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Does the name “Mike Muhney” ring a bell? You shouldn’t feel bad if you don’t recognize it—he’s not exactly a household name. If you’re a business professional—especially a sales professional—though, there’s a good chance you’ve benefited from his work, and
In Their Own Words: vipOrbit Co-Founder And CEO Mike Muhney Read More »
It’s finally here. vipOrbit for Mac is available in the Mac App Store and completes the trifecta of contact and relationship managing Nirvana—at least for Apple users. If you’re not familiar with vipOrbit, it’s been around for a while. Its
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Google recently launched the new and improved Nexus 7 tablet. Despite the preponderance of great reviews and glowing praise, though, the flagship Android tablet still has one fatal flaw: Android. Admittedly, that sounds like an overtly “fanboy” thing to say,
Google Nexus 7 Still Has One Serious Weakness Read More »
Cloud-based backup services sound good in principle. The simplicity and convenience of having your data automatically copied to some server out on the Internet sounds like a good idea. Make sure you read the fine print, though, because you might
The Myth Of Online Backup Read More »
I will be presenting a couple sessions at the SMB Nation Fall conference in Las Vegas in October. SMB Nation Livexperience 2013 will be held at the Rio Hotel, and includes three days of keynotes, training, presentations, and panel discussions
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This should have been it. BlackBerry finally rolled out the BlackBerry 10 OS, and introduced the Z10 and Q10 smartphones. This should have been a phenomenal quarter for revenue, smartphone units shipped, profit, and everything else. Instead, BlackBerry revealed disappointing
Future Is Bleak For BlackBerry Read More »
Anemic sales and gloomy forecasts aside, 2013 is shaping up to be a good year for PCs. Intel unveiled its fourth generation “Haswell” Core processors at Computex in Taipei this week, and Microsoft shared more details about the changes and
Intel Haswell Chips And Windows 8.1 Could Revive Waning PC Market Read More »
OK, call it. Time of death for the PC, May 28, 2013. At least, that seems to be what the evidence from IDC suggests. IDC has revised its forecast for the waning PC market to reflect the greater-than-expected plummet in
R.I.P. PC? A Closer Look At Gloomy IDC Forecast Read More »
Windows 8 is not Microsoft ‘s first rodeo, but it’s the most important version of the operating system since Windows 3.0 when it comes to the future of Microsoft. If Microsoft succeeds, it will cement its position atop the tech
Why Windows 8 Is Such A Crucial Step For Microsoft Read More »
I like Windows 8. Let’s just start there. I’ve used Windows 8 since before the Consumer Preview version. I have Windows 8 installed on a Samsung Series 7 Slate which is docked on my desk, and I invested 30 days
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