Archive for August, 2010
How to Dial Phone Numbers That Contain Letters on a BlackBerry
If you’ve ever tried to dial a number such as 1-800-COMCAST from your BlackBerry device and ran into problems, you are not alone. The keys on a BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard are not like those on a regular phone that automatically display the corresponding numbers for each letter. Thankfully, there is a fast, simple, and best of all free solution for dialing numbers that contain letters without the need for any additional applications. Simply start dialing the number as usual usually and when you come to the letters, hold the "alt" key while pressing each letter. Voila! ...
AccessMyLan Review
Email is one of the most critical tools for every business. For most businesses, when email is down a communication channels with clients are broken and revenue can be lost. AccessMyLan has created a great tool to troubleshoot email connectivity issues. The tool can identify: Host connectivity and name resolution (DNS) problems SSL / Certificate issues Exchange Server / ActiveSync configuration issues User configuration issues How It Works The VPN Agent is downloaded and installed onto any Windows system in the office network. The VPN Agent establishes an outbound SSL connection to the AccessMyLan service cloud. Remote users connect to the AccessMyLan service cloud and traffic is routed to the office network via the VPN Agent. Features A remote user may connect to the VPN over any Access Method defined by the VPN Administrator. The Access Methods available are: VPN Client - Use any remote PC or Laptop as if it were in the office with full access to file shares, applications and even printers. Web Portal - Access files and supported Web-based applications on office servers from any Internet browser. ActiveSync - Connect Windows Mobile, iPhone and Nokia devices to your Exchange server for mobile mail, contacts and calendar. Mobile APN ...
Google Apps vs. Microsoft 365
Google took a shot at the bow of Microsoft which has raised questions that Microsoft would have to answer when it launches office suite 365. One customer who has chosen Google Apps in relation to Microsoft products also said he chose to offer Google in the cloud for reasons of how much it cost, the simplicity, and collaboration. The product manager of enterprise claimed it is only a true application of the cloud with Google Apps. In an interview Sinha quoted "From a supply perspective and a client, very large it feels like the same type of products packaged together in a new way," referring to Office 365. With office 365 it is a cloud, which concludes into a solution of a monthly subscription that comes in two versions. The two versions include one for small businesses and enterprises. With the Small Business Edition it is for organizations with fewer than 25 employees in there organization. It is a $6 per month and per user. This version will offer Office Web Apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Online Lync, and a website external to subscribers. Microsoft has also enhanced its ...
The iPad Changing Business on the Go
The iPad made its debut as a consumer product, offering a new mobile platform for audio, visual media, like movies and pictures, books, games, and the internet. However, being that the iPad has a 10 hour battery life, is light weight and mobile, makes it a prefect device for business users. On location data entry and faster turnaround on location updates, saves time and cuts administrative costs in half. This makes the iPad any business’s dream machine. Several industries can really take advantage of what the iPad has to offer for business users. The Healthcare industry is seeing a rapid use for the iPad. Hospital ipad users are seeing apps for surgery on the market. The “CV Surgery Risk” app for doctors and patients addresses the risks of heart surgery. CV Surgery Risk can also be used by medical students and residents to prep for procedures researching outcomes. Medical students can also purchase their textbooks for the ipad driving down costs. The iPad can additionally organize files and charts easier. For most doctors organizing medical records can be no fun. “Remote Scan” is an app that will get any ...
Finding Your Target Demographics Through Social Media
Looking to reach your target demographic for business you may want to start thinking about which social media would best suit your company. First off it would be a good idea to know who your target market is. What market audiences are you looking for, is it based on income, age, sex or education level? Where can you find these groups online? This article is an overview of how social media can help find your target audiences. By adding your company to the social media mixer you can create a stronger relationship with your audience. Knowing your target audiences can say a lot about where your company should be putting its energy in to marketing. By knowing where your audiences are you can found out their behavior, geographic location and maybe even their product related segmentation. Using this overview to create brand loyalty can help, please keep in mind that brand loyalty is often do to consumer inferences of similarities between some personas of what you are advertising. Additionally customer needs that are met can create loyalty to a service provided. As you start to construct your key demographic factors, create a ...
Managing Social Networking Sites to Boost Business Opportunities
Wondering how a social networking site can grow your business? Maybe you have even heard the hype about other businesses using sites like linkedin, facebook, bebo or fastpitch. Probably wondering where to start, it may even seem rather over whelming. Starting with Facebook would be the best option. Facebook being the most popular of social media has over 300 million users alone. Status updates and the like button help rise interest in what users are doing. Even if you simple create a company fan page in facebook you can easily increase your bottom line. However you want to take the right steps for driving customers to your page. Before you get started a couple things need to be address that will make your transition to using social media easier. What your business needs are and what you’re using the site for. Maybe you’re looking for ways to highlight new or old products. Increasing your marketing through facebook has worked wonders for hundreds of business. Customer behavior generally improves for businesses, even giving feedback about your current target market. Which brings up whose attention are you trying to get from ...
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