Feb 20, 2011 | business, computers, hardware, Internet, Microsoft, network, remote, SBS, software, web_services
Feeling confident about your ability to keep up with the pace of change? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Small businesses will soon have the option to have all of their computing power hosted offsite. No servers in the closet; no workstations under the desks. Onsite...
Jan 3, 2011 | broadband, Internet, network
Previously: The Increasing Need For Bandwidth, Part 1 You should know the basic details of the Internet connection at your home or business. Find out the speed of your existing service. If you have a DSL line – typically from AT&T or Sonic, occasionally from...
Jan 3, 2011 | broadband, Internet, network
Many small businesses and homes will feel the need to increase the speed of their Internet connection in 2011. In the late 1990s, we began the serious movement away from our dialup modems and started signing up for DSL service as it became available in selected areas....
Dec 9, 2010 | business, network, SBS, security, software, Vista, Windows7
Here’s a moderately geeky tip about how to fix a nagging problem when a mapped drive disappears during installation of a program from a shared folder on another computer on the network. Until a small business starts to use a document management system, it almost...
Nov 24, 2010 | backup, business, computers, domains, hardware, Home_Server, mail, Microsoft, network, Office, remote, SBS, web_services
Previously: The Future Of Small Office Technology History Lesson, Part 1: Small Business Server History Lesson, Part 2: Windows Home Server Looking Forward: Small Business Server 2011 Standard I have a long article for you about an exciting new platform for small...
Nov 22, 2010 | business, domains, mail, Microsoft, network, SBS, software
Previously: The Future Of Small Office Technology History Lesson, Part 1: Small Business Server History Lesson, Part 2: Windows Home Server Let’s see if we can keep the big picture in mind while we look at the specific features of Microsoft’s servers for small...