office) indicated that the virus...
October 5, 2005
eBay - Save Money, Lose Money, Be Careful
A travel agent friend of mine called me earlier today and explained that he bought two products on eBay. One...
October 4, 2005
Selling Online is More Than Selling Online
Selling your business online is more than just selling on the Internet. It's about planning and being prepared for much...
October 4, 2005
Is Your Business Web 1.0 or 2.0?
The first iteration of the Web is for people who think the web is just about doing some searches and...
October 4, 2005
HP will Use Netscape no Internet Explorer
Cnet writes "We specifically chose the Netscape browser because it has the added advantage of hosting numerous security features while...
October 3, 2005
Identify Theft - A Painful Experience With Little You Can Do
Identify theft is a vary scary, time consuming and life changing crime perpetrated by criminals who have put down...
October 3, 2005
Use a Virtual Credit Card and Be Safer
When purchasing online, it is possible that hackers can get access to your credit card number. There's several problems -...
October 3, 2005
Low Tech Hi Tech: Anti-Copy Paper
I usually only cover things that deal with bits and bytes, but I couldn't resist sharing this tid-bit of...
October 2, 2005
I Was Wrong About Microsoft Office
Last week I reported that the state of Massachusetts has said they will stop using Microsoft Office in favor of...
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