December 2011

Precycling for the Holidays

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

This article was originally published by Jim Lynch from TechSoup. We loved the post and thought we would share. I admit that this holiday angle is a bit of a challenge. The holidays are the time for letting go, for hilarity, parties, gift giving, decorating, feasting, and spending lots of money. In America, this produces

Posted in Launch Pad News, Small Business IT Management, ITs Easy Being Green

TechRec: Thin Is In For The New Year…And We’re Talking About Ultrabooks, Not Your Figure

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Smart phones give us the absolute portability we want but are too small and limited for full computing. Notebooks give us full-power, “untethered” access we crave but are bulky and light on battery duration. What we really want is the best of both worlds, and many have found it with tablets or ultrathin notebooks like

Posted in TechRecs: Cool Tools & Hot Topics, IT Solutions - Cloud | Mobile acer, cloud, mobile computing, mobility, notebook, ultrabook

Better (last minute) Holiday Shopping Through Technology

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Though many people will be doing last minute holiday shopping via the Internet, many more will be braving the crowds to get those early bargains-and several of them will be carrying their cellular phones. Everyone with a smartphone or tablet will be able to use certain apps to make their holiday shopping a better experience.

Posted in Launch Pad News, IT Solutions - Cloud | Mobile holiday, online shopping, shopping app, shopping technology, smartphone marketing

Tis’ the Season to Practice Safe Technology

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Along with the flood of good cheer, food and festivities, money flows in abudnace during the holiday season. With the whirl of vacations, family events and holiday parties, tis easy to become distracted. In a world domainated by online commerce in a season where online shopping levels are at their highest, the risk of becoming

Posted in Launch Pad News, IT Solutions - Stay Secure anti-virus, data backup, malware, security

TechRec: Capped Wireless Data Plan Got You Down? Take Control With Onavo

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

If you are like most of us, you missed out on the unlimited, all-you-can-eat wireless plans for your smartphone and have a metered or even capped wireless data plan. This can be extremely frustrating as many of the coolest mobile apps can be data hogs draining your wireless plan long before the end of the

Posted in Launch Pad News, TechRecs: Cool Tools & Hot Topics, IT Solutions - Cloud | Mobile