I’m not really going to focus on accounting software here, we did that in a previous post. Now it’s where your software is and how it’s accessed. I’m going to use Quickbooks, just as a placeholder here. Insert your own, as applicable. Ordinarily, you’d have a server running Quickbooks and its Database Server software in …
For word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and the like, most people in this country use Microsoft Office. Which typically means storing the documents on your computer, paying $300+ per computer in licensing fees every few years and dealing with periodic, problematic updates and speed issues with your computer, which DOES have a shelf life. Which we’ll …
So you have a file server? How convenient is it for you to access your documents when you’re on the road or at home? How secure is it? I’ve done some legwork and found a few different methods for doing just that to save you time and headaches. Google Docs. Those of you who …
Traditionally, you’d use Exchange, Groupwise or something in that vein and tie it into Outlook or Lotus Notes. This meant having a server, purchasing licenses for the server and every single workstation that it was installed on. We’re talking $10k+ of expenditures for what most people use to check their email and have a shared …
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You hear a lot today about doing business “in the cloud”. So, apart from being some amorphous internet method of maybe doing things, what is it and how can it benefit you? Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore that and more. First, a definition: Simply put, “the cloud” can be either owned by you or …
Google Apps is a cloud-based computing environment with collaboration technology that features several Web applications similar to the traditional desktop-based office suites, including: Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Talk and Sites. What’s in it for nonprofits? Gmail: Includes email accounts on your organization’s domain. Best of all, you can access your email account anytime, anywhere, even …
There were two big obstacles: lack of reliable broadband and scarcity of feature rich online software Everyone knows that the first obstacle is gone. Most people don’t realise that the second one has also disappeared. Google Apps removed that second obstacle. Years ago, Google applications had shortcomings. They were good, but limited. That wasn’t such …
As things are getting economically more tight, many of us need to come up with a new game plan. As a part of that game plan you may consider transitioning your office to be more remote. Let’s take a look at some of the technology that is out there. You may have a bit of …
