Monthly Archives: October 2011
QuickOffice Pro HD Makes My iPad A Business Device
Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 10:18 AM EST
Recently I was at CTIA in San Diego. I got the chance to interview Naga Hariharan the Product Manager at QuickOffice. They have an interesting app that I thought I would share. It’s perfect for SMB’s as well as entrepreneurs. I find it makes my iPad a more usable work space. I do a great [...]
Jingle Bells Broadband Bust
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 5:28 PM EST
One of the admitted hazards of any type of phone service is the fact that sooner or later you’re going to lose that service – whether it’s traditional service or VoIP. Perhaps someone accidentally dug up a cable, for instance, or maybe a tree branch fell on the wires or, as once happened to me, [...]
A Product/Service To Help Your SMB Grow, Square Credit Card Reader
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at 8:14 PM EST
Square, one of the most forward thinking mobile payment services/device manufacturers is going (even more) mainstream. Square who recently closed a $100million round of funding has a tiny device that plugs into the 3.5mm audio jack on Android and iOS devices and allows SMB’s (and individuals) accept credit card payments. The caveat like many other [...]
Outgoing Caller ID, Changed On The Fly From Mobile Office
Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 4:50 PM EST
Outgoing Caller ID is an important feature. In this day and age of relentless scam attempts and sales calls it’s imperative to have your company represented properly when placing outgoing calls. I know many people who don’t answer their phones if they don’t recognize the caller ID showing up. And many SMB’s and entrepreneurs have [...]
Phone.com Allows You To Block Text Message Spam
Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 9:56 AM EST
I love working for Phone.com and really feel like they have a powerful and industry leading service plus I don’t dread Monday mornings. One of my favorite things is finding new benefits that I didn’t know about before. Just today I found a new feature in addition to the more then 60 others. I’ve been [...]
Got My Head In The Cloud
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 3:07 PM EST
I’m in the middle of putting together an article about a startup company that’s developed a cloud-based “virtual” video server for both cable and telephone companies to use to deliver movies, TV shows, and other videos directly to homes over the Internet. What struck me is just how similar the concept is to the virtual [...]
Box.net Is Offering 50GB Of Storage For Life
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at 5:13 PM EST
The cloud storage war is heating up. iCloud is offering 5GB of free storage which when announced seemed like a big deal. Last week DropBox the default name in cloud storage was running a contest, some lucky folks could win 50gb of storage for life. That’s a great plan for the lucky few winners, but [...]
I’m A VoIP Wave Rider
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 11:32 AM EST
Looks like Phone.com, and just about everyone in the business VoIP business, is riding a wave that just keeps on getting higher. Skimming through the hundred or so information sources I check each day, I hit a new report by market research firm Infonetics that increases that company’s already healthy estimates of growth in the [...]
Fonolo Fostors Happy Callers
Monday, October 10th, 2011 at 4:30 PM EST
One of the most annoying things to me is holding on the phone for some big institution. If I call my credit card company I have to press over 20 buttons to reach a human being, I find it infuriating and honestly not safe at all because I usually try to call them from the [...]
Our New Ad Is Playing At The Most Amazing Location !
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 at 12:53 PM EST
Really cool news everybody, we have a new ad which is great but the location it will be playing is amazing. Our ad is going to be on the jumbo (tron) TV in Time Square in New York City. I (Jeb) think this is very cool and would love to see it myself. So if [...]