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Archive for December, 2008

Can ‘The Cloud’ help me access SAGE?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

It is a problem experienced by businesses all over the world. More than one person needs access to SAGE but it’s only installed on one computer in the office…..can ‘The Cloud’ help?

Accounting Software

The small business finance software market is now very mature. Dominated by SAGE line 50 with current estimates indicating a 1/3 dominant market share. Quickbooks and MYOB vie for second place however are often regarded as more ‘useable’ than SAGE line 50.

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Blackberry creates a Storm…..well not quite.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

New Blackberry Storm
Since the worldwide success of the Apple iPhone, smart phone manufacturers have been desperately trying to take back some of its market share.

With devices recently released from big names such as Sony Eriksson, Samsung and HTC the latest addition to the market is the BlackBerry Storm.

Already widely being compared to the iPhone it is RIM’s first real attempt at a touch screen device.

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The key to a successful website - Plan your content!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I have been involved in website development for over ten years, from code monkey to project manager and even the poor mug who wants a snazzy new website but doesn’t quite realise what he’s getting himself into!

Today you can go online, find a nice template, pay pennies, plug in some content and by the end of the day you have a great new website that you can show off to your friends and colleagues. You can have flashy animations, interactive blogs and integrated email web forms, all without needing an ounce of knowledge about web design.

“So what’s the problem?” I hear you say….

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