Archive for February, 2009
How to Save Money on Telecomunications
After electric and fuel costs, one of the biggest cost to do business is through communications. It’s nearly impossible for a business to survive today without using telephones and a connection to the Internet. But these services aren’t cheap and it’s not hard for them to become out of control. There are [...]
Common Telephony Terms
Telecommunications is full of acronyms. If you don’t know what they mean not only will you be lost, you may end up making a decision based on a misunderstanding. Some acronyms just knowing what letters means explain the meaning others may need some additional explanation.
Here are some common ones as they relate to [...]
What the Kindle 2?
Disclaimer: This is a Commentary/Promotion and not a Review
Last year I published a post discussing the Kindle, Amazon’s reading device. They will be releasing version 2 on February 24, 2009.
This updated Kindle will have a longer battery life than the original as well as being lighter and thinner. From Amazon’s site the Kindle [...]
10 Ways to Conserve Energy
Recently I was invited to a 9th grade class to talk on ways to help the environment. I developed this 10 Ways list a few years ago giving ideas to conserve energy in the office. I handed it out to each of the students and the teacher with a plan to gloss over [...]
Acronym: SMB
SMB
For the purpose of this site SMB is a Small or Mid-sized Business. The U.S. Small Business Administration defines a small business as a business with less than 500 employees, the U.K. and the European Union under 50 employees and Australia under 20. It’s even harder to define where a business becomes a [...]
The Proper Format
Recently I was asked; “What is the correction format for the shorted term for ‘electronic mail’.
When asked I have to admit I didn’t know. I have seen it displayed as email, e-mail, E-Mail and E-mail, as well as others. Many times I myself have used eMail and at times E-mail.
I began a search [...]
A Minor Google Glitch
Just in case you have a customer contact you saying that on Sunday morning they did a search, looking for your website and as a result Google informed them that “This site may harm your computer”, let them know that your site is fine. It was Google which had a problem.
It appears that during [...]
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