Gerry Blackwell

Leading Mobile Tools for Professional Users

The life of the professional is only getting busier and more challenging. The right mobile tools, both downloads and hardware, help you run your life more efficiently....

iPad Makes Free Phone Calls

Early on, someone at Apple leaked the little secret or some smart cookie figured out and reported that it was actually possible to turn the iPad into...

Seven Techniques to Ease Windows 7 Migration

Are you thinking about migrating to Windows 7? It’s not hard, but due diligence and good planning are paramount for a successful migration. You need to follow...

Web-based Collaboration Apps: Top Options

Online collaboration tools that let you work with far-flung co-workers and clients have moved into the mainstream of small business computing in the last few years. And...

Palm Pre: Good Interface, Few Apps

Palm PrePrice: about $150 (with cellular plan)Pros: Cool dual-interface form factor, powerful processor, good Wi-Fi performanceCons: No Outlook desktop synchronization, Wi-Fi under-utilizedThe Palm Pre, Palm’s...

HP ProBook 4510s: Well Priced, Stylish

What should you look for in a new notebook? In this economy, price ranks first followed closely by reliability and security. Way down at the bottom of...

Does Skype Work for Business?

Recession-battered small businesses looking for an edge can now find one – even if only a small one – in Skype, the low-or-no-cost voice-over-Internet service...

Online Backup: How to Pick the Best

Online storage – uploading your data over the Internet to a service provider’s data center – makes such perfect sense that the market is now...

4G: Here It Comes, Ready or Not — Part II

Xohm, the WiMAX-powered wireless service that Sprint and partner, Clearwire launched recently in Baltimore. It has been widely hailed as the first 4G mobile service in the...

4G: Here It Comes, Ready or Not — Part I

Hallelujah. A new day is dawning in mobile communications. With the September launch in Baltimore of Xohm, the WiMAX-powered mobile broadband wireless service from Sprint...

Microsoft OCS: The next step

The 800-lb. gorilla of unified communications just put the other foot down. Kaboom! With the announcement last month of Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2—due to ship in...

Techology for Tough Times

In an economic crisis, cutting costs tops the list of most every business. But can spending money on technology help your small business survive the tough times...

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