November, 2010

Guest post from Robert Matthams, founder of www.shiply.com ] and recently named Shell Young Entrepreneur of the Year and BT Entrepreneur of the Year. The importance of technology to delivery companies cannot be understated. The days of paper proof...

Growing a business can be a difficult enough task at the best of times, without attempting to cut corners on vital IT solutions. While the benefits of server-based computing are generally well understood, it is true that some small and medium-sized enterprise...

When you’re in the middle of making a sale, you need to keep the rhythm of your client conversations strong and be ready to share your product, service or idea at a moment’s notice. That’s why you need technology that supports seamless...

The big buzzword – and success - of 2010 has been Cloud Computing: data storage and services delivered entirely online. You can run your office email (using Exchange), teleconferencing (using LiveMeeting) and a host of other applications entirely...

Quick! You’ve got just 6 days to enter the Office 2011 Calendar Contest . Build a 2011 calendar in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or Publisher. You can use either Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 programs to create your calendars. To help...

We don't want to lose you - our valued readers - but have you taken a look at Microsoft's blog for medium-sized businesses lately? For growing businesses - and by that we mean those with 25+ PCs - you'll find a mix of opinions technology pieces, and advice...

A big welcome to a new guest blogger: Glen Feechan is Chief Executive of Spreadsheets by Email and author of the Not Just Numbers blog ). He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and provides spreadsheet solutions, large and small, to a worldwide client...

Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing consultancy based in the US. She is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget available on Amazon...

Here's a cool collection of 7 Windows 7 Productivity Tips - we bet there’s something here you didn’t know your computer could do! NB: In this article ‘Win-X’ means holding down the Windows key ( ÿ ) and then X at the same...

Unleash Your Task (Bar) Force --> Comparing documents used to be a pain. And simply finding the files, folders and applications you frequently access could take much longer than you would like. Not anymore. Elise Ambrose, president of Elite Personnel...

Let your machine do the work -->So little time, so much to remember. But with Windows 7 Professional , there’s no need to recall the last time you’ve backed up data or name the precise printer model and network you need to connect to in...

Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager - Search & SMB, Microsoft Advertising A year ago, thanks to our London-based Search Technology Centre, Bing removed its beta tag in the UK after hitting aggressive qualitative objectives just...

Are clouds on your company's horizon? If not, maybe there should be. No, we don't mean the nasty rainclouds that have dominated our economy for the past two years. We mean the clouds of the computing world, where your hardware and software reside ‘in...

More UK employees wish to take advantage of mobile technology for work purposes, but should they be allowed to? The internet has been a major game-changer for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in many different ways - in terms of their structure...

Deadlines. Meetings. Conference Calls. When your plate is full, time moves fast. So how can you possibly get an extra hour, minute, or even a few seconds out of each day? Simple. Get the most out of your technology - like this: Tip #1: Use your...