Stewart Consulting | Franklin NC Computers and Networking http://stewartech.com Modern Technology, Old-Fashioned Service Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:59:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mobile Devices Ain’t Computers http://stewartech.com/smallbiz/mobile-devices-aint-computers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobile-devices-aint-computers http://stewartech.com/smallbiz/mobile-devices-aint-computers.html#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:16:36 +0000 admin http://stewartech.com/?p=272  

This past year my partner and I have bought several mobile devices. We are using them for business and learning to manage and secure them. But the Droids, Droid tablets, Iphones, and Ipads are not computers. There is still a LOT they cannot do. Some businesses can and do use devices now, depending on their needs. But Apps are not Software programs, and unless you want to pay monthly fees for online versions of software you use (Quickbooks coming first to my mind), or setup your own server for remote access (we are back to using a computer here), you mainly can use the devices for your communication needs. There are some apps out that help you do file management and networking, but in my experience they have a long way to go for ease of use.

Still, I am constantly amazed at all the things I can do with these devices, and all the apps coming out.

I am sure these next few years will blur the line between devices and computers, but as for now the PC is still alive and well!

]]> http://stewartech.com/smallbiz/mobile-devices-aint-computers.html/feed 0 If You are a Business Owner http://stewartech.com/smallbiz/if-you-are-a-business-owner.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-are-a-business-owner http://stewartech.com/smallbiz/if-you-are-a-business-owner.html#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:25:42 +0000 admin http://stewartech.com/?p=255 The best thing you can do is to really listen to your clients (or customers if you are in resale). See if you can meet their needs by coming up with solutions or products that they really value. The other side of this, at least in my IT service-oriented business, is to show your clients the things that they really need. This might not have much “WOW-Factor” in it, and might be kind of boring, but you have to let them know the things they need for survival and also to flourish. The key is in educating and not confusing with too many options or needless complexity.

To “find a need and fill it” is a motto of entrepreneurship. Finding ways to fill needs better, more quickly, or lower cost is how to carve your niche in the marketplace

 

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