Twitter: The be all and end all of social media

There’s a new Internet phenomenon taking the social media world by storm. And while it’s not exactly “new,” you may or may not have heard some buzz about “tweets, retweets, twavatars, tweeps, tweetspeak, twitterverse…” you get the idea. What is this new language, and where does it come from? In a word: Twitter. Twitter, according [...]

Black Monday, Protect Online Purchases

With the holidays rapidly approaching, online shopping is on the rise and people are less weary of potential security threats. This leads some security researchers to believe November 24th will become “Black Monday” the peak day for malware distribution. Some basic tips for on-line shopping include: If a deal seems too good to be true [...]

Microsoft OneNote

Available as a standalone product for $99.95, or included in MS Office 2007 Student and Ultimate. MS OneNote allows users to quickly create, organize, and share notes. Notes can consist of text, images, audio, video and even handwritten content, and are stored in a familiar binder type interface. MS OneNote is fully integrated with MS [...]

Put these techie gadgets at the top of your holiday wish list

Flip Previously reviewed, the Flip camcorder is a great tool to easily collect and share video. Everything you need to start collecting and sharing those holiday memories is included in the box. The Flip starts at $169.99.   COOLPIX S60 Starting at $350.00, the Coolpix S60 from Nikon offers a 10MP camera with a unique [...]

Technology Tupperware (Data Collection)

Masters of data storage databases are critical technology tools in nearly every organization – storing data regarding customers, materials, products, content and more. Over the years data stacks up, information becomes stale, and before you know it you’ve created nothing more than Technology Tupperware. Real value in the databases goes well beyond simple storage – [...]

Computer repair made really, really easy

It’s not too often that I find myself impressed with a company or a service that a company offers. So often products and services offered by companies are not quite what they appear, or don’t live up to the hype.  But, PCService.com did what so many other companies have failed to do – impressed me immensely. [...]

Azure? Really, what’s in a name?

If you think the name is hard to understand then you’ll be lost on the technology. Azure is the name of Microsoft’s new “could” computing platform. Diagrams of the new platform show Azure as a common foundation, allowing developers the ability to create applications by utilizing a plethora of Microsoft software and services. It’s clear [...]

Reframe It: Adding context to content

Reframe It, a browser plug-in that allows users to bookmark and comment on specific content within a web page. By creating a virtual page margin, Reframe It allows users to collect, organize, and share information within the content on a page quickly. Reframe It is still beta, and community participation is still small. Still, I [...]

Windows 7, Again

After Microsoft’s PDC, more information about Windows 7 has surfaced. To sum it up: Windows 7 is Vista done right. While Windows 7 isn’t a complete rebuild of Vista, every aspect of the OS has been evaluated and tweaked. And beyond the eye candy, Windows 7 promises to be a performance optimized, less bloated and [...]

Microsoft’s Professional Accountants’ Network offers Action Pack subscriptions and support to accountants

Important notice: Microsoft® Office Accounting will no longer be distributed after November 16, 2009. Microsoft will continue to provide mainstream support until 2014, and extended support until 2019. Microsoft’s Professional Accountants’ Network (MPAN) is free for accounting professionals and offers a plethora of benefits ranging from training and events, products and services, references and resources, [...]

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