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I’m often asked which smartphone is best for small business users. My gut response from dealing with pretty much every make and model of mobile phone and smartphone is the Apple iPhone. With that said, there is often a better answer for small business users than simply stating the iPhone is best. If you are [...]
If you’re looking for a weather app on a Droid and go with the Weather Widget (I know not really an app) make sure you find some detailed instructions describing how to add it to your phone’s home screen because it is not intuitive. Several blogs, forums and other sites state that you need to [...]
Windows 7, Microsoft’s newest operating system – OS, is finding success with small business. Besides the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult to purchase a computer with Windows XP, Windows 7 sales are penetrating business as small businesses upgrade their computer systems. One point to note with Windows 7 launch is the confusion about the [...]
Most invalid emails purporting to be from banks requesting account information are blocked by spam filters and anti-virus scanners. This one, Important Issues Concerning Your Online Account, supposedly from Bank of America Alerts (onlp.ert@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) is an example of spam phising for your bank account information. Cyber thieves are smart; what better time is there to [...]
Microsoft is hoping the buzz on Apple’s early release of its new Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, has sufficiently died down. They are moving forward with their own marketing push for their desktop/laptop operating system Windows 7. Windows 7, Microsoft’s follow-up to its much maligned Vista operating system, must make an impact within business and [...]
With all the speculation by the mainstream media on the recession, green shoots and a V or U shaped recovery, it is often difficult to discern fact from news. From the business executives and small business owners we deal with it all comes down to the bottom line and how willing they are to begin [...]
It sees like one of those things we all know but for some reason many business miss: create a professional website that complements your main marketing message. We’ve all seen the ridiculously outdated website, with news articles from 2005; or a website that has several links that go nowhere; or a website that screams your [...]
From some recent headlines it appears business and technology as we know it are in trouble! Drudge’s current headline story is “Prepare to get sick!” From this and other recent articles businesses and specifically CIO, CTO & technology managers, should have a prepared business continuity plan for the apparent flu epidemic. How many business have [...]
We’ve all received one of those emails… we know we shouldn’t open it, but what if it is true? Unless you really know what you’re doing and understand how to read mail headers, verify links, etc… you should never open anything from a bank, credit card, store, etc that is asking about your account. I [...]
