ARC Loan Program Provides Relief For Stressed Small Businesses

On October 13, 2009

It’s Not the Idea – It’s What You Do with It

Many people struggle with finding just the right business idea to pursue. The idea IS important, particularly for businesses requiring large investment, but I’d say that it’s what you do with the idea that matters most. Just because you want to open an Italian restaurant and some Italian restaurants can do very well, doesn’t mean your [...]


On October 13, 2009

Find Open Source Alternatives to Commercial Programs

Need an office suite? A graphics program? Security software? Everyone knows the big names that rule the commercial space for each of those areas. But there are plenty of smaller commercial options and even a goodly number of open source alternatives to choose from too. Wouldn't it be great if someone rounded up all the options for you to peruse at once? Someone has. Osalt.com -- "Open Source as alternatives" -- lets you browse open source software in a variety of categories.    The directory includes business, communications, databases, graphics, networking, security & privacy, system utilities, and Web development. Within each category, you'll find a slew of commercial apps and open source alternatives listed with sort descriptions and links to...


On October 13, 2009

Productivity Boosters

Lack of productivity is something many of us suffer with. When you work at the office, it’s very easy to get distracted by everything going on around you. And when you work from home, productivity can unfortunately be even more of an issue. Here are a few tips designed to help anyone who is struggling with [...]


On October 13, 2009

Dell, Salesforce.com Join Forces in SMB Territory

Dell and Salesforce.com have added another tie that binds -- a service offering Salesforce.com's flagship CRM applications to Dell's SMB customers. Data integration and quality control are among the value-add features Dell is bringing to the table through its integration services division.


On October 13, 2009

The Hybridization of the Set-Top Box

The market for set-top boxes in Europe has received a major boost from the transition to digital services. Right now, terrestrial television is still a major source of video for viewers in some of the larger Western European markets, including France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom Almost 44 percent of the television viewers in these markets relies on terrestrial services.


On October 13, 2009

War Of Words Continues On VH-71 With Lockheed In The Middle

The 2010 Defense budget bill approved by the House kept funding to use the existing VH-71 aircraft purchased under the canceled program while the Senate did not. The program was ended by the current Administration but some in Congress want it to continue arguing that it would be cheaper then a whole new program.


On October 12, 2009

Limits of the Cloud Spells Data Loss

It's been quite a week for data loss. First, Microsoft and T-Mobile managed to create an enormous crash, wiping out customer data in both primary and backup storage, without any off-line copies apparently having been included in the system design. Apple uncharacteristically admits a problem with data loss in Snow Leopard, though saying that it only happens in "extremely rare cases," which is little comfort if that's where you find yourself. And Facebook had a database outage that cut 150,000 users from getting into their accounts. And that doesn't even include Google's two Gmail outages last month, which led the Christian Science Monitor to ask if Gmail is the new Twitter. Don't think this is a curious anomaly, as there...


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