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Backing Up Your Macintosh Part 3: Bringing It All Together

In the first two articles in this series the concept of backups and backup media were reviewed. The final article in this series pulls the concepts together, talks about copying files, and about actual backup software. My Personal Backup Plan The first article of this series introduced backip concepts and the second article examined what types of media...

This Day in Computer History: August 13

Today marks the anniversary of the first pay phone and one of the earliest internet-related suicides. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable business, film, game, and media events in and related to the video game industry on this day in history. Computer History: On this day back in... 1889 The first coin-operated telephone...

Streamline Computer Document Creation, Organization, and Storage

There are lots of ways to create and manage your digital documents. Streamlining the document creating and management process can help you to quickly retrieve the data you need, and, keep track of important documents. Ask Yourself: Before you can be sure what type of computer document creation, storage, and management style is right for you, ask yourself...

Things to Watch Out for When Instituting a Project Management System into Your Small Business

Most people have a natural trepidation towards change that can result in an unwelcoming attitude to the introduction of a project management system. Here are some things to be mindful of when instituting such a system into your small business. Danger, Danger! Nothing can kill a project management system faster than the refusal of a company workforce...

Developing Your First Project Management Plan

The day has finally come that your small business has grown so much that you just can’t go on without implementing some type of project management system. What’s the next step? Making the Decision When a small business starts up, there is generally a lot of enthusiasm involved and it’s not hard to keep on top of all the projects coming in. As the business...

Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007: A Good Project Management Resource? - Part 3

This article is part three, of the review of Microsoft Office Project 2007. In this third article, the Professional, Server, and Web Editions of MS Project 2007 are examined in-depth; answering the question if these particular editions are an effective resource for project managers. Microsoft Office Project 2007 Introduction In part one of this review...

Microsoft Accounting Express 2008 - Deal or No Deal?

Microsoft offers the basic version of its accounting software package for free. But with Quickbooks, PeachTree and Sage holding firm in the Accounting Software market, should you check it out? Introduction Since the first days of Windows, Microsoft has done well by expanding its offerings over the top of rivals who were in the marketplace first. Computer...

A Review of EstimatorPal

EstimatorPal is a program intended to make the lives of software developers easier. It is billed as an all in one estimator when it comes to software size, development effort, development cost, and development schedule. Does it simplify things? Chemuturi's EstimatorPal What is EstimatorPal? EstimatorPal is a program designed to help software developers...