Commentary

Instant Communications is Now Possible, Is it a Good thing?

One of the biggest changes of technology over the past 25 years is now we have instant communications. 30 years ago instant communications was through the telephone. It may not have mattered where one was, a phone could easily be found. Payphones were everywhere. If you needed to ask a question of your supervisor, you [...]

Socal Media is a form of Networking

In my opinion Social Media is a form of networking. I don’t know whether anyone else has that same opinion, but it is mine. As with any type of networking you get what you put into it. Have you ever come out of a Networking Event and felt that you got nothing out of it? [...]

Do These Bother You Too?

E-mail has become a common office tool for communications. For some it may be their major form of communicating with clients and associates. There may even be others whose only form of communications is through e-mails. I firmly believe that Business E-mails should be treated exactly like a business letter, following the same format. Although [...]

Pet Peeves – E-mail

E-mail has become a common office tool for communications. For some it may be their major form of communicating with clients and associates. There may even be others whose only form of communications is through e-mails. I firmly believe that Business E-mails should be treated exactly like a business letter, following the same format. Although [...]

Happy 2011

Wishing everyone a very Happy 2011. May it be a very good year.

Strange Technology Quotes

Over the years there’s been many people have said things that if they had to say it again, they would have just kept their mouths shut. Here are some of those quotes. “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to [...]

Looking Ahead

As 2009 close, I am beginning to look ahead to 2010. In 2009 there were not as many new informational posting as I would have liked. I am hoping to change this in 2010. Beginning on Monday January 4th, I will be doing a set of articles on Social Media. Twitter is one of the [...]

Merry Christmas

SMB Technology Tips Wishes Everyone a Happy Holidays

Northern Electric

Last week I was part of the team that put on a Trade Conference of East Coast Nortel Users. Anyone who has been following Nortel will no doubt be aware that the company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the Enterprise Solutions (Telecom) portion of it has been auctioned off. The date for the deal [...]

What Do you Carry on The Road?

Each of us have our own preference. For me I just took a week trip and the only things I took was a laptop and my cell phone. All I was really concerned with was checking for critical emails a couple of times a day. So I’m wondering what do others take on the road?