5 (Hidden) Benefits Of Cloud Storage For SMBs
There's a familiar litany of cloud computing benefits, from lower capital expenses and fast deployments to ubiquitous access and bringing enterprise-class technology to smaller companies. But I recently came across a handful of under-radar-advantages that cloud storage promises bring to your small or midsize business.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on October 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
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Recession Refocuses Small-Biz Growth Strategies
Five pages into a new report about post-recession growth strategies among small and midsize businesses and, lo and behold, the "t" world finally comes up.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on August 19, 2009 at 9:43 PM
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Tools That Help You Say No To Acrobat's PDF Bloat
These days, it pays to keep an eye out for lightweight, low-cost IT management tools that still get the job done. That is especially true when it comes to working with PDF documents. This week, InformationWeek.com published a guide to five tools for the thrifty IT manager. All five tools focus on tasks related to creating, organizing, and managing documents.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on August 6, 2009 at 10:19 AM
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5 Free Tools That Find Your Deleted Data
posted by Gayle KestenYou know that burning feeling deep in your belly when you realize you've misfired an inappropriate or scathing email (statement, not question). It's the same one that strikes when you realize some important data has gone missing from your computer.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on May 13, 2009 at 7:16 PM
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Egnyte Brings Its Storage Cloud Closer To Home
Posted by Gayle Kesten
Working in the cloud has given many a small business a technological lift, enabling easy access to an ever-growing collection of affordable Web services that are priced based on usage (on-demand) or monthly subscription packages. Sounds great -- it is great -- but if your Internet connection is less than reliable or chokes on fat files, then what?
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on February 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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A Voice For Small Business: my1voice Virtual PBX
How'd you like to have your customers at hello? A virtual PBX could be just the trick.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on February 11, 2009 at 2:33 PM
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Microsoft Marks Down Windows Home Server
Posted by Gayle Kesten Microsoft has lowered the price on Windows Home Server -- good news for home-based businesses with up to 10 computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on November 13, 2008 at 10:58 AM
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Adobe Patches Critical Reader Flaw
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Better check which version of Adobe Reader you're running. If, like mine, it's 8.1 or earlier, you might want to think twice before opening a PDF.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on November 6, 2008 at 10:28 AM
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Free Apps For Your iPhone
Now that my cell-phone plan is up and I'm free to choose a new one sans penalty, InformationWeek's roundup of cool Web applications for the iPhone or iPod Touch is putting me in an Apple kind of mood.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on October 29, 2008 at 9:31 PM
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Get a Little Greener, HP
I had to replace an ink cartridge on the newest HP printer in our office this morning. I had purchased the extra large black ink cartridge (74XL) which says you get 3 times more prints than the standard size cartridge, so I expected the cartridge to be larger than the regular size version. So, when I ripped open the cardboard box the cartridge was packaged in I was surprised to see that the ink cartridge took up less than half of the space of the box....
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Posted by Janet Attard on September 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM
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Free Software That Brings a Little Green to Your Machine
Posted by Gayle KestenWhen it comes to controlling your computer's energy usage, a little effort can go a long way. That's the idea behind Edison, Verdiem's new power management software. Get the scoop on how it works, how to download it free, and then tell us how you save energy in your office.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on August 18, 2008 at 12:10 PM
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Microsoft Offers Free Tech Support to Convince Small Biz to Buy Vista
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Thinking about buying a Windows Vista machine? Do so between now and Sept. 30, and Microsoft will throw in free technical support, tools and coaching.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on July 14, 2008 at 7:27 AM
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Jaxtr: Another Option For Low-Cost Calling
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Two months after Skype debuted a trio of inexpensive plans for calling abroad comes a new option from VoIP provider Jaxtr that lets callers dial out of network for a handful of pennies per minute.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on June 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM
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Are You Unknowingly Spreading Spam?
Is your computer spewing forth spam without you knowing it? It could be. Find out how.
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Posted by Janet Attard on May 18, 2006 at 4:53 PM
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Ask Sends Jeeves Packing
Bye, Bye Jeeves. Ask.com, the fourth most popular search engine, ditches the butler and simplifies it's look.
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Posted by Janet Attard on February 28, 2006 at 12:05 AM
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Computer warranties
Are all computer warranties the same? The answer is no. Read the comments on this previous blog entry to see some detailed information one of our readers posted about warranties and laptop computers....
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Posted by Janet Attard on February 21, 2006 at 11:39 AM
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Could Wal-Mart Be Your Computer Store?
Wal-Mart has started selling extended warranties on electronic and tv products. Would the extended warranty sway you to purchase a computer from Wal-Mart?
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Posted by Janet Attard on November 10, 2005 at 9:10 PM
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Keeping up with technology
In one way or another, technology touches just about every aspect of what a small business does. Whether it's sourcing product on the Internet, marketing on the internet, or just keeping the books or taking calls on a cell phone, technology is part of daily business life. But while business owners use technology, most don't have much time to spend surfing around the web or reading tech magazines to keep up with technology issues and products that may be important to them. Blogs and RSS feeds can be a great way to solve that problem. And one blog you'll want...
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Posted by Janet Attard on November 5, 2005 at 10:57 AM
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Search Marketing Results Teleconference
What kind of results are businesses getting from their search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns? What effect do affiliates have on sales and search marketing? Should affiliates and resellers be blocked from advertising under certain keywords?...
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Posted by Janet Attard on October 5, 2005 at 2:42 PM
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How Safe Are Your Backups?
The information on your business' computers and/or website is mission-critical. So you back them up religiously. But how reliable are your backups?
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Posted by Janet Attard on October 4, 2005 at 11:31 AM
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Business Know-How Celebrates 17 Years Online!
Business Know-How launched its first online forum in 1988, several years before the Web existed as we know it now. Here's a tiny bit of online history.
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Posted by Janet Attard on August 9, 2005 at 4:20 PM
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Uncontrollable scrolling
I was reading my email yesterday when all of a sudden my Outlook inbox began to scroll and flicker uncontrollably. What was causing the problem?
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Posted by Janet Attard on June 11, 2005 at 7:34 AM
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