Archive: October 2006

October 31, 2006

Ready for Vista? Dreading File and Program Transfers

Laplink (the company that's been transferring computer files before there was computers) is getting ready to help users upgrade...

October 31, 2006

"Web 2.0" Tools to make you more productive

In the old days we'd simply call them hosted applications but I guess now people are getting fancy and...

October 31, 2006

New York XPO - 29 November

On November 29, 2006 (New York City), come to the Jacob Javits center and attend the New York XPO. 350...

October 31, 2006

Going Mobile? So Many Choices for the mobile professional.

The mobile business warrior of today is more productive, by far, than the mobile warrior of 10, 20, 30...

October 31, 2006

Avanquest: Continuing to Make PC Based Software & Tools Relevant

It's easy to get caught up in "Web 2.0" and forget that at the end of the day it's still...

October 31, 2006

Will You Be Ready for the Holidays? SAP Wants to Help

As the holiday shopping season approaches (I guess the day after or around Thanksgiving) there's going to be 3 kinds...

October 30, 2006

"Jump Up" and Start a Business with Intuit's New Web Site

Intuit has launched a new site to help budding entrepreneurs start their businesses - "Jump Up" at jumpup.intuit.com. The site...

October 30, 2006

Office Accounting 2007 - Democratizing Software for Smaller Businesses

Rajat Taneja, Microsoft's General Manager, Small Business Applications and Services told me last week that the 2nd generation of...

October 29, 2006

Online "Operating Systems" from NetSuite and others

NetSuite has launched SuiteFlex, a new application development platform that allows programmers to write applications that connect to NetSuite's flagship...

October 29, 2006

Using Your Car as An Office - It Can be Done if you are Prepared

(image from http://operationeden.blogspot.com) I've heard of busy sales or support professionals using their car as an office, so they...

October 29, 2006

Why Microsoft Won't Make Office Hosted Yet (or in the near future)

Cnet quotes Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, as saying the following about why Microsoft is not rushing to create...

October 29, 2006

FireFox Wins Over IE | Outlook Beats Thunderbird

Well I've been trying two web browsers - Microsoft's new Internet Explorer version 7 and FireFox 2.0 from Mozilla. Both...

October 29, 2006

Using Skype Instead of Incurring Roaming Charges

When traveling overseas or even domestically, if there is no coverage from your cell phone carrier this means you...

October 29, 2006

Virtulaization - Is it Only for Smaller Businesses?

I've heard the term virtualization for some time now and frequently wondered what it was all about. I had an...

October 26, 2006

Money is No Barrier to a Great Web Site

Web design software and hosted applications, such as that offered from Microsoft Front Page (software) and Homestead (hosted) (as two...

October 26, 2006

20,000 repairs can't be wrong - IBM/Lenoo Win

Computer repair service franchise Rescuecom counted over 20,000 of their support calls and combined with the market share of computer...

October 26, 2006

SitePal Avator's Take Your Leads to Your Live (Human) Sales Team

SitePal's claim to fame has been their easy to customize avators which can be setup on your web site to...

October 25, 2006

Why I Changed to Microsoft Outlook from Mozilla Thunderbird

Well after a LONG time on Mozilla Thunderbird I'm back to using Microsoft Outlook. I've only been using Outlook for...

October 25, 2006

Have You Changed Web Browsers Yet? IE 7 and FireFox 2 are waiting for you

Microsoft has released its latest web browser, version 7.0. Many of you are probably still using IE 5 or 6...

October 25, 2006

Microsoft Dynamics vs SAP All in One

Knowing which software is for you is not an easy choice to make. This choice is more difficult and even...

October 24, 2006

IBM's iSeries & 3Com - Single Server for VOIP Telecommunications

A few days ago I told you about how IBM's iSeries can be configured to host SAP's software. This...

October 24, 2006

Leaky Hotel LANs - Why Firewalls (properly configured ones) are Absolutely Critical

David Strom tell us why hotel networks are sieves for leaking data and why you simply MUST be careful....

October 24, 2006

Beyond DSL. Beyond T1. Verizon FiOS - Fiber

DSL is all the rage for many smaller businesses - it's fast. T1 is what many larger businesses use as...

October 24, 2006

"Microsoft" Gets Inside of Best Buy: New VP of Sales

Microsoft and Best Buy have been become strong and stronger partners. Best Buy's geeks are Microsoft certified to service...

October 24, 2006

Lexmark: Differentiating Itself from the Competition

I waver between thinking on one hand that printers are pretty much all the same and have nothing to...

October 23, 2006

BlueTie: Offering FREE (no ads) & Powerful Email Management

From $3 (just email) to $10 (collaboration) per month BlueTie offers one of the best solutions - hosted or...

