Gary Eckstein Internet 1 compare, google, google results, live, Microsoft, microsoft explorer, microsoft explorer 6, review, richsnippets, search comparison, search engine, search engines, wolfram, wolfram alpha, yahoo
Wolfram Alpha, the ‘Answer Engine’ is up and running. The media fanfare has been quite spectacular however it is interesting to note that while some commentators hail Wolfram Alpha as the greatest thing since, well Google, others aren’t as in-awe of the new Search Engine on the block. Is Wolfram Alpha Better than Google? I [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 0 business, it, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Software
Microsoft, the software giant, has reported that ales have