Image via Wikipedia Browser battles are ongoing regularly these days. Mozilla is releasing new versions of Firefox with increasing rapidity, and market share has definitely changed, but a comment from one of my co-workers this past week made me ponder why so many are still using Internet Explorer when it is still having more problems than most [...]
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Smartphone Apps and the “New Workflow”
My cell phone usage for work was so much less in the past. Today, the app explosion for smartphones has rendered these portable little gizmos computers in their own right. Whether it’s an iPhone, Blackberry, or Android-based device, there are apps available for nearly everything I used to only be able to do from a [...]
Reasons to Choose Microsoft Exchange Online for Email Hosting
Image via Wikipedia Webmail is ubiquitous. Easy to setup, check from any browser, or download to email clients like Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird, most individuals have several webmail accounts. Many businesses use webmail for their business email as well, whether provided by a website host as an add-on service, or through more evolved products like [...]
Microsoft Soars Higher into the Clouds with Office Web Apps
By now everyone has heard of “cloud computing”. It’s one of the “hot new things”, even though it’s been around for years. I’ve even written several previous posts around cloud computing services, analyses, etc. Most modern computer users are using cloud computing on a daily basis, accessing databases of information about themselves and others stored [...]
Using “Social Media” for Computer Purchase Decisions
So…it was time for a laptop upgrade. I had a lot of requirements this time around. I wanted a desktop replacement on a budget. I also wanted a good processor, hard drive, and networking performance. Quality screen, multitouch keypad, good sound were all pluses. Decided I wanted to use Best Buy, since I have a Silver [...]
Instant Communications in the Dispersed Workforce
Despite advances in smartphones and SMS, collaborative workspace and desktop-sharing applications, and social networking, there is still no replacement for instant-on text chat via an IM client for our dispersed workforce at NSI Partners, Inc. There are many options in the landscape today for Intant Messaging clients. Ranging from traditional options such as AOL Instant [...]
SMB Cloud Computing with Microsoft Online Services
Cloud computing for the SMB is enhanced greatly by products such as Microsoft Online Services. Including Exchange email and messaging, Sharepoint file storage and collaboration, Office Communicator instant messaging and Live Meeting teleconferencing, organizations traditionally limited by budget or infrastructure are now able to benefit from these newer cloud computing offerings.
The Verdict On HTC Imagio
It is really good — definitely a keeper. It’s hard to figure out–quite a steep learning curve, and I think I still only know about 40% of it. It’s like having an alien artifact: you never quite know when it will start to pulsate or emit bolts of lighting or something. The breakthrough, though, was [...]
From Browsers to Buyers
Who has time to wander through a hard-to-navigate Web site to find a product, solution or service? Nobody I know. If that home page doesn’t have what I need or an easy way to find it, I’ll move on. One study has shown that almost 75 percent of online shoppers do just that, no matter [...]
