Is the Fringe Our New Front Line for 2009?
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In planning for 2009, I'm looking at where we've been so far in 2008. Most of the trends I thought would happen in bigger ways in 2008 have gone pretty much according to the industry's plans. There's more virtualization. People are taking cloud computing and web applications out of the labs and into the office. We're seeing more mobile computing and projects like co-working spaces, and the like.

VirtualBox 2.0 Gives You Options
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Want to take a walk on the virtual side? Sun's made it even easier to dip your toe in. With the announcement of VirtualBox 2.0, you can run one OS inside another with ease.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Cloud
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In this article by the founder of GNU, Richard Stallman, he warns us that trusting our data to Google and the other cloud software companies is folly, and that we're setting ourselves up for a horrible fall. He sites privacy and lock-in as two main points to consider.

QuickBooks Enterprise adds Web hooks
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Have you ever had a service or delivery person come to your home or business carrying a smart phone in place of a clipboard with pre-printed forms? You know, the ones you have to mash down hard when you write so all three copies will be completed? Outside of UPS or FedEx, I never have. But users of QuickBooks Enterprise can zoom their techs from the 1950s to 2009 with one of the add-on modules demonstrated at the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions User conference last week.

Two new support options for SMBs
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

When the IT business gets slow at huge companies, vendors "discover" the small business market. Whether that's the reason in full or part, now seems to be a golden time for small businesses that need IT support, because the line of vendors ready to help keeps getting longer.