Winter has arrived in force throughout Alberta Mother nature has delivered some weather wallops over the past few weeks all across Southern Alberta. She rained down freezing rain a couple of Fridays ago making our drives home treacherous. Last week she dumped over a foot of snow with gale force winds causing snow drifts, stuck buses ...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
If I could wave my magic wand
During my business day, I have the extreme priviledge of speaking and becoming friends with a number of key business executives. Some of my friends are leaders in Canada's busy and somewhat still profitable Oil and Gas sector (perhaps one of my favourite markets, since I have a number of years of experience working in ...
Is Google Apps Sync “the Exchange Killer”?
I ran across this video (see below) the other day after hearing a couple of my respected peers in the Alberta technology community discussing Google Apps at a recent trade show. I felt that I needed to address how Google Apps, Microsoft Exchange or even Microsoft Online Service fits into all the offerings available to ...
Are you ready for the Google Wave?
Is Google Wave the next big thing from Google? There are plenty of computer experts out there who think it is and this Microsoft flag waver is thinking that Google Wave is something pretty cool as well. However, where I am struggling with ...
Thinking about Wireless, some ideas to help you decide
Is Wireless right for your Alberta small business? More and more businesses across the country are turning to wireless networks as a solution to connect their mobile users, handhelds and other computing devices to their corporate LAN. Wireless provides flexibility, mobility and cost savings for small business and the technology has become extremely reliable. However, the business ...
Sharing knowledge on BlackBerry with CGAs in Red Deer
My BlackBerry has become a critical part of how I communicate with others in business. Ever since I first got my hands on Research in Motion's Blackberry I was hooked. I don't believe there is anything significant my first generation BlackBerry Bold doesn't do compared to other smartphones designed for business. Sure I could have ...