January 28th, 2012 by admin
Ever consider creating electricity on your own? No doubt, you have lost your power at some point in the past year, either due to a lightning storm, snow storm, or some malfunction on your electric company’s part. When your power goes out, it can be a huge inconvenience. Sometimes, it can even be dangerous if [...]
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January 6th, 2011 by admin
Under the category of “software small business”, you will see hundreds of products. The big manufacturers target smaller businesses by advertising under that heading. The owners find the prices appealing. But are they really getting what they need? Let’s look at medical applications as an example. The proper storage of health-related records is essential in [...]
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December 27th, 2010 by admin
XML does have its advantages. Most developers only think about it briefly as a design scenario and then become so busy following their usual paths of design they find little time to really try new ways. This situation usually arises because the right kind of information is often not readily available. But, you get a [...]
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December 17th, 2010 by admin
Hiring a software consultant could help your small business grow, while reducing your daily costs at the same time. In other words, you would be making a good investment by hiring someone competent to help determine your company’s needs and help create programs to meet those needs. The keyword is “help”. Good consultants help by [...]
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December 15th, 2010 by admin
The technical consultant can help the small business owner in many ways. The first thing he or she will do is help you identify your goals, assuming you are the owner. Your goal might be to expand your current computer database by integrating new management, marketing or sales applications. Your current database might be non-existent [...]
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November 28th, 2010 by admin
If you don’t already have an iPad, you may be wondering why you need one, particularly if you already have a laptop or netbook. And if you already own an iPad for personal use, you may want to know how you can use it for your business. There are five main advantages that iPads bring [...]
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November 26th, 2010 by admin
Remember the days when you had to carry around a stack of business cards to keep all your numbers handy? Then came the 90′s when we could enter them into our PDAs… and tote THEM around. Not anymore! Now, your iPad can serve as your virtual phone book – but a heck of a lot [...]
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November 24th, 2010 by admin
If there’s one task most business owners need their computing devices to perform, it’s word processing. After all, you can send emails from your phone, but I definitely wouldn’t want to compose a 500-word monthly report or blog post on that tiny screen. Thankfully, there are several options so that you can use your iPad [...]
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October 26th, 2010 by admin
There are two levels of a navigational systems interface to keep in mind while investigating behavior related to user friendliness of GPS devices. One level speaks to the screen output and user input characteristics and the other level comes into play from experiencing the behavior aspects of actual on-the-road usage. Refer back to these two [...]
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April 19th, 2010 by admin
Metal detectors are often thought of as toys. But, by combining them with customized software programs, entrepreneurs are making a business out of them. They were originally developed for military applications, as were many of the things that we use in our leisure time and in our businesses. The navigation system in your car and [...]
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