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April 17th, 2010 by Jeff Keihl
Do you know that BestBuy accepts nearly any e-waste at BestBuy locations for disposal or recycling. Simply bring your e-waste to the customer service desk and drop it off. So far I have turned in two laptops, a scanner and a radio. Today I will bring another computer and a monitor. My office is much cleaner. Thanks BestBuy!
More info from BestBuy – http://www.bestbuy.com/recycling/
December 8th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
Here are three free office suite/productivity applications for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Locally Installed Applications
Robust functionality similar to Microsoft Office applications.
OpenOffice.org
Web-based Applications
The functionality is not the same in some areas compared to locally installed office applications but you will be able to access your documents from anywhere you have an Internet connection and collaborate with others.
Solution Overview
Office Suite/Productivity Solution Overview
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Research Helper – Free Office Suite Productivity
November 20th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
I don’t think anyone would argue that work experience and customer success stories are more important indicators of technical competence than certifications. But how much weight should you give to certifications when evaluating tech professionals to help your business?
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October 30th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
We issued our first press release this week. It was designed to reach out to U.S. tech service providers. We are always looking for dedicated tech service businesses that help small businesses. If you know any great local tech helpers, please send them to TechShortcut.com for some free visibility.
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October 20th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
Solution options have virtually doubled thanks to Internet-based applications for virtually every type of traditional/in-house solution. For example, you can run Microsoft Word in-house or use Google Docs online. You can run Quickbooks locally or you can use NetSuite online.
While all the choices can be difficult to navigate, these options allow businesses more flexibility than ever before to meet business needs. But which option should a business choose?
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October 5th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
Google’s email service “Gmail” recently experienced an outage that lasted for about 100 minutes. Should you reconsider using online applications in your business?
As Google’s Gmail blog pointed out, the Gmail service still adhered to being operational 99.9% of the time. Do you think you can do better in-house for the price?
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September 23rd, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
Do you feel like you aren’t getting the results you need from your current search engine? Have you heard about technology for your business but you can’t find good information about it? Do you want to save time? TechShortcut makes things easier and faster for you by providing a one-stop search tool called “Research Helper” where you can find the best search results for small business technology.
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September 22nd, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
Legislation called the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ” or simply the Recovery Act, was passed in February 2009 to help stimulate the economy. Much was made in the press about the money the bill would generate for states and government projects.
What are the benefits for small business and technology? Here are some links that should help clarify the legislation’s intentions. The jury is still out on how many small businesses will benefit.
September 16th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
As a small business manager you don’t need to know all the in’s and out’s of cloud computing.
You were probably just getting used to terms like application service provider (ASP), hosted application, on-line application and software as a service (SaaS) when along comes the term “cloud.”
A picture of a “cloud” to represent the Internet has been used in diagrams for years and is akin to the term “black box.” The underlying concept is the same for all the above terms—your application processing and/or data reside outside of your company.
September 15th, 2009 by Jeff Keihl
You should have some fear when you connect to a public Wi-Fi hotspot. When you access a network you become a member of that network and that can mean that others can access your computer.
A friend of mine connected to a business owner’s Wi-Fi network a few weeks ago and was startled see his computer and shared folders listed in the business owner’s “My Network Places” view in Windows Explorer while he was helping him do some configuration. He usually switches off “file and printer sharing” but he obviously forgot to do that before connecting to the hotspot.
January 30th, 2010 by Jeff Keihl
Four months ago I wrote a post about federal stimulus for small businesses. Here is an update.
The prior stimulus bill focused on trying to make it easier for small businesses to secure credit and added a few tax breaks. Business owners I talked to were not in a position to consider more funding for two reasons.
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