Computers for a small business: Laptop vs. desktop

As an entrepreneur, you've got your hands full making choices that can make or break your company. One important decision is choosing your small- to mid-sized business’s (SMB) computer hardware, whether you should invest in desktops or laptops. The following are valuable considerations on how to make the best choice between the two. Portability Modern

By |2019-11-11T09:11:52+00:00October 16th, 2019|Hardware|

Put an end to annoying notifications on your Mac

Have you ever cursed your computer for inundating you with annoying notifications? Alerts about calendar events, new emails, and app updates are supposed to be helpful, but seeing too many may hurt your productivity. Thankfully, Mac users have a swift and simple tool to get everything under control. Managing alerts within Notification Center You can

By |2022-01-05T10:17:43+00:00June 24th, 2019|Apple|

PC makers struggle to meet demand

Top PC makers are becoming more concerned as Intel CPU shortages continue to persist. According to several reports, Intel has struggled to keep up with the rising demand for high-performance computer chips, which will affect millions of businesses. Here’s a quick rundown on the Intel PC shortage. Reasons for the shortage There are many contributors

By |2019-11-13T15:09:16+00:00February 14th, 2019|Hardware|

Save money with thin and zero clients

Businesses are always looking for ways to save a bundle without sacrificing growth. For a while, they believed that they had to buy workstations with their own processing power, RAM, and hard drive. But thanks to virtualization, companies can increase their revenue and get the computing processes they need with thin and zero clients. What

By |2019-11-13T15:18:12+00:00December 27th, 2018|Hardware|

Situations perfect for virtual desktops

Managing an office full of computers and mobile devices is a nightmare especially in regulated industries. But with a virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI), employees can access all the features of a personal computer from almost any mobile device. Here are a few use cases for this emerging technology: Healthcare In an industry where every file

By |2019-11-13T15:48:04+00:00June 26th, 2018|Virtualization|

Microsoft simplifies Outlook on desktop

Microsoft recently announced that it’s revamping Outlook’s user interface and improving certain features. The redesign is aimed at decluttering the desktop version and align it with the much cleaner and more user-friendly iOS version. Mac and Windows users can look forward to a sleeker design, better features, and reduced complexity. How Outlook will be simplified

By |2019-11-14T10:46:54+00:00November 23rd, 2017|Office|

Get fat savings with thin and zero clients

When you have several cost-effective options like cloud computing and managed services providers, IT spending should never get out of control. And if you want to cut back even further, trade in your expensive desktops for thin and zero clients. What are thin and zero clients? Thin clients are stripped-down computers with minimum processing power

By |2019-11-14T11:02:37+00:00July 6th, 2017|Hardware|

Small business & the laptop vs desktop debate

With the advent of e-commerce and online storefronts, global commerce has opened a whole new world for the small business owner. It has never been easier to find customers for your product or service. Of course, you still need to have to right tools. One tool that you cannot do without is the computer. But

By |2019-11-14T14:19:14+00:00November 8th, 2016|Hardware|

Three client level virtualization options

Server-hosted delivery of client applications is hardly new. Whether it was Microsoft Windows Terminal Services back in 1996 or the Remote Desktop Services of today, it has been around for a while now. With client virtualization, boundaries of traditional networks are done away with to allow rich client applications and environments to endpoints. Keep centrally

By |2019-11-07T05:57:30+00:00June 10th, 2016|Virtualization|