Monthly Archives: May 2009
Why two screens are better than one?
3 Reasons 2 Screens are Better than 1
Increasing your employees’ online workspace by expanding it across two or more monitors can significantly improve productivity with minimal cost investment.
In the past, multiple monitors have been the domain of programmers. Visit Google headquarters, for example, and you’ll see awe-inspiring configurations of screens: two, four, even six monitors, [...]
How to Web Sites
It’s All in the ‘How’
Have you ever wondered how to fix a leaking pipe or a broken light? Or how to check your car’s coolant or radiator fluid? How about maintaining a lawn, or tying a Windsor, or cooking a tasty meal for you or your kids in less than 30 minutes?
The answers to these [...]
Working Smarter and More Efficiently with Instant Messaging
Are you avoiding instant messaging (IM) for fear that it will distract your employees and cut productivity? In fact, the opposite may be true.
What is IM?
IM is software that allows you to communicate in real time with other people who have the same software. It’s like email, but instantaneous.
IM was originally considered a way to [...]
Go Green!
These days there’s a lot of buzz about “going green” – helping preserve the environment, conserving energy, and looking for sustainable ways to grow the economy. The IT industry is doing its part as well, with “green computing,” which is basically computing by more efficient and sustainable means. You can get on board with some [...]
Facebook Users Targeted By Phishing Attack
Last May 14th, reports indicated that hackers had launched a phising attack on Facebook’s 200 million users, successfully stealing passwords from some. The hackers set up websites designed to look like the Facebook home page. Victims were directed to log back in to the site, but were routed to the fake site instead, unwittingly giving [...]
The Greatest Threat to Your Security May Be Your Employees
While everyone is worried about security threats outside the company’s firewall such as hackers, viruses, and worms, research suggests that the greatest risk may come from none other than the company’s very own employees.
Not all of these risks are necessarily borne of malicious intent on the part of employees. Some risks may come from unwitting [...]
Instant Messaging for Business
Instant Messaging, or IM, can be a boon for any business because it saves time, improves efficiency, and even enables greater employee/customer intimacy. IM allows real-time communication and interaction between two or more people via the Internet, and its use is growing steadily. IM provides users with instant feedback about the presence of online “buddies” [...]
Stop Wasting Money with Inefficient Communications
Research conducted by SIS International Research and sponsored by Siemens found that small and midsized businesses (SMBs) with 100 employees could be leaking a staggering $524,569 annually as a result of communications barriers and latency. The study identifies these top five pain points, in order of estimated cost:
inefficient coordination
waiting for information
unwanted communications;
customer complaints
barriers to communication
In [...]
4 Benefits of VoIP for Your Small Business