Creating a Virtual Office on the Web by Brewster Collen
Mark Ramsey’s high-tech consultant company, with 9 employees, has an extranet. So does Bob Cutter’s advertising agency, which has 35 staff members, a team of 107 freelancers and 7 clients. Both companies, one in Oregon the other in Pennsylvania, have realized the benefits of having an extranet... A small but increasing number of turnkey solutions are inexpensive and easy to build and use. ... A key reason for this growing interest is because extranets have become affordable and scalable for both small and medium-sized companies.

Adding More People To Delaying Projects by Mukul Gupta
A project that can be done by a single developer in 3 months is said to be 3 man-month projects. Often the calendar duration is 45 – 60 days which means that the vendor organization will allocate 2 developers to work on it. So, with a quick calculation you can tell that a 3 man-month project... when 2 people are working there is only 1 channel of communication. ... So when we have a team of 2 people working this become 2(2-1)/2 = 1, i.e. ... He gave us a group intercommunication formula which basically is n(n-1)/2, where “n” is the number of people working on the project.

How to Automate Web Applications and Web Sites Quickly and Easily by Recording Web Browser Activity by Marcus Tettmar
We’ve all heard the latest buzz word, Web 2.0. Whatever you think of this new moniker the fact is that most of us are using web sites and web applications every day and their use is growing. Many applications that once belonged to the desktop are now running on the web – email, banking,... WebRecorder, from MJT Net, is one such tool. ... WebRecorder is like a tabbed browser. ... What is needed is a tool that records what you do in Internet Explorer, analysing the objects you click on and fields you complete as you go.

How a CRM for Microsoft Office Can Turn Your Small Business into a Productivity Powerhouse by Brandi Browning
The number one reason small businesses fail is due to lack of experience. “Lack of Experience” in the industry the entrepreneur enters and in management, as well. The fact of the matter is small business owners nearly tear their hair out when attempting to coexist as the CEO, Director of... For Administration: A centralized database of client, employee, and vendor contact information, provided by a systematic customer relationship manager, simplifies every-day administrative duties including scheduling and messaging.

The Upcoming Battle for Your Desktop: Microsoft Vs Google (Part 3) by Marcelo Reyes
Let’s move on to the last part of this series of articles and take a look at what google has to offer in this battle for the dominion of our computers… A lot has been written about google trying to develop a new operating system (known off the record as GooOS), which would be hosted by a super... Though it is still on its Beta version, it offers reminders with images, scheduling of events, and it even allows you to send automatic reminders via SMS. ... So what does Google get from all these free offerings?

Linux Power Tools - Great Tools to Make System Administration Easy by Amarjyoti Krishnan
World War II - Germany decided to attack Poland. Poland had many great warriors. They all prepared to fight the Germans. They were all ready with the best armor, the best and well trained horses, and ofcourse the best weapons , swords , spears .... And the Pols were brave and were ready to give... Both these an email client, calendaring, meeting scheduling, a task list, contact management and syncing functionality. ... LyX (http://www.lyx.org) is an example of a great document processor. ... Lyx Besides office suites which replicate the windows world products in features, Linux also has...

When Your Computer Fails: A Disaster Recovery Strategy for the Home-based Business by Pamela Bruce
If you are self-employed and work from home, you wear several hats, so to speak: you may be the marketing manager, accountant, receptionist or PR person. You are also your own technical support department and therefore responsible for safeguarding your data. ... Having an external hard drive is great, but what would happen in the case of theft, flood or fire? ... You should regularly (let your calendar program remind you) back up important data on CD-Rs or DVD-Rs and store these elsewhere, such as at a friend’s house or in a safe deposit box at your bank.

Email Ninja Moves: 7 Ways to Tame Your Inbox by Sharon Sarmiento
Is dealing with your email becoming like a second job--you know, you can't really get anything done because you're always stuck in your inbox? Or you look in your inbox and feel like you're being buried alive by the 500 emails that are staring you in the face and mocking your attempts to get the... Let's face it, if you have a mind-bogglingly complex folder system, you'll need to do a search in order to find stuff anyway, so why not give up the charade, save some time and just put all emails you want to save in one folder?

Microsoft's Live Meeting by Peter Cullen
To use Microsoft Live Meeting, you just need a computer, a phone, and an Internet connection. The product is designed to accommodate small or large groups, and supports meetings with up to 2500 participants. Live Meeting is a hosted solution, meaning you don't buy any software to install on your... The text slide function presents a blank page that the presenter can type on to and share. ... The Web slide function ( I like this one) lets you take your attendees to any live Web page. ... The whiteboard is a blank page that the presenter can draw on, add text to, and highlight portions of by...

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... Raindance also supports Powerpoint (and it does preserve slide transitions-unlike some other products on the market that have a problem with that). ... Raindance is integrated with Microsoft Outlook, so you can schedule meetings from the Outlook calendar, and users get one-click access.