For word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and the like, most people in this country use Microsoft Office. Which typically means storing the documents on your computer, paying $300+ per computer in licensing fees every few years and dealing with periodic, problematic updates and speed issues with your computer, which DOES have a shelf life. Which we’ll […]
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So you have a file server? How convenient is it for you to access your documents when you’re on the road or at home? How secure is it? I’ve done some legwork and found a few different methods for doing just that to save you time and headaches. Google Docs. Those of you who
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Traditionally, you’d use Exchange, Groupwise or something in that vein and tie it into Outlook or Lotus Notes. This meant having a server, purchasing licenses for the server and every single workstation that it was installed on. We’re talking $10k+ of expenditures for what most people use to check their email and have a shared
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You hear a lot today about doing business “in the cloud”. So, apart from being some amorphous internet method of maybe doing things, what is it and how can it benefit you? Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore that and more. First, a definition: Simply put, “the cloud” can be either owned by you or
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Is IT just a black hole you throw money down every month? It’s a real question a lot of small business owners ask themselves. So is it? Too much of the time it is. A lot of the time the fault lies with the IT provider. They see themselves as technicians that come when
There are more than a few accounting packages out there. Some are good some are not-so-good, but mostly it depends on your tastes and needs. I’ve worked with many different types of businesses, some very similar but with different experiences dealing with the various accounting suites. Years ago I held an Intuit Quickbooks ProAdvisor certification,
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As much discussed, there are IT issues with iPhone and Android deployments in the Enterprise. We’re comparing these two phones because unlike Blackberry devices, the iPhone and Android are consumer devices first. Blackberry has always courted the enterprise and today offers their Blackberry Enterprise Server for managing Blackberry devices in the Enterprise while iPhone and
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Google Apps is a cloud-based computing environment with collaboration technology that features several Web applications similar to the traditional desktop-based office suites, including: Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Talk and Sites. What’s in it for nonprofits? Gmail: Includes email accounts on your organization’s domain. Best of all, you can access your email account anytime, anywhere, even
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This is a digital era, and the computers and other computing devices are virtually changing the world and the way in which we lead our lives in the present days. The Internet has completely taken our life and it is the wonder medium that is virtually connecting all in a way that the entire world
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Even though Windows 7 is a brand new operating system, it is inevitable that the Internet connection will from time to time require a reset. While trying the stand things like restarting your cable or DSL modem may help if the problem is with the actual connection. Sometimes the problem will be with the computer,
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