Cellphones
All Business Communications are Not Equal
At one time it was simple to communication with another business associate. To have a conversation with them, you called their office telephone number and talked over the phone. If a written proposal was needed, you sent it through the mail.
As technology changed, some of these changed as well. To have the proposal delivered, [...]
Inventory Control – Do You Know What You Have?
Over time it’s amazing to see how much technology equipment a business can purchase.
Do you know everything that you have?
Do you know how old it is?
Do you have a maintenance contract on something you took out of service months ago?
These are all valid question, and some of [...]
Can I use my cell phone in my car?
Cell phones are a valuable way of conducting business, but at the same time they have raised a lot of issues involving safety. Some states have passed laws prohibiting talking on a cell phone while driving without using a hands free device those include California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey and [...]
Where Are Your Contacts?
For many their business life blood is based on their contacts telephone numbers and email addresses.
Where do you have those numbers stored?
Is it on your cell phone/PDA/Blackberry?
If that’s the only place you have them it’s time to back-up and place them in alternative locations.
Portable devices whether it’s a cellphones [...]
Bad Technology Habits
Talking on the cell phone at inappropriate places.
People when they are having a conversation on the phone sometimes forget where they are or who may be around. The guy next to you in the grocery line, or sitting in front of you in a theater doesn’t want to hear your end of the conversation [...]
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 [...]
Will You Do One of These in 2009
It seems as no matter what we do to try to keep from doing something, we will end up doing one or more of these during the upcoming year.
Email:
Use Reply All when intending only to reply to the sender.
Send a list of email address embedded within the body of the message to someone who may [...]
False eMail Regarding Cellphones and Telemarketers
I have heard that there is an email being circulated claiming that in a few days cellphone numbers will be released to telemarketers (or that they were released on the first) and that to prevent getting calls from them you should register your number on the Do Not Call list.
Some of the email is [...]
Gadget Gone Bad. Now what to do?
There is pretty much one thing that will surely happen with any gadget. One day it will stop working.
There are many reason for it to stop working. The most common is that the battery that came with it will fail stop supplying power will refuse to recharge. Or it may because [...]
Term:Night and Weekend
Term:Night and Weekend
A time of day term used by cellular carrier for times when rates are reduced and in many case free and unlimited. The time of the beginning of the Night varies from carrier to carrier, so it’s good to understand when this time starts. A carrier that begins their night rates [...]
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