October 23, 2006

eBay's New Search Tool. Help or Hurt Smaller Sellers

eBay like Google has grown into a mammoth marketplace of products. Of course Google is a marketplace of information...

October 22, 2006

Geek Squad - Faster Laptop Repair

When your laptop breaks, unless you have some super-duper warranty, don't expect to get it back for a few...

October 22, 2006

No Viruses on the Mac - Just Wait

For years Apple Macintosh computers have been known to have fewer (or no) viruses than PCs. However, this has...

October 21, 2006

Book Review: Small Business Book of Lists

Gene Marks does it again. His previous book, Outfoxing the Small Business Owner, was all about helping businesses (small...

October 21, 2006

Spending Money on Technology To Save Money In the Long Run

Ok - so you have a limited amount of money and you figure you'll cut back on technology spending to...

October 21, 2006

Book Review: Information Technology Roadmap for Professional Service Firms

Professional Service firms are very similar to other businesses in that they have common needs. But as professional service...

October 20, 2006

PDF Explode! - Sending Bills/Invoices Couldn't Be Easier

So it's Thursday afternoon and you've just wolfed down your tuna fish sandwich and cup of cold coffee from the...

October 20, 2006

Web Faxing: Rapid Fax vs eFax

Today I went about (well tried to) setting up a web based fax system to send out blast faxes. I...

October 20, 2006

Radio Shack Offers Online Classes

If you are looking to learn more about using tech gadgets there's plenty of ways to do it. You...

October 20, 2006

Accomplice - Could it Be The Nirvana of Organization?

Later on today I'll be trying out a new software product from Accomplice. It's software, Accomplice, Your Partner in...

October 20, 2006

Panda Software - Internet Virus 2007

Panda Software has launched its latest security software and as I asked Sophos, I wanted to know what made Panda's...

October 20, 2006

Successful Travel With Technology

Being in your office or in the comfort of your home is one of the easiest places to use technology....

October 19, 2006

6 Steps to Creating a Blog

Creating a blog is pretty easy - but if you don't know how - hey it's hard. Using one of...

October 19, 2006

How Much Should You Spend On Your Web Site

One question I was asked when I gave presentations to SCORE-NY is, "how much should I spend on a web...

October 19, 2006

SAP Efficiency. IBM Server Reliability

If your business is bursting at the seems, congratulations. However, with this growth means you need to ensure your technology...

October 19, 2006

Sophos Security Solutions - Why It's Different

One of the difficult aspects of writing about anti-virus, anti-spam and other security solutions is trying to show why...

October 18, 2006

Thin Client vs PC : Simple & Secure vs In-Secure & Complex

PC's are very nice but the problem they have is that there are moving parts, and there's so any...

October 18, 2006

AP Confirms: Small Businesses Get the 'Net

I'm encouraged to see that the AP validates that the web is an essential tool for smaller businesses. It's used...

October 18, 2006

Are You A Spammer? Maybe You Just Don't Know It.

If you are sending email to people who did not request it and especially don't have a business relationship with...

October 18, 2006

Can't Remember Your Password? Write It Down At Your Own Risk

Unless you never have to log onto a computer or enter a user name / password in a web...

October 17, 2006

Stopping Porn Images Before It Hits You.

Pornography is a $57 billion industry worldwide, with child porn at $3 billion and growing. This is not the forum...

October 17, 2006

How Much Do You Really Need Social Network Site Recommendations?

I was reading an article in Clickz (one of the best sites about online marketing) and it wrote about...

October 17, 2006

Data Encryption + Finger Print Reader from Lenovo

I've recently purchased a Lenovo 3900 notebook - it works quite well and no problems. It has a finger print...

October 17, 2006

Casio's New - THIN Projector. Add Longer Life to Your Aching Shoulder.

If you make presentations for a living and need to travel on air planes or trains and carry a...

October 17, 2006

The Time of Simplicity for Yahoo Small Business. Not More Features.

PC World reports that Yahoo is revamping its Yahoo web site / ecommerce offerings targeted to smaller businesses. Yahoo's...

October 16, 2006

Doing MORE with LESS. Getting Help from Big Solution Providers.

One advantage large businesses have over small businesses is that they have more money, thus more resources and can do...

October 16, 2006

Pitney Bowes - More Than Just Low Tech Mail. High Tech Too.

Pitney Bowes is known for its business appliances that help companies send out from a few envelopes to thousands...

October 13, 2006

When Hosted Apps get Local things get Exciting

One of the barriers I find to using hosted applications is that when I'm not connected to the Internet, which...

October 12, 2006

Life Saver for Those Drowning in Email

If you are drowning in email most likely there's things you can do to help reduce the email load...

