Comments for IT@SmallBiz http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com Discussing IT Management at Small Businesses Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Log Management by Recent Links Tagged With "smallbiz" - JabberTags http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/log-management/#comment-125 Recent Links Tagged With "smallbiz" - JabberTags Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:34:28 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-125 [...] public links >> smallbiz 2008 SEOmoz Expert Seminar Recap Saved by rossimarko on Sun 23-11-2008 Log Management Saved by James267 on Wed 12-11-2008 Small Biz Finance Experts Urge Entrepreneurs to Avoid Credit [...] [...] public links >> smallbiz 2008 SEOmoz Expert Seminar Recap Saved by rossimarko on Sun 23-11-2008 Log Management Saved by James267 on Wed 12-11-2008 Small Biz Finance Experts Urge Entrepreneurs to Avoid Credit [...]

]]> Comment on Log Management by bigapplezlp http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/log-management/#comment-124 bigapplezlp Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:25:21 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-124 You got the best! We evaluated Splunk too. It just so powerful and useful in log management. Unfortunately, our management didn't realize how helpful that is to the daily operation and didn't move fast enough in deplying Splunk. You got the best! We evaluated Splunk too. It just so powerful and useful in log management. Unfortunately, our management didn’t realize how helpful that is to the daily operation and didn’t move fast enough in deplying Splunk.

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]]> Comment on Is Linux ready for your Small Business? by itatsmallbiz http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/is-linux-ready-for-your-small-business/#comment-43 itatsmallbiz Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:46:22 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-43 I always have to laugh when someone posts that link (The Truth about Linux). I can't believe anyone actually takes that site seriously. I always have to laugh when someone posts that link (The Truth about Linux). I can’t believe anyone actually takes that site seriously.

]]> Comment on Is Linux ready for your Small Business? by promotinglinux http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/is-linux-ready-for-your-small-business/#comment-42 promotinglinux Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:31:01 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-42 I support Linux 100% but I feel that people should make an objective decision for themselves after reading <a href="http://www.promotinglinux.com/truth/" rel="nofollow">The Truth about Linux.</a> I support Linux 100% but I feel that people should make an objective decision for themselves after reading The Truth about Linux.

]]> Comment on Is Linux ready for your Small Business? by Musaul http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/is-linux-ready-for-your-small-business/#comment-41 Musaul Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:28 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-41 Is see. You're not talking about a sitewide switch to openoffice, but on an individual ad hoc basis. This can be a dangerous thing, as there are formatting discrepencies between word and writer (and I'm sure the counterparts in the other applications) when you are reading writing doc files. Especially with complex documents with embedded diagrams. If it comes to sending read-only copies of your documents to other people, you can easily export PDFs from OpenOffice. I've been doing that for a few years now. But I suppose there are a lot of people who just use these for simple documents, and spreadsheets. I suppose for them a default doc/xls format could be a good thing to save on complaints. Is see. You’re not talking about a sitewide switch to openoffice, but on an individual ad hoc basis. This can be a dangerous thing, as there are formatting discrepencies between word and writer (and I’m sure the counterparts in the other applications) when you are reading writing doc files. Especially with complex documents with embedded diagrams.

If it comes to sending read-only copies of your documents to other people, you can easily export PDFs from OpenOffice. I’ve been doing that for a few years now.

But I suppose there are a lot of people who just use these for simple documents, and spreadsheets. I suppose for them a default doc/xls format could be a good thing to save on complaints.

]]> Comment on Is Linux ready for your Small Business? by itatsmallbiz http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/is-linux-ready-for-your-small-business/#comment-39 itatsmallbiz Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:29:20 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-39 Well, at first, until everyone is switched over to OpenOffice, this is mainly to decrease the number of questions the IT department will receive from the people still using Microsoft Office as to why they can't open the files from their co-worker. Also, with the current state of things, this is probably still the best route to take if you ever send documents to anyone outside your organization. They very well may still be using Microsoft Office, so they need the documents in a format they can use. Since OpenOffice will both read and write this format it won't perpetuate the need for Office. Other people using OpenOffice can simply open in that, and people using Microsoft Office can open in their application as well. I would love to be able to say use the nice default "open" format...but I just don't think that will work until Microsoft Office (the version used by most businesses, which I would still say is 2003) will read that format. If you leave the default to saving in the open format and the employee now gets complaints from Microsoft users that he/she sends documents to because they can't open them, the employee is not going to be that happy and won't like the new application. Well, at first, until everyone is switched over to OpenOffice, this is mainly to decrease the number of questions the IT department will receive from the people still using Microsoft Office as to why they can’t open the files from their co-worker. Also, with the current state of things, this is probably still the best route to take if you ever send documents to anyone outside your organization. They very well may still be using Microsoft Office, so they need the documents in a format they can use. Since OpenOffice will both read and write this format it won’t perpetuate the need for Office. Other people using OpenOffice can simply open in that, and people using Microsoft Office can open in their application as well. I would love to be able to say use the nice default “open” format…but I just don’t think that will work until Microsoft Office (the version used by most businesses, which I would still say is 2003) will read that format. If you leave the default to saving in the open format and the employee now gets complaints from Microsoft users that he/she sends documents to because they can’t open them, the employee is not going to be that happy and won’t like the new application.

]]> Comment on Is Linux ready for your Small Business? by Musaul http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/is-linux-ready-for-your-small-business/#comment-38 Musaul Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:20:24 +0000 http://itatsmallbiz.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-38 I'm writing a series of articles Linux desktop software. Mostly from software I regularly use or tried out. I'm also trying out some more applications for the sake of getting a complete list of applications that "most" people would want to use. Here's what I have so far. <a href="http://www.vftw.com/view/linux/gnu_desktop_apps_1_web/" rel="nofollow">GNU/Linux Web & Communications Applications</a> <a href="http://www.vftw.com/view/gnu-linux/gnu_desktop_apps_2_multimedia/" rel="nofollow">GNU/Linux Multimedia Applications</a> <a href="http://www.vftw.com/view/gnu-linux/gnu_desktop_apps_3_office/" rel="nofollow">GNU/Linux Office Productivity Applications</a> I agree with starting slow, but as for Office applications, but I don't understand why you would want to save your files in MS Office format by default. Wouldn't that perpetuate the need for MS Office, especially if you send your documents to 3rd parties? I’m writing a series of articles Linux desktop software. Mostly from software I regularly use or tried out. I’m also trying out some more applications for the sake of getting a complete list of applications that “most” people would want to use.

Here’s what I have so far.

GNU/Linux Web & Communications Applications
GNU/Linux Multimedia Applications
GNU/Linux Office Productivity Applications

I agree with starting slow, but as for Office applications, but I don’t understand why you would want to save your files in MS Office format by default. Wouldn’t that perpetuate the need for MS Office, especially if you send your documents to 3rd parties?

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