PDF Creation Made Easy
In my ongoing discussion on free or inexpensive ways to do things that used to cost big dollars, I’d like to cover the topic of PDF creation. I remember back just a few years ago it was a requirement to have a specific version of Adobe Acrobat that cost $200-300 in order [...]
Do Anything and Take Everything With You with Portable Applications
Fellow TechRepublic author Greg Schulz wrote in August 2009 about “10 Cool Things You Can Do with a USB Flash Drive.” #1 on his list was “Run portable applications.” I personally am hooked on USB thumb drives…I think they’re the best thing since sliced bread so [...]
Google Chrome Promises Instant-On App Access
It often takes a few long, boring minutes for a PC to boot up, load Windows, open a browser, and finally reach the Web. Wouldn’t it be nice to circumvent all of that? How much productivity would be added to your day? Not that much, but a decent amount of [...]
Free Video Conferencing with DimDim
In today’s economy, consultants and small businesses are trying to do more with less…and in many ways they can. It used to be you had to buy a very expensive version of Adobe Acrobat in order to create your own pdf files. Setting up conference calls required access to corporate conference [...]
Use System Restore to ‘Uninfect’ Your Computer
Windows offers a great feature called System Restore that nearly everyone has probably needed at sometime or another but it seems few people even know about it. Before I go any further, let me say that I am of the opinion that there is no excuse for not having [...]
All Hail the iPad
Finally, on January 26, 2010 … the long-awaited news of what must be the greatest thing since sliced bread has been announced to the public by Steve Jobs.
The new iPad, starting at a base price of $499, will boast the following features:
9.7″ LED-backlit screen
Remarkably [...]
Ubuntu as a Business Operating System?
What is Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is an operating system built by a worldwide team of expert developers. It contains all the applications you need: a web browser, office suite, media apps, instant messaging and much more. Ubuntu is an open-source alternative to Windows and Office.
This information comes straight from Ubuntu’s website at [...]
Is There a Netbook in Your Future?
If I were a betting man, I’d put a lot of money on this one. Yes, there is a netbook in your future. I don’t personally own a netbook, but I have two in my family so I’ve purchased them, used them, and wholeheartedly approve of them. I had [...]
Twitter and Facebook as Business Communication Tools?
I joined it about a month or so ago. I find it somewhat addictive to go out and check the latest updates from the 96 people and organizations I’m following for their latest thoughts and interests as well as to let the 93 followers that I have know what [...]
Corporate Email in the Cloud: IBM to Match Gmail with Own Offering
IT industry giant IBM went live on 10/5/09 with it’s own web-based corporate email offering - LotusLive iNotes - which will put it in direct competition with Google’s Gmail and all web-based email offerings from Microsoft including the online version of Outlook and the [...]