October 12, 2006

Your Printer. It's Cartridges. Your Money.

The cost of buying a printer is getting lower and lower. The functionality of printers is getting more and...

October 12, 2006

Want To Increase Sales? Reduce Product Choice

If you are selling online, you might be tempted to bulk up on your product offerings and sell as many...

October 11, 2006

Eudora - It's FREE and With Mozilla

Eudora is one of those "under the radar" applications that hundreds of thousands (my guess) people use. In 2003,...

October 11, 2006

Jaduka's Click & Connect - Make it Easy to Make Your Phone Ring

For some of you, your phone ringing is a pain. But there's a LOT of you whose business success...

October 11, 2006

Google Docs. The Evolution Continues. More Efficiency for YOUR Business

Google has launched, Google Docs, which is a blend of its online tool for creating documents and spreadsheets. There's...

October 11, 2006

Sharing Information is About Tagging

The secret to any database or collaborative project is to ensure the data you put in can be found. Google's...

October 11, 2006

A Teeny, Tiny Appliance: Hardened Security for Your Notebook

Many of us have firewalls and anti-virus products on our notebook computers and they work pretty well. But when you...

October 10, 2006

Thanks to Criminals Better Security Will Always be A Need

Yesterday evening I received an email informing me that someone, via PayPal, had sent me $93.50. Hmmm - I wondered...

October 10, 2006

Buying A Computer - It's The Same As It Was Years Ago

Although computers are FASTER than ever before the fundamentals of how to purchase them have not changed in years....

October 10, 2006

Using PayPal: When Not Knowing Something Can Hurt You

Using PayPal has been a wonderful experience for many. But some people have found that it's not only a...

October 10, 2006

VOIP and Buying Jewelry

Over the weekend I went to buy a piece of jewelry for my wife as a gift. I know...

October 9, 2006

Jive Software: Instant Messaging Beyond AOL, Yahoo or Microsoft

For many of us we started using instant messaging (IM) through one of the free chat tools from AOL, Yahoo,...

October 8, 2006

Baynote Go! FREE Web Search With No Ads

Building a web site is only one step in the overall web building experience. If you have a lot...

October 8, 2006

Work.com - 1,000+ How-to-Guides for YOUR Business

When you search on Google for a topic you are overwhelmed with a list of search engine results. If you...

October 8, 2006

Remote Access Webinar via VPN from NETGEAR

If you find that your employees are screaming for a remote access solution and you're tired of not having a...

October 5, 2006

Kill Passwords: Biometric security is not just for James Bond and Big Businesses. It's for small businesses too

Some years ago I took a tour of a data center. There were these James Bond like finger print...

October 5, 2006

Unlimited Email Hosting from AppRiver

When I read that AppRiver is announcing UNLIMITED Exchange hosting for $12.95 per mail box I had to tell you....

October 5, 2006

Worry Free Data Protection (done right) from IBM Tivoli

I was watching a TV commercial for a car and in the commercial, there's a crane lifting heavy steel...

October 4, 2006

Online Content Is Simple and Feature Rich with Verio

Today I was explaining to someone how to create a web site as they wanted to create one of their...

October 4, 2006

Zimbra Gets Better with 4.0 - Hosted collaboration

Small Business Computing writes that Zimbrahas just released the product's 4.0 version. An already strong product, it's now even more...

October 4, 2006

Avanquest's Bookkeeper 2007 - Low Cost and Feature Rich

Avanquest has released Bookkeeper 2007. At a cost of $30, Bookkeeper is quite economical but rich in features. Important information...

October 4, 2006

Archiving Digital Communications Does Not Have to Be Expensive

Sometimes there are things that are important for you to repeatedly think about and consider implementing. And some things...

October 3, 2006

Learning to Fight Fraud. You Just Have To.

If you plan on growing your business and part of your business is a retail operation you (or someone you...

October 3, 2006

Constant Contact's Gail Goodman (Queen of Email Marketing) Speaks Out

Constant Contact is easily one of the leading companies helping small businesses manage and send email newsletters. With 75,000...

October 3, 2006

Microsoft Office Live Showcases its Customers

Like thousands of you I subscribed to Microsoft Office Live to test it out and see how it worked -...

October 2, 2006

GotVMail - Phone Service with no phone

Gotvmailcomplements your existing telephone service and helps give your small business, feature rich phone service for a low monthly fee....

October 2, 2006

Dragon Naturally Speaking...pretty good says NPR

I'm listening to an :NPR Technology News Story of the day podcast" and the reporter says that Dragon Naturally...

October 2, 2006

Plug and Play Remote Computing. Literally.

BlueRidge's Remote Link is one of those devices that you wonder if it's as easy as they say it...