http://www.itworld.com/videos xx http://www.itworld.com/small-business/77909/your-sales-management-software-should-always-be-saas Every small business sales team starts small, usually with the owner doing sales, often using spreadsheets to track prospect details. Companies like ACT! have made millions providing structure and organization to prospect and customer tracking. But today, I strongly recommend using a hosted sales management program for two reasons: cost and control. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/77909/your-sales-management-software-should-always-be-saas#comments SaaS Small business Software Video ACT! BatchBook Saas sales Salesforce.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:58:49 -0400 James Gaskin 77909 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/73086/intel-netbooks-not-first-time-buyers-really Intel went on the record with Reuters saying netbooks are not a good first computer in the article Intel Sees No First-Time PC Buyers for Netbooks. Why not? According to Intel's Sean Maloney, the first time you buy something, like a PC, you want the “real deal.” Does this make sense to you, or is this is subtle plea for buyers to stick with higher margin products like laptops and desktops? http://www.itworld.com/small-business/73086/intel-netbooks-not-first-time-buyers-really#comments Hardware Small business Tech & society Video Cellular South Dell Intel netbook Reuters Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:51:24 -0400 James Gaskin 73086 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/72611/netbook-specific-applications We know a netbook is not a laptop, but when they debuted, the only applications available were the regular Windows and Linux applications. Now companies are taking into account the smaller screen size and lower power of netbooks and releasing applications modified to maximize your minimal netbook. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/72611/netbook-specific-applications#comments Hardware Personal tech Small business Software Video Corel Microsoft Office ThinkFree WordPerfect Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:22:44 -0400 James Gaskin 72611 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67974/it-secure An awkward question deserves a somewhat awkward answer. "Is it secure?". Its really all about residual risk calculation. http://www.itworld.com/security/67974/it-secure#comments IT management/strategy Security Video encryption risk security Fri, 15 May 2009 10:55:31 -0400 Sean McGrath 67974 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/65454/loose-coupling My take on loose coupling. http://www.itworld.com/software/65454/loose-coupling#comments IT management/strategy Software Video Loose coupling Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:32:00 -0400 Sean McGrath 65454 at http://www.itworld.com