Computers

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    Whiteboard annotation

    When Denny Conner wants to impress his customers, he uses an LCD projector to project slide show images onto a screen. When he really wants to wow them, he projects the images onto an interactive whiteboard. But there's more to this electronic toy than just impressing a client. Using TeamBoard...

     
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    Working With Digital Images

    For remodelers, digital photography has less to do with cameras and more to do with communication. Using a digital camera and the Internet, issues that used to take days or weeks to resolve with meetings and site visits can now be handled in minutes.

     
  • Reducing paper in your business

    The paperless office may never happen, but it's worth at least making the effort to cut back. Paper eats revenue; using it means taking a longer time to move information, and, in many cases, people cannot literally all be on the same page at the same time.

     
  • Getting a good return on technology

    Just like a customer in week seven of a six-week kitchen remodel, the desire to be “done” with a technology project can be so overwhelming that you back off the throttle when you're only halfway down the runway.

     
  • Periodic maintanence for your computer

    The more dependent on computers you become, the more precautions you must take to ensure that everything stays up and running, and that your data is always there for you. Here's a simple schedule you can follow:

     
  • Upgrading to Small Business Server 2003

    If it's just you with a desktop and a laptop, a simple peer-to-peer network to share files is probably OK, but as soon as you put another user or two in the mix, you should be thinking about a real Windows server to control traffic and secure your data.

     
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    Tightening up on passwords

    Many people use the same password for their computers, e-mail accounts, to backups, or online bank accounts. And many companies give every employee the same password to log on to their computers.

     
  • Moving data to a new computer

    The idea of losing data has probably kept some people from contemplating a new computer. Fear not; it isn't that difficult to transfer files.

     
  • Choosing your tech tool

    Thinking about some mobile technology for spring? Here's my short take on your choices.

     
  • Locating files on your computer

    We're dealing with so much information these days that it's become a game of hide-and-seek to find files, e-mails, photos, or Web shortcuts on our computers. Try one of these great search tools.