Archive for 'Non-Specific Ramblings'
Does the World Really Need Another Search Engine?
Not long ago, Microsoft tried to buy into YAHOO with some billons of dollars. It didn’t work out. Apparently that didn’t turn Microsoft away from the potential of becoming a rival to Google. This was a bid that I actually hoped would occur – because competition is good. As much as I respect Google, it [...]
Does it Take Technicians or Business People to Make “IT” Happen?
I first met Stuart Crawford several years ago at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Like many networking events that I attend, we exchanged business cards and continued to meet others that day. I didn’t think anything more of this meeting. Boy, did I not see the freight train of a relationship that was coming my [...]
Can a free “office suite” really be useful in business?
Is OpenOffice.org 3 Ready for Business?
You can not discount the power of collaborative software development. After 20 years of community development, OpenOffice.org 3 is being used in business around the world. It is easy to use and allows you to save documents in a format that is approved by the International Organization for Standardization. If [...]
8 Cool Things Busy Entrepreneurs Need to Know About
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Live blogging, because live is better.
PollDaddy – http://polldaddy.com/
Create surveys and polls for your website.
PDF Online – http://www.pdfonline.com/
Convert doc to pdf online for free.
G.ho.st – Global Hosted Operating System – http://g.ho.st/?language=en
A free [...]
