Archive: December 2008

December 31, 2008

Are You Doing All You Can to Secure Customer Data?

Keeping sensitive customer data safe should be a top priority for companies. A security breach can have you facing the...

December 30, 2008

Search Engine Strategy: How Will Customers Find You in 2009?

We talk often about the importance of having a "good website", whether you build something simple yourself or have a...

December 30, 2008

Hosted Applications: Integration, Feature Rich Applications Or Both: Zoho Speaks Out

One of the biggest concerns I have in using a relatively new online service is that if their business fails...

December 29, 2008

Gadget: Turn Your Cell Phone Into A WiFi Access Point

I try not to cover too many "gadgets" in this space but from time to time there's some really neat...

December 29, 2008

Hold a Videoconference Inside Your Email

Online and video communication continues to grow in popularity for both personal and business use. Skype VoIP phone service has...

December 29, 2008

Is It Time For A Makeover For Your Web Site? YES!

You've heard it from me a dozen and one times, you've heard it from some of your truly honest friends...

December 29, 2008

Special Offer from HP - up to $1,000 in Savings

HP is offering a special promotion to help small businesses protect, manage and grow their business called the Total Care...

December 28, 2008

OpenID: Make it Easy for Website Visitors to Become Registered Users

One of the best ways to get someone to do something is to make it as easy as possible. That...

December 26, 2008

Congrats on Outsourcing Your Accounting. Now, Save Even More Time with SmartVault

Outsourcing the bookkeeping function can be a huge time and headache saver for small business owners - letting a pro...

December 26, 2008

Where are Your Next Customers?

Small businesses are known for their flexibility and capacity to move quickly on new opportunities. Rather than focusing on the...

December 23, 2008

If You're Buying a New Computer, Bundle Up

Just as consumers bundle up for winter, they need to think about bundling up the correct accessories for a new...

December 23, 2008

Fax as a Service - The Best of Both Worlds

Some business operations require paper that is just easier to fax - documents that are signed in hard copy, or...

December 22, 2008

Accounting Software Choices: Market Leader Or Alternatives?

Recently, MYOB announced the availability of MYOB Premier Accounting version 2009, their complete small business management and accounting software application...

December 22, 2008

QuickBooks 2009 ($200 value) for Free On Monday

Normally, in fact I'm not sure if I ever, have posted information about a "sale", however, I think this "sale"...

December 22, 2008

Why Smart Companies Invest In Collaboration

A few weeks ago I needed some help with a computer problem and the technician said she would be available...

December 19, 2008

Collaboration + Social Media

Central Desktop is one of many collaboration solutions that competes in the small to medium business space. It offers many...

December 19, 2008

Add Special Features to Your Website: It's Easier than Ever

There are many ways to add interactivity to a web site. Adding photos by using Flickr, videos from Youtube and...

December 19, 2008

Reduce Friction in 2009 By Boosting Your Use Of Technology

Have you ever gone somewhere and were frustrated that you could not get what you wanted? Maybe you went to...

December 18, 2008

Automating Accounts Payable: Bill.com

Bill paying falls into that category of things that nobody really likes to do, but everyone has to do. Whether...

December 18, 2008

Put Your Marketing on Autopilot

One reason larger companies are able to grow successfully is because they have systems in place that automate many of...

December 18, 2008

Tell Us: What's on Your Technology Wish List?

If Santa could visit your business this year, what tech items would be on your list? Are you lusting after...

December 17, 2008

How Much is Your Email at Risk?

A comprehensive security plan will protect your network, your PCs, and the contents of your emails. Both inbound and outbound...

December 17, 2008

Upgrade Your Document Management System without Breaking the Bank

Although scanning is not as interesting as mobile computer or security, scanning gives many businesses, especially those relying on paper,...

December 16, 2008

eCommerce: What If Your Product Is Not So Simple?

Selling online is pretty easy. You upload your products to a shopping cart. Customers click what they want and buy...

December 16, 2008

Your Data Is Not Equal. Stop Treating It Like It Is.

Think about all the data we create over a 5 day period. Digital photos. Images from friends. PDFs, Word documents....

December 16, 2008

Milk & Cookies - Your PC Vendor & Services

How someone can have warm, soft cookies with water is beyond me. Cookies need milk, or at the very least,...

December 15, 2008

Form or Function? Choosing a Mobile Phone for Business

The line between mobile technology for personal and business use continues to blur. Many people, especially small business owners,...

