Monthly Archives: July 2005
I recently received a phone call from a colleague of mine, frustrated at technology. She knows she needs to upgrade her small office but is not sure what to upgrade to. Her needs: Color printing. Color laser? Color inkjet? (expensive cartridges) Dell has printers for $99. I’m happy with my Lexmark color laser. Mobile email.... Read More
We are creatures of habit. When you saw your first Microsoft Power Point presentation something snapped in you and you started making your Power Point (PPT) like that. Simple. Boring. Sleepy. You are not alone but thousands and thousands of other professionals were sucked in as well. And now just about every PPT you sit... Read More
In the office you have your IT person/office or a consultant who can help you install, maintain, support and secure your network. When you get home it’s often just you and your cat to deal with network security and support issues. While there’s many separate solutions for security (Symantec, McAfee, and others) and hardware (Cisco,... Read More
As your technology evolves you find yourself with old computers lying around that often times you don’t know what to do with. It’s one thing to have a box of old (or new but not working) PDAs (I moved from Palm to Pocket PC and am loving it) but a room full of huge monitors... Read More
At times, computers can get VERY, VERY frustrating. Most of my almost 20 years of computing experience has been a series of frustrations with computers. What about you? Thankfully there’s some great places to get help. Here’s a short list of great online support places. Google is a great way to find others who have... Read More
Hewlett-Packard has a range of backup solutions, online and hardware based to tape or CD. Today, Newport International Group Inc. announced that HP will sell Newport’s online backup tool, Spare Backup, on HP.com. There are many online backup solutions you can consider such as that from Backupmyinfo.com and others. The press release reads the Spare... Read More
HP provided this color guide and I thought it was useful enough to reprint here (with their permission) for you Imagine the world without color. Almost impossible, right? Now ask yourself how many times you’ve stopped to think about how you incorporate color into your business. Color, a word so simple and easy to understand,... Read More
Security is like a puzzle. You can have so many things right, but if you have just one thing wrong, everything else does not matter. If you are only concentrating on your core network (PC’s, servers, routers, firewalls) you are doing right, but there’s another part YOU must consider. Your applications. Maybe you have an... Read More
I think some of the best e-commerce examples are by smaller businesses who get e-commerce RIGHT. Today I ordered a Rhino metal case for my new Dell Axim 50. Hours later I got an email telling me that my order has shipped. What impressed me was a) the speed at which my order was fulfilled... Read More
