Video: Can IT strengthen the economy?

At the Gartner Symposium 2008, Cisco CEO John Chambers predicted that as the economy turns, many company heads will be looking for flexibility along with cost effectiveness — aspects that video conferencing and social networking can provide. As you’ll see in this video clip from the event, Chambers forsees that, soon, IT and business strategy will be so intertwined we won’t know the difference between them.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=835

Microsoft Small Business Summit Webcast

Wow, this was actually pretty good. I stumbled accross this a few weeks ago and thought I'd check it out. I was impressed with some of the speakers who spoke on subjects that were relevant to me but could also be helpful to many other small businesses.

Some of the subjects covered are

1. Sales and Marketing
2. Productivity & Security
3. Microsoft Office How-To's

and more. Each subject has 1-2 dozen videos you can watch. One of my favorites was John from Duct Tape Marketing.

Yes, the videos are from Microsoft so some of the buz was around their products but overall they had great information for the small business owners.

Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/summit/ .

Microsoft Small Business Summit Oct 14 - 16th

It's looks like they've got a great lineup of speakers. It is geared toward the small business where many of the people wear lots of hats. In this webcast you'll receive tips and advice from industry professionals.

Check out the agenda here.

View the free online Small Business Summit on October 14 -16th, 9am - 1pm at http://www.parseccomputer.com.

Registration is Free! (click to register)

Email Overload!

Are you overwhelmed with email? If you’re like me, you get a mountain of email everyday and it seems never ending. Half the time it seems like all I do is read through and respond to email all day.

Here is an article on 6 tips for reducing email overload and an audio course on how to organize and put a stop to the inbox chaos.

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Audio Course…

I'm a PC

Not Alone - I'm a PC

Windows Server 2008 Video

Windows Server 2008 Unleashed: Meet the Exerciser

Tired of chasing your mouse? Use keyboard shortcuts

Taken from a Microsoft Website. Click Keyboard shortcuts here

The mouse, one of the greatest advances in computing history, provides you with an intuitive point-and-click method for using your computer. Depending on the type of work you're doing, however, sometimes using a mouse actually slows you down. If you are a good typist, taking your hands away from the keyboard to move the mouse can use up a few seconds. Over the course of a full day, you could save several minutes by using keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse.

Checkout this website for a fow pointers.

Keyboard shortcuts here