PC Purchases: Why Bundled Hardware Components Make Sense for Your Clients by Joshua Feinberg
Getting various hardware components factory-installed with PC purchases, like CD-RW drives and network cards, can save your clients on initial purchase and installation costs. At first, it may seem counterintuitive to recommend this strategy of PC purchases to your clients, since doing so takes... They have their eye on the $10,000 network upgrade or the $25,000 application development project. ... Bundled hardware components make sense for your clients’ technology budgets, while it frees up your firm to concentrate on opportunities to add real, high-level value as a true computer...

30 Ways to Waste your Tech Budget by Eric Meyer
1. Don’t have a five year plan, order things only when they break 2. Purchase the cheapest computers you can find every ordering cycle 3. Let each department decide what they need to purchase 4. Don’t train employees how to use the technology 5. Don’t research the company or read multiple... Hiring a highly paid computer security consultant to protect your network and hire a minimum wage security guard to protect the building? ... If you do have a computer security policy don’t enforce it 14.

Discount Apple Laptops by Jimmy Sturo
Apple provides a good range of laptops for students at discounted prices. The special online Apple store provides a 15% off the already low education pricing on selected Mac accessories and the requisite software if the student’s school or college joins Technology Rewards. ... An AirPort Extreme Card can be added to the EMac to quickly and easily connect to the school’s wireless network. ... The operating system Mac OS X Tiger make it easy to share files, send and receive emails, open enclosures, and send instant messages with a computer having the windows operating system.

The Butterfly Effect Part II: Inside the Chinese Firewall by Charles Spencer
This is the second part of my series on the Internet in China. I recently returned from a year teaching at a Chinese University. During my time in China, I had the pleasure of getting to know the state of the Internet in China, both directly and indirectly, through my own use of the Internet and... Systems administrators around the world cutoff traffic to their network by blocking large blocks of IP addresses in mainland China. ... The most effective control methods the authorities have is the simple psychological intimidation associated with showing an ID to use a computer in a public...

Where Can I Download Linux? by Bob Rankin
I hear people saying that Microsoft is evil, and I should switch to Linux. What is Linux, who should use it, and where can I download Linux for free? Linux is a complete version of the Unix operating system (software that controls the basic functions of the personal computer) and it runs on... Today Linux is a complete and reliable implementation of the Unix operating system, with the following notable features: * 32-bit operation (it uses all the speed and power of your CPU, unlike 16-bit DOS systems) * Virtual memory (it can use all of your system's RAM; there's no 640K memory limit)...

Microsoft Business Solutions VAR/Partner Selection – Overview for IT Director/Manager/Controller by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft CRM become more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind them. Now Great Plains is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same... It is always good idea to install everything on your own - however Great Plains requires combination of computer networking, some programming, good accounting/distribution/logistics/reporting background - so it is not a surprise that Microsoft Business Solutions requires their customers to have specially...

Internet Security Basics 101 by Niall Roche
The explosive growth of the Internet has meant that thousands of people are today experiencing the joys of being online for the first time. With growth there always comes pain. Be it your growing pains as a child or the growth and development of this part of our culture called the Internet. ... Antivirus software can only protect your computer from viruses trying to infect it via email, CD-Rom, floppy disk, Word documents or other types of computer files. ... Their sole intent is to cause chaos and/or harm to your computer system and millions of other computer systems all over the world.

Introduction to Thomson NETg by Natalie Aranda
Thomson NETg is one of a kind global learning Enterprise offering live online classrooms and a wide range of Integrated Learning solutions. Their learning offer includes high-quality instructional content, cutting-edge enabling technologies with multiple delivery options, and a full range of... Project Management with the following areas: Project Management Skills, Project Management Institute. ... The history of Thomson NETg dates back to 1971 when the company introduced mainframe computer-based training, and by the year 2005 NETg acquired KnowledgeNet, a company leader in live and mobile...

Unenthusiastic about the "Un-PC" by Chin Wong
LIKE a bad penny that keeps turning up, the idea of a thin computing client refuses to die. Its latest reincarnation is the $100 “Un-PC” that Newsweek trumpets in its Feb. 12 issue as a replacement for the personal computer. A company in India called Novatium has begun selling the NetPC for only... Jain acknowledges that he was inspired by the network computer touted in the 1990s by Oracle Corp. ... There are many theories about why Ellison’s network computer failed. ... The “magic” that will turn this pile of cheap electronics into a working computer is the network.

How To Select The Best Business Laptops by Tim Childree
The corporate life is hectic, so it is important to have a fast, reliable, lightweight notebook that can maximize your daily output by keeping your projects organized and your workflow streamlined. One of the first things you need to look for in a business laptop is wireless connectivity. ... Whether at home or on the road, a good business laptop can really improve the quality of your work life by providing you with all of the essential tools you need to efficiently manage your daily tasks. ... Unless you plan on doing an inordinate amount of multi-tasking or video production, it would be...