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Technology Trends

The articles in this category deal with emerging technologies and how small businesses can benefit from them.

Five Outside-the-box Ways to Cut IT Costs

October 19, 2008 By

The best time to consider cost-saving measures is before the CFO comes knocking on your door.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Resources, Technology Trends

Free Stuff For The Office

May 26, 2008 By

The May 2008 issue of Inc. Magazine features a bunch of free tools that you may find useful for your business.

Filed Under: Open-Source, Resources, Small Business, Technology Trends

Update Your Flash Player

January 1, 2008 By 2 Comments

CNET’s security blogger Michael Horowitz described extensively in a recent blog entry why it is so important to upgrade right away your browsers on Macs, Linux and Windows to Flash Player’s version 9.0.115.0.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Resources, Security, Technology Trends

When Brainstorming Goes Bad

December 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Fruitless sessions are a clear sign your company isn’t doing it the right way.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Small Business, Technology Trends

Email Retention A Must

December 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment

New federal rules governing civil litigation went into effect.

Filed Under: Technology Trends

Your Content Has Been Stolen, Now What?

November 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment

What’s the best way to deal with content thefts?

Filed Under: Blogging, Technology Trends

Approaches to Web Entrepreneurship

November 25, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Canadian writer Vera Bass on two approaches for new online ventures.

Filed Under: Technology Trends

100% Flash = Bad For Business

November 1, 2006 By 4 Comments

Storing your content and/or site navigation in Flash movies is plain wrong.

Filed Under: Design, Technology Trends

Blog Content Theft

October 22, 2006 By 2 Comments

Fight copyright infringement, copyright violation, and content theft.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Blogging, Technology Trends

Giving Content Away For Free

October 10, 2006 By 1 Comment

People spend time and effort to create videos, then post them for free on YouTube. But why?

Filed Under: Blogging, Technology Trends

The Big Moo

September 20, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Good book for anyone out there who wants to become an agent of change.

Filed Under: Resources, Small Business, Technology Trends

Spam + Blogs = Trouble

September 17, 2006 By 1 Comment

Will splogging and comment/trackback spam ruin the wonderful features of the Internet?

Filed Under: Blogging, Marketing, Technology Trends

Blogging for Dollars

September 16, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Blogs have gone from self-indulgent hobbies to flourishing businesses. Find out about the key factors for success.

Filed Under: Blogging, Marketing, Technology Trends

Code Reviews: Write Better Code Overnight

September 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Code reviews bring many advantages to a complex project – uncover bugs, encourage consistent coding standards, easier to maintain over time.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Design, Technology Trends

Practical Usability Testing

September 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment

The nuts and bolts of usability testing, and how you’ll get more out of it.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Design, Technology Trends

Building Your Own Technology Start-up

September 13, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Four part essay on starting up your own technology company. Lots of insightful checklists.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Marketing, Small Business, Technology Trends

Is Your Website Search Engine Friendly?

September 8, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Your personal checklist if your site meets the basic requirements for search engine friendliness.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Design, E-Commerce, Marketing, Technology Trends

Fire Drill Practice for Small Business Managers

September 3, 2006 By 1 Comment

Feature on why drills, dry-runs, and simulations are critical before launching.

Filed Under: Best Practices, Technology Trends

IT Pros Say They Can’t Stop Data Breaches

September 2, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Can corporate IT infrastructure be secured at a reasonable ROI?

Filed Under: Best Practices, Security, Technology Trends

Four Reasons to Use WordPress as CMS

September 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment

If you are looking for an affordable, customizable CMS: look no further.

Filed Under: Blogging, Open-Source, Technology Trends