Nowadays, we take email for granted but many people do not know the history of email and how it came to be such an effective and widely-used communication tool. Therefore, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to document a brief history of email, so that people who use it on a day-to-day basis can appreciate just…
Steve Jobs had a revolutionary way of thinking about business, so it makes sense that Apple would also like their other employees to think in a similar fashion. But it was unrealistic of them to think that they could only hire based on choosing people who already thought a certain way. That’s why the concept…
We’re big fans of Apple products here at The Small Business Blog. If you’ve recently got an iPad (or even if you’ve had one at home for awhile), there are a lot of cool little features that you might not know about which can make your device easier and safer to use for work. Today’s…
A recent poll by The Washington Post and ABC News found that for the second year running, Google is more liked than both Apple and Facebook. Based on a random survey of 1,007 adults, Google (83% approval) was 11% more popular than Apple (72% approval) and 23% more popular than Facebook (60% approval). These totals…
Steve Jobs was one of the greatest innovators in history and he also shaped Apple into the second largest tech company in the world. We probably won’t see anyone like him ever again. But even though he is gone, we still have his words for inspiration. Above is a great picture with one of his…
There’s been some interesting publicity of late about large corporations fiercely protecting their registered trade marks. Simon Cowell is currently embroiled in a potential trade mark infringement with voluntary organisation Rhythmix and that well known company Apple are threatening a small family run coffee shop in Bonn with infringement of their Apple logo All this…
In an excellent article about “What Facebook Really Wants“, Nicholas Thompson of The New Yorker Magazine, writes about how Facebook is trying to create a sub-internet, an all encompassing online world for its users. Nicholas is clearly worried about a future where one organization controls your online life, tells you what to think and read.…
Would it not be nice to have more people like Steve Jobs on our planet? It would mean more great jobs for many, more great products and innovation, which after all is what drives economic growth. But what are we looking for when we are looking for the “Steve Jobs” type? I guess there is…
Yesterday saw Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveil iCloud, Apple’s new cloud computing offering for end-users. Question is what is in it for small business or even micro business? Is there any professional accounting software, invoicing software, customer relationship management software, project, help-desk & service desk software, business planning software or any other small or micro…
Farewell Steve
Yesterday evening, Steve Jobs died. A man like no other, who has changed and touched many of us with his products and his vision. When I wrote my post “We need more Jobs, …. more Steve Jobs“, the other day, I was wondering how long he would be still with us. He had been battling…
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