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Tips and tricks for using Windows and Mac OS X technologies for practical everyday small business solutions.
If you are running out of space on your virtual hard drive, here is a simple and non destructive way to increase the size of our virtual drive and keep all your files and Windows setup intact.
Windows XP uses several hundreds of megabytes (or more) of your hard drive to swap data in and out of RAM, to allow you to run multiple applications at once even when these applications need more RAM than your PC as available. You can increase the performance of Windows in Parallels, and recover some space in your main Windows HDD, by moving the Windows swap file to a 2nd, fixed, virtual HDD.<…
Windows is the operating system of choice for business. Period.
And since January 2006, when Apple launched its first Intel-based iMac, Windows is a viable operating system for Intel-based Apple Macs (ie. all Macs sold by Apple as of this summer).
With the switch to Intel processors, the Macs can now become quite good Windows PCs, either as dedicated Windows machines (Windows i…
Here are my choices for best laptops for small business work. I consider that a great laptop for small business work gives you portablity (these are not desktop replacement machines), power to run Vista, battery life, connectivity, DVD watching (for those hours on the plane).
Specifically, I recommend:
- Dual Core CPUs only, 1.66Ghz-1.83Ghz is plenty sufficient (no need to pay …
Every small business should have a web presence. Here is some practical advice on what you need and how to go about it.
The Small Business Web Toolkit
To establish your presence and identity in the digital world, you need:
- your own domain name;
- one or more email addresses tied to your domain;
- a website (or a blog if you prefer) for your domain …
One key question that small business startups face is how to setup their email system. There are two distinct approaches - running your own email server, or subscribing to an email hosting service. This article will only deal with email hosting solutions.
To setup a professional email solution you need to deal with two parts - the domain name under which your company will be known and …
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