Jul 17, 2008 | business, computers, hardware, Microsoft, SBS, security
Small Business Server 2008, the successor to SBS 2003, will ship on November 12. The first few months will reveal any lingering issues and clarify the procedure for migrating to the new platform from SBS 2003. In early 2009, I’ll be talking about it to my...
Jul 9, 2008 | business, Vista
Small businesses (less than 50 employees) can get free telephone support from Microsoft for any Vista-related issues on new PCs running Vista Business or Vista Ultimate purchased between July 1 and September 30. Now that Windows XP is off the market, Microsoft is...
Jun 15, 2008 | Apple, business, computers, laptops, mobile
The market for notebook computers is growing fast. Notebooks already outsell desktop computers in the US and will outsell desktops globally by next year, according to the New York Times. Here’s a report released yesterday comparing global notebook shipments in...
Jun 2, 2008 | Adobe, business, Google, Microsoft, Office, web_services
Adobe has launched an online suite of software and services, along with announcing the July release of Acrobat 9. It’s all interesting but I have a sense of overload already, and we’re still very early in the new age of online web services. Acrobat.com is...
May 21, 2008 | business, Google, Internet, phone
GrandCentral is a phenomenally useful service for some people. The service assigns you a free phone number; you can route calls so when that number is dialed, the phone rings at any number of places you choose. When you call my GrandCentral number – the only...
May 18, 2008 | business, Microsoft, Vista
The latest wave of media overcoverage concerns Windows 7, the followup to Vista, which Microsoft hopes to have ready in 2-3 years. The theme of many blogs and news articles is that Vista is obviously a horrible, misguided mistake but it’s okay because Windows 7...
