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Guru Anne is our guest poster for this month’s Bells & Whistles article. Anne has used the following app to enhance her productivity here at Guru HQ.  Here is her story: I am a list person.  Keith can tell you I have lists everywhere: grocery lists, thank you note lists, ...

Everyone asks me… “How do I budget for technology?”  There are 3 factors in determining a proper technology budget: 1.    Asset Replacement Most organizations know they eventually need to upgrade their computers but too many businesses wait until a critical machine crashes and then rush to replace it (and hopefully ...

This is the final article in my three-part series on how to correctly budget for technology..  Two months ago I wrote about Three Factors to determine a proper Technology Budget, and then last month we briefly discussed the 3 Questions every business owner should ask their CIO consultant.  This month ...

In the third part of our Eugene Dexter series, we finally get to experience Eugene's geek-speak comedy!  Watch this video to find out how good he really is. To see more of our Guru Videos, check out our YouTube channel: youtube.com/acoupleofgurus [code-snippet name="eugene-dexter-full-throttle"]

[img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/10/Keith360.jpg" class="aligncenter"] A couple weeks ago I attended Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference.  Microsoft invites all of their partners to a week-long conference full of education, unveiling, vendor booths, meetings, and of course a little fun.  They had some pretty cool demos this year: the world’s largest touchscreen – Eighty-four ...

[img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/07/ipad_vs_surface.jpg" class="aligncenter"] Apple and Microsoft have both been hard at work the past few years beefing up their mobile device operating systems, along with other contenders like Android and Blackberry.  While it’s clear that mobile technology has been and continues to be getting better, these devices and their operating ...

[img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/08/SpeedTest-Icon.png" class="aligncenter"] It is clear that data speeds continue to increase at a rapid rate, through both Internet providers and wireless data connection.  On top of that, more than 53% of American adults own a Smartphone and are accessing the Internet through them increasingly every day.  Whether you use ...

[img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/08/fiber-internet-slide.jpg" class="aligncenter"] Last month I wrote an article about the proliferation of tablet devices in a desktop and laptop dominated workplace.  Although tablets are making a case for their necessity and rightful place in the business technology world, they are not the PC replacements the tech companies want them ...

What is Microsoft Office Web Apps? Microsoft Office Web Apps (OWA) is a free, web-based version of the Microsoft Office suite that allows users to view, edit, and create Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote documents online. Office Web Apps is available to anyone with a Microsoft account, and it can ...

As you might expect from a bunch of Technical Gurus, we utilize technology to converse all day. Lync, from Microsoft, is an Instant Messaging and Presence platform designed to conduct business. At a moment’s notice, employees can glance at Lync to see if someone is available and then shoot them ...