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What I’m Reading This Week
Boutique PC seller laughs all the way to the bank on the back of Windows 7
A boutique system builder has bucked the industry trend of slumping PC sales by continuing to focus on selling Windows 7 machines. Auburn, Wash.
http://bit.ly/184HVGD
What I’m Reading This Week
7 open source projects to cut your teeth on (and the ones to avoid)
Open source contributors weigh in on what projects are friendly to the first-time contributor, and the ones not-so-much.
http://bit.ly/10caU3w
What I’m Reading This Week
The Secret to Winning A-List Informational Interviews? Learn to Podcast
Podcasting may be your secret to connecting with prominent business leaders. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The following piece is co-authored with John Corcoran, who is an attorney, business advisor, and creator of SmartBusinessRevolution.com.
http://onforb.es/13SLqvm
This week I talk about certain hardware specs to look for in a tablet to replace a laptop for business.
What I’m Reading This Week
Install osCommerce e-commerce solution on CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu
osCommerce Online Merchant is a complete self-hosted online store solution that contains both a catalog frontend and an administration tool backend which can be easily installed and configured through a web-based installation procedure.
http://bit.ly/144uLEK
What I’m Reading This Week
Not cool, Adobe: Give the Ninite guys a job, not the middle finger
Sysadmin blog Adobe wants the ability to easily roll out Flash updates removed from Ninite, the sysadmin Swiss army knife. I’m going to explain why this is a terrible thing. First, though, I would like to discuss the real-world practical uses of products such as Ninite.
http://bit.ly/12Tpgsy
On this weeks episode we dive a little deeper into IFTTT. By using IFTTT we can create a low maintenance but highly effective blog for small businesses.
What I’m Reading This Week
Alert: Skype account hijack technique may affect all users
Summary: After six malicious takeovers of his Skype account, a frustrated security researcher has posted his attempts to get Skype’s help. Here’s how to protect yourself. According to security researcher @TibitXimer (A.K.A.
http://zd.net/ZUHAxe
Express to Internet Hate: Bus company threatens redditor with lawsuit
What I’m Reading
People complain about businesses online all the time. But one bus company’s campaign to shut down its Internet haters has expanded into an array of lawsuits and, most recently, threats against a reddit forum moderator.
http://ars.to/15N0Zbr
Send It Later: 4 Useful SMS Scheduling Apps To Text At Just The Right Time [Android]
SMS messages have become one of the most common forms of communication for friends, family, and even coworkers. They can also be extremely flexible with features such as scheduling and delivery reports. While delivery reports are usually included in stock SMS apps, scheduling is not.
http://bit.ly/11mGKuc
