When the first Macintosh computers shipped with MacPaint and MacDraw, it made everyone a graphic artist. With the sophisticated audio hardware that’s built into computers today along with inexpensive—or free—software almost anyone can start an Internet radio program. You’ve probably noted the dramatic increase in Internet radio apps over the last couple of years. Does […]
A major shift in computing power has happened and it didn’t take any federal legislation or “top-down” marching orders from the home office. As a consequence to the mobile device revolution, more employees are using their own devices for work. Issuing expensive hardware, such as a company laptop, is becoming increasingly irrelevant for many small […]
Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the original Apple Macintosh computer and ever since then icons have been collecting on our desktops. So as “Clean Out Your Computer Day” (February 10) rolls around, it’s a good time to grab the virtual broom and do a little spring, er, winter cleaning. This “holiday”—one not yet […]
My small business trends for 2014 reveal an interesting conundrum. We all know customers demand the ease of doing business with you via high-tech so we’re all scrambling to keep up with technology. But interestingly, at the same time, customers crave high-touch. Customers are quickly frustrated and often irritated when your business phone is answered […]
It was January 24, 1984 when Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh to the world. According to a report from CNET, Jobs noted upon the new technology’s unveiling that “Apple is perceived to be the only hope to offer IBM a run for its money.” And that it did. Little did we know just a few […]