Increase Company Collaboration with Microsoft Exchange by Anthony Licate
57% of the total revenue spent on corporate email software is being spent on Microsoft Exchange Server (Ferris Research, 2005). Microsoft Exchange Server is an email software package that resides on a server that enables office workers to collaborate more effectively. ... You are also unable to share user’s email, tasks, and calendar instantly with others at your company. ... In order for companies to get the full benefits of Microsoft Exchange, they must be running the program, Microsoft Outlook on their computers.

Are You Putting Off Productivity? by Jeanette S Cates, PhD
I recently took a good look at what was keeping me from accomplishing what I needed to do. After all, I had my goals. I had them written down. I read my affirmations daily. And still, I was not achieving what I wanted to do. Leaving town was a major undertaking. ... However, my accounting program and contact databases were on that machine, so my assistant also needed to use it. ... Best of all, it syncs with Outlook contacts, tasks, calendar and notes. ... I had an early 2MB Palm V that could not hold any e-books and did not sync with my Outlook calendar and contacts.

A PDA Will Change The Way You Consume Data by James Hunt
PDA (personal digital assistant) devices are more useful than ever. What began as a convenient way to store contacts and calendars has evolved into a new conduit for information in the digital age. PDAs are now being used for many purposes beyond simple calendaring and phone number storage. ... The latest wave of handheld personal computers blur the line between PDA and full fledged computer. ... In simple terms, this means that you can watch the contents of your home DVR (such as TiVo or DirectTV) on any device that you own that can connect to the internet at broadband speeds.

Why I Can Not Use QuickBooks by Matthew Penn
I really want to like QuickBooks. It has a wonderful user interface and processes things quickly. It allows me to create invoices, track payments, record expenses, etc, etc. But the best part of QuickBooks is its add-on module, Customer Manager. At first glance, it seemed to be perfect for my... Customer manager also has a calendar function that is very user-friendly. ... My contacts, task list, and calendar are critical to my day-to-day organization. ... Without Customer Manager, QuickBooks is OK, but not a “must-have.” I gave the two programs a full test through two weeks of my business...

Outlook Express or MS Outlook – Which is Best? by Aanchal V
Outlook Express or MS Outlook email clients are generally used by home users and business users who need reliability, easy access, email, newsgroup, notes, meeting, and journals etc functionalities with their emails. Most of the users find the email clients easy and reliable to use because of... Outlook provides integration and performance with IE 5.5 completely integrated with calendar, contact addresses, drafts, meeting scheduling, and notes etc makes MS Outlook perfect email client for business users.

Raindance Meeting Edition by Peter Cullen
Raindance Meeting Edition is a full featured web conferencing package, sporting a number of features not found in other products. For example, the product provides a facility that will dial out to your participants at the designated meeting time (after an attendee enters their phone number... The light edition requires a browser upgrade - not a full software install. ... The light edition doesn't provide all the functionality of the full edition, but it is handy for Mac users, people with limited bandwith, or those who prefer not to install software.

Meeting Organization Made Easy by Bridget Fair
Is your inbox full of meeting requests and agendas? Are you frustrated that you cannot check your work calendar when away from the office? Do you ever want to edit a meeting agenda but find it a hassle? Are you sick of filing hard copies of meeting minutes? ... Forget Filing Give your files a rest. ... Also, record the decisions made at each meeting so all team members know their duties and when they are expected to complete them. ... As mentioned above, this agenda is editable by team members if changes arise.

7 Tips for Protecting Your Data by Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
I was working on a Sunday afternoon putting together information for my next book and working on some graphics to upload to the blueprintBOOKS website to list a couple of white papers when Word shut down, my graphics program aborted and I got the blue screen of death. ... Use a USB drive or some other device to do a full back up each week Do an incremental backup each day of the week Keep you contacts and calendar in several places such as a Treo, Plaxo, or other online service Keep details on projects on CDs - just remember to update the information on a regular basis Remove old...

Make Your Documents Portable With A PIM Agendus Professional V9.0 Manager by Rene Tse
Many new Symbian OS and Palm OS users may be unaware that an application called PIM or personal information manager comes built in with ROM on every Palm OS device or Symbian OS. I promise that my article presents agendus professional v9.0 in a clear, concise and friendly manner. ... What I find frustrating is that the built in standard PIM applications are atrocious for writing important memos, retrieving a contact for my contact list and looking up an appointment . ... By holding down the day, week, time, month or year, I can view my calendar 16 different ways with the entire screen or...

The New iPod Nano by Allyson Brandy
Let’s talk music! Let’s talk podcasts! 1,000 songs, non-skip, digital quality, portability - the pencil thin iPod Nano is just the ticket. Jogging, walking or toughing it out on a treadmill life just got a whole lot easier with the addition of the rugged, little iPod that holds either 500 (2GB)... You can also set it up show a slideshow of your favorite shots on the full-color screen. ... Using the Click Wheel, you have access to your music, photos, podcasts, extras like a calendar and contacts, a World Clock and many extras On-the-go Options where you can create custom playlists...