Small business analyst Laurie McCabe shares her thoughts and insight on the 2010 Small Business Technology Summit that recently took place in New York City.
Small business analyst Laurie McCabe shares her thoughts and insight on the 2010 Small Business Technology Summit that recently took place in New York City.
<b>OpenAttitude:</b> "The road to running a 100% Linux shop started for yours truly last year when I dumped my MacBook for a cheap and cheerful Eee PC; it proved itself worthy of world travel during Nokia’s N97 24/7 tour."
Buying a color laser printer? Before you budget that 10 to 15 cents per color page, think about 3.5 cents. That's the promise of Epson's industrial-strength inkjet, a $599 business printer that's one of the most compelling computer peripherals we've seen this year.
Buying a color laser printer? Before you budget that 10 to 15 cents per color page, think about 3.5 cents. That's the promise of Epson's industrial-strength inkjet, a $599 business printer that's one of the most compelling computer peripherals we've seen this year.
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "The guys behind such amazing works like Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny and Yo Frankie! is yet again in the news. Blender foundation recently released the trailer of their next open movie, Sintel. And it looks super hot. Watch and enjoy."
The Magnolia State this week became the latest to pass a law requiring businesses to immediately notify customers when their data has been compromised.
<b>Jimmy Burnett:</b> "The truth is, Linux isn't a gaming machine and isn't designed to run games, although there are some popular titles with Linux support such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare."
<b>OSNews:</b> "You mentioned (pre-interview) your organization is looking at making a move to Linux servers. What operating system have you been running and what prompted the change?"
The heart of a small business is its data. Lose it, and you're in big trouble. But what about your laptop? We look at data security -- from software tweaks to hardware encryption -- to lock down your laptop.
The heart of a small business is its data. Lose it, and you're in big trouble. But what about your laptop? We look at data security -- from software tweaks to hardware encryption -- to lock down your laptop.
<b>Small Business Computing:</b> "But the pain of buying a new computer pales in the face of losing the data from an unprotected laptop. A few simple steps toward data protection can avoid an invasion of your privacy and the real likelihood of identity theft."
<b>Linux Devices:</b> "The Linux-ready Artigo A1100 has a 1.3GHz Via Nano processor, accepts 2GB of RAM, sports HDMI and VGA video outputs, and has five USB ports, the company says."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "So after showing you some cool OpenOffice.org Easter eggs, I've decided to go all out by sharing with you some of the most popular software Easter eggs ever."
<b>HowtoForge: </b>"Nexenta is a project developing a debian user-land for the OpenSolaris kernel. This provides all of the advantages of apt as a package respoitory (based on the Ubuntu LTS apt repository, currently using 8.04) as well as the advantages of the ZFS filesystem."
<b>Datamation:</b> ""All video codecs are covered by patents," Jobs said in the e-mail, according to Roy. "A patent pool is being assembled to go after Theora and other 'open source' codecs now"
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told security experts and media that while many great ideas have been suggested, less talk and more action is needed to safeguard government and corporate networks.
<b>WDVL:</b> "HTML5 promises to revolutionize the way you build web sites. Check out what fantastic new features are in store in the forthcoming Web standard."