Small Business Tech

My commands as 'Small Business Technology King for a Day'
Oct. 28, 2009
Not long ago, someone asked what I would do if I were a government czar on small business, like the czar on the auto industry. I'm taking this further and proclaiming myself Small Business Technology King for a Day. ...

Can't We All Just Get Along and Collaborate?
Oct. 21, 2009
Mindjet's new Catalyst application turns your browser into an all-hands meeting place, and once the brainstorming stops, LiquidPlanner's project management tool helps turn ideas into reality.

Business Software Alliance Dirty Tricks Update
Oct. 14, 2009
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) bullies small companies that can't present the single piece of evidence it considers acceptable as proof of software ownership. What evidence is that? Want to guess? If you guess ...

Clouds Now Strong Enough To Support Your Business
Oct. 07, 2009
Technology makes life easier for small businesses, even if you can't see that while cursing your personal computer for some problem or another today. Not only have hardware costs dropped by an order of magnitude over ...

Backup Here, Backup There, Backup Everywhere
Sep. 29, 2009
Nag, nag, nag is what I feel like sometimes when talking about backups, but I'm compelled to help people in spite of themselves. The bottom line is simple: lose data, lose dollars. When you talk about some type of ...

PBworks puts the Wiki in the office and the courtroom
Sep. 23, 2009
The last time I mentioned PBworks, the grown up version of early wiki pioneer PBwiki, it had just released some task management tools. The company, still busy, has added two major improvements in the last few months: ...

Getting meetings right
Sep. 16, 2009
Bad meetings kill efficiency and morale. TimeBridge's promise to transition from a meeting coordination service to helping “busy professionals run great meetings” might be a step in the right direction

Wi-Fi Fans Have Their Say
Sep. 09, 2009
So many people commented and sent e-mail about last week's column on Wi-Fi I had to check and make sure I didn't accidentally insult Apple or claim Linux was better than Windows. Nope, I just said Wi-Fi wasn't always ...

The Wacky World of WiFi
Sep. 02, 2009
In honor of the 802.11n WiFi standard getting close to arriving after wandering through the desert for 40 years, let's look at wireless. Our focus today is on helping you WiFi better, even if it means doing less WiFi.

Technology Tuneup for Fall
Aug. 26, 2009
The fall season for making the green starts now, particularly if you're in retail or connected in a big way to retail, which the majority of small businesses are. So let's check out your backup, your collaboration ...

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