I travel frequently for story assignments. When I do, I have a hard time finding good places to work. Holing up in a hotel room is dull, and coffee shops tend to be noisy and ill suited for meetings. So when I read about a new crop of websites designed to help you find a temporary workspace, I was eager to give one a whirl. READ MORE
In a perfect world, every accounting system you use, every document, every business contact, and every file would be a click away. As we’ve learned in recent months, having a good disaster recovery plan is crucial – disaster can strike at any time, disrupting your business in unexpected ways. READ MORE
We tested four new notebooks with fast processors and loads of features. Here are the results. READ MORE
The BlackBerry PlayBook is a new 7-inch business tablet that shows promise. Widely panned by those in the tech industry, there are several compelling features for entrepreneurs who might find the tablet works remarkably well when it comes to streamlining your mobile life. But let’s be clear up front: this is NOT the tablet to buy right now. READ MORE
Network World is reporting that puppy cams, which are Webcams people set up to keep an eye on their pet during the day, and other streaming and media services (e.g., Netflix) could bring the Internet to its knees. “An unexpected driver in this overall growth of Internet traffic is the surge in ambient video. This is so-called ‘puppy cam’ traffic — fixed video sources featuring pets, so-called ‘nanny cam’ child care and health monitoring video streams, and especially security camera applications.” Cisco: Puppy cams threaten Internet [Network World]
Cloud printing is another service on the Web that makes sense for small businesses. The idea is that you can print from your phone or laptop from anywhere, store the printed pages temporarily in the cloud, and then retrieve the prints — usually at your home or office printer. You can also change the output destination. IN some cases, you can even direct your prints to a cloud printing service. Now, Google has announced a new cloud print offering. CRN has the scoop: “Google (NSDQ:GOOG) this week officially launched Google Cloud Print into beta, a cloud printing offering that lets users print popular document formats and Google Gmail e-mail messages from any device, regardless of operating systems, with no connection required.” Google Cloud Print Battles Apple AirPrint In Cloud Printing Duel [CRN]
Amazon has announced a new “Simple E-Mail Service” that is a good fit for small business. The service is intended to simplify the complex nature of business e-mail for transactions (say, when someone buys a product at your site) and for sending press releases or other announcements to customers. The service ties into the other cloud offerings from Amazon so you can do things like send an e-mail directly from a hosted application. And, best yet for small business: you can use it only as you need it. Introducing Amazon Simple Email Service [Amazon]
Cloud printing is another service on the Web that makes sense for small businesses. The idea is that you can print from your phone or laptop from anywhere, store the printed pages temporarily in the cloud, and then retrieve the prints — usually at your home or office printer. You can also change the output destination. IN some cases, you can even direct your prints to a cloud printing service. Now, Google has announced a new cloud print offering. CRN has the scoop: “Google (NSDQ:GOOG) this week officially launched Google Cloud Print into beta, a cloud printing offering that lets users print popular document formats and Google Gmail e-mail messages from any device, regardless of operating systems, with no connection required.” Google Cloud Print Battles Apple AirPrint In Cloud Printing Duel [CRN]
What exactly is 4G? even the experts can’t decide. But Engadget has posted a good summary of the network terms we’ve used for the past few years and how 4G fits. From the summary: “It’s hard to believe nowadays, but in a simpler time, cellphones really were called “cell phones,” not dumbphones, smartphones, feature phones, or superphones. They bulged in your pocket — if they fit in your pocket at all, that is — and they made calls. That’s it. None of this social networking, messaging, browsing, Instagramming, Flash 10.1 nonsense. They didn’t upload 5 megapixel photos to Flickr, and they most certainly didn’t turn into wireless hotspots.” 2G, 3G, 4G, and everything in between: an Engadget wireless primer [Engadget]