December 14, 2008

The Power of Online Data Collection

If you look on any web site, even the cheapest web sites you'll find the "contact us" link which is...

December 14, 2008

Telephone Systems Are Old Fashioned. Communication Platforms Are In Vogue

Many of us have grown up using traditional, often PBX based telephone systems. These are pretty basic phones with very...

December 14, 2008

Calculating The Benefits Of A Dcoument Managment Solution

Ideally, a document management solution means that you rely less on in influx of paper, manual storage options and faxing...

December 14, 2008

Add Intelligence To Your Online Customer Chat

Chat technology, as a way to answer customer questions online is not new. Many companies effectively use a blend of...

December 13, 2008

Network Security With Your Cell Phone As The Password

Ensuring your network is protected from viruses, hackers, spyware and other forms of un-authorized access is very important. There are...

December 13, 2008

The Shocking Cost of Free

I've been using BrightCove for some months to host video for a number of projects. About a month ago BrightCove...

December 10, 2008

Social Media: Create Your Own Community or Use Facebook, etc.?

Companies of all sizes can no longer ignore the power of social media, and more are jumping on board...

December 10, 2008

Twitter: Why It Might Be Time to Consider It For Your Business.

Twitter is definitely being used by more and more people to keep track of what is most interesting to them....

December 9, 2008

December 8, 2008

Sometimes No-Frills is Just the Ticket

As you know, we're all for buying quality technology and treating it as an investment in your business. When cash...

December 8, 2008

Make Conference Calls Easily from Your iPhone

When the iPhone first came out, it seemed like more of a toy than a business tool. I know several...

December 8, 2008

Opportunity in a Down Economy

One bright side of the current economic downturn is that as companies look for ways to cut expenses, they are...

December 5, 2008

Social CRM: Turning Content into Conversations and Relationships

Brent Leary, CRM Essentials The Internet has changed our lives forever. It allows us to communicate in ways unimaginable only...

December 5, 2008

CabinetNG: Easier Access to Shared Documents via the Web

Document management and data security are critically important as more companies embrace nontraditional office setups like telecommuting, virtual offices...

December 4, 2008

The New Real-time Researcher

By David Strom (Web Informant 5 November 2008) So hopefully you got some sleep last night after you voted, for...

December 4, 2008

Beyond Wikipedia: Using Wikis for Collaboration & Project Management

When you hear "wiki", do you just think of Wikipedia? Although most of us have heard of wikis, not all...

December 3, 2008

Credit Cards and Holidays: Safely Store Your Customer's Data

The bad thing about being a big retailer is that all the criminals know you are a sure place to...

December 3, 2008

How A Technology Giant Re-Focuses On Your Business: $100 Million Investment

Just about every technology company sells to smaller businesses. Some companies like Intuit or Constant Contact have a singular focus...

December 3, 2008

CRM: When You Don't Want Too Much And Don't Want Too Little

I often write about CRM using the example of Amazon.com. After a few clicks, Amazon.com knows a little about you...

December 2, 2008

Mobile Broadband: The New "WiFi"

It seems like only yesterday, when Intel was blasting America's cities with advertising for WiFi! Now that we all, more...

December 2, 2008

When Power Point Alone Won't Do And Your Voice Is A Must.

By the age of 17 just about everyone in the world of business or education has seen a Microsoft Power...

December 2, 2008

Tip: Google's Chrome Web Browser Is Fast

Besides getting a new client and boosting revenue small business owners want to get things done and get them done...

December 2, 2008

Tip: Updating Your Smartphone Software Could Solve A Lot of Tech Problems

This information is REAL short but REAL important. I wondered why my Treo 700wx (Verizon Wirless) kept crashing. I figured...

December 2, 2008

Combining Payroll Services and Accounting Software For Less Headache

Most every business, has an accounting program, whether it's Sage's PeachTree, Microsoft Accounting or Intuit's QuickBooks. An accounting program at...

December 1, 2008

When Light Computing and Global Connectivity Is A Must: Product Review

I'm writing this post on HP's EliteBook 2530p. The 12.1" screen and 3.0lb notebook pack in several features including a...

December 1, 2008

Data Backup Onsite AND Offsite - Not Either/Or

Of course we know that all of our readers are backing up their data, whether it's onsite or online. (Right?)...

December 1, 2008

What Else Can Your Desktop Do for You?

PCs of 10 years ago were all about brute force. Now, all PCs are pretty much the same and the...