Archive for the 'Technology' Category

PC’s are losing their appeal for people while other hi tech gadgets are zooming in popularity.
This story from Japan talks about college students, but the trend is hitting business as well.
I was thinking about doing some presentations in public and recording them to Mp3 to put online.
In the “old days” (last year) everyone told me […]

Two years ago Meebo.com hit the web. I just found out about it today. It’s sort of a cool premise. You can IM other people via Google Talk, AIM, MSN, ICQ, Jabber, or Yahoo from their site. You only need a web based connection… no software downloads required.
It’s a pretty neat idea really if you […]

I was talking with someone just today from a rural area who hoped to get a home based customer service job using satellite broadband. I was sorry to have to tell them that, as yet, that’s not a workable solution for most work at home jobs in the customer service or medical transcription field.
I wish […]

Speaking of electronic gadgets you may not want to fix, here’s a new service that offers to fix them: Scooter Computer!
They’re based in the London, UK and their claim to fame is that they scoot up to your home or small business on a distinctively pink moped.  They charge £69 per hour, BUT if they […]

Technology is to the point where it’s cheaper to “buy new” than to try to repair certain items.
This article was written for consumers but it throws a wrinkle into marketing too. Years ago, people in business made money two ways. In good times they’d sell the product, in lean times they’d make money by repairing […]

If you’re trying to find an edge in real estate investing, then real estate investment software may be the tool you need to get that edge. Why is that? Real estate pros have a saying… “You make money when you BUY, not when you SELL.” In other words, unless you know you have a profit […]

As we were doing our taxes a few weeks ago, I noted a deduction for getting a new computer. A power surge “fried” the last one. We had to find a local computer guru to search through the remains of the hard drive and try to retrieve whatever business records were necessary. I wish we’d […]

Did you tell yourself you’d love to live out a suitcase or backpack, “telecommuting” across the globe?
Here are some good clues that you could be kidding yourself!
From LIPLiving

You have never owned a passport nor do you plan to.
You don’t like trying new things - like food, drinks, activities.
You already have your life plan all mapped […]

I am a fan of the cell phone world not because I like to buy them per se but because I always have my eye on that market because I’ve sold a few in my day. Not enough to retire - far from it - but enough to keep an eye on the market.
As a […]

Google phones are coming soon.
Here’s the scuttlebutt: Google engineers have reportedly been working hard on mobile phone software that will hook phones into its online services. Official news will likely break late this year or early next. In the meantime, Google wants to leave the messy job of building the handset hardware to a consortium […]