Submitted by Dave on Sat, 26/10/2013 - 02:03
Apple has recently released the latest update to Mac OS X, codenamed Mavericks. Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours many Apple customers have learned that the included update to Apple Mail results in severe problems specifically when connecting to Google Gmail accounts. This includes businesses using paid Google Apps for Business accounts for email hosting.
The issues encountered are being widely reported online. For example:
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/10/2013 - 20:00
Many reputable tech industry publications have recently reported that Google is set to introduce advertising in their mobile Gmail client. Unlike most of Google's other consumer-focused services, the Gmail client for tablets and smartphones has thankfully remained free of intrusive advertising.
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 29/09/2013 - 20:11
One of the many benefits of Thunderbird is the freedom of choice it affords its users. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in Thunderbird's strong extensions ecosystem.
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 14/09/2013 - 18:23
Earlier this year Microsoft launched their free Outlook.com email service to the world at large. We blogged at the time that it was largely unsuitable as a business email solution. This was because Microsoft had failed to implement modern, standards-based support to enable the safe use of standalone email applications with it. As we originally wrote:
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 13/09/2013 - 00:04
Cloud accounting software company Xero recently made the move to shutter Xero Personal, an online personal finance management tool. The reaction this provoked from Xero's users is about what we've come to expect from folks who have invested their time and money into an exclusively online, subscription-based product – only to have it closed down.
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 10/09/2013 - 20:13
As anyone who has used Wikipedia knows, wikis are a highly convenient way of quickly searching for and accessing information on a broad range of topics using a web browser. But perhaps less well known is the fact that the software which powers sites such as Wikipedia can be easily installed on your personal computer or laptop. Why would we want to do this?
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 00:36
We recently attended a small business community meeting on the topic of affordable software solutions for business owners. The issue of PDF support was raised by a participant—specifically, whether an affordable tool existed for editing PDFs.
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 20/08/2013 - 21:28
We're huge fans of Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 17/08/2013 - 14:44
Thunderbird is one of the best business email apps available today. Aside from the nice price—free—it has one of the strongest extension ecosystems out there. Extensions (also known as add-ons) enhance Thunderbird's functionality in hundreds of different and useful ways. Today we're going to take a look at one of our favourite extensions: QuickFolders.
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 31/07/2013 - 20:03
Open source software offers a number of compelling advantages for new businesses. In this blog entry we'll look at how it could be a great complement for your startup.
What is open source software?
Software that is “free and open-source” may be freely installed, used, and copied without restriction. There is no initial purchase cost, nor are there any ongoing subscription fees for continued use. Far from being watered-down versions of their paid counterparts, open source applications are powerful and business-grade.
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