“Ask the Expert” Interview with Brian Thomas on 55KRC (550AM) – 091027

My “Ask the Expert” interview with 55KRC’s Brian Thomas. Topics include Business Process Automation, Using Technology to save and/or money, the sweet spot of a web site and others. – This was a radio interview, audio only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc_pNwllSQc

Outlook and RSS: A match made in syndication

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102255561033.aspx?CTT=4&Origin=EC102367551033

If you use Outlook, setting up RSS feeds is simple and a great time saver, I use it every day!  It’s especially handy for getting LinkedIn network updates, which is a huge time saver and great way to track activity in your network.

Make productive use of work time

Who doesn’t need to make more productive use of their work time, especially now when we are required to do more with less?

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090519/BIZ03/905190302/1110/BIZ03/Make+productive+use+of+work+time

CIO: Cloud Computing: Pros and Cons

http://www.cio.com/article/492880/Cloud_Computing_Pros_and_Cons

Another great article that will help you understand the pros and cons of Cloud Computing (on of the latest industry “buzz words”) for your business.

CIO – How to: Get Free Business Advice

http://www.cio.com/article/492891/How_to_Get_Free_Business_Advice

Some great resources I already knew about, and a few I didn’t…  Worth your time to take  a look!

Latte, laptop all they need – For some, coffee shop beats an office cubicle

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090414/BIZ03/904140363/1110/BIZ03

Ubiquitous Internet access and increasily mobile hardware and software technologies are making drastic workforce changes.  Are you exploring how these technologies can make you more agile, productive and competitive?

Windows XP support runs this next week

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/142013,windows-xp-support-runs-out-next-week.aspx

If you’re still using Windows XP in your business, this could be an issue.  I’ve been using Windows Vista for nearly 2 years with no major issues.

Entrepreneur: Manage Your Social Networks

http://www.entrepreneur.com/technology/newsandtrends/article201136.html

Good advice that will help you save time if you are trying to manage several social networks, and nowadays, who isn’t?

I’d be checking Minggl out this weekend and will let you know what I think.

Five keys to successful IT projects

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=1015

As a professional who has sucessfully designed, built and implemented dozens of  business software solutions in just about every industry and for businesses of every size, I can tell you this a great article full of good and timely advice!

In particular:

“Whatever the objective, if you keep the business goals at the forefront of every discussion and frame any technical or project discussion within them, not only are you more likely to meet the stated objective of the project, but the initiative will be more palatable to the non-IT staff that are affected.”

If you’re doing any type of IT projects in your business, I highly recommend that you read this article!

Entrepreneur: 10 Must-Click Websites

http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2009/april/200694.html

I’ll add two more to this excellent list:

US Chamber of Commerce

LinkedIn

If you know of other indispensable sites that should be added to this list (besides the obvious such as Google), please let me know!