http://www.asksid.com A Place Where Small Business Owners Can Ask Questions About Computers and Technology Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Question: We're building out new office space and will be moving in three months what considerations should I be aware of with the build out and moving our computer systems? Answer: Regarding the build out make sure that your server room has enough room for all your components and has additional space ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/08/06/new-office-build-out-and-move-questions/ I was asked from an owner of a manufacturing company if he should Outsource his IT department which consisted of two full time IT resources. One resource was the IT Manager (salary 75k) and the other was a network technician (salary 35k). I explained this isn't a question ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/07/25/full-time-staff-versus-outsourcing/ Beware when using your laptop at airports, coffee shops, and WiFi (wireless internet connection) hotspots. Be especially cautious when you are filling out forms and using your credit card number, phone number, or any other confidential information because expert hackers can see what you're doing on the web. ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/07/01/see-how-easy-your-computer-could-be-hacked/ A Pediatrician with a growing practice in Pasadena recently asked me how he could use his website to promote his business.  We began our discussion with questions about his Sales and Marketing strategy and how his website fit into his strategy.  I explained that websites several years ago were more ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/06/10/im-an-independent-practitioner-how-should-i-use-my-website-to-increase-business/ I had a meeting today with an owner of a CPA firm and was asked the question, how can I buy a computer with XP?  He was frustrated and felt that Microsoft is forcing everyone to adopt Vista by not offering computers to come with the XP operating system.  He ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/06/06/purchasing-a-computer-with-windows-xp/ By now, most of the general population has heard of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, through advertisement, retail stores, the web or word-of-mouth. As a business owner, you may be facing the decision of whether to make the move to this latest version of Windows. The computers on the store ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/05/27/could-your-business-benefit-from-microsoft-windows-vista/ QUESTION: Why do you only defrag once a quater and not lets say once every few days ? ANSWER: Thanks for the good question JayCee. The short answer is, quarterly is a reasonable schedule to adopt for most cases. While technically it is possible to defrag a computer EVERY day, the practical benefit of ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/05/02/how-often-to-defrag/ A client asked me this question recently which made me laugh. The following was how I tried to respond to her observation. Sid: I can't disagree with your observation but what do you mean by weird? Client: Well most techs talk a different language that I don't understand. When ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/04/29/why-are-computer-guys-so-weird/ Before you jump into SEO you need to take some time to research and analyze how you want to build the foundation of your website. You need to come up with, at the very least, a primary keyword phrase and a secondary keyword phrase which are actual phrases that ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/04/04/seo-topics-keyword-research-101/ QUESTION: My IT guy is always busy and sometimes the computers go down. It seems like we have at least one emergency each week where someone can’t do something on the network. We’re now at the point where we’re reacting to problems and I don’t feel comfortable that our ... http://www.asksid.com/2008/03/31/the-proactive-computing-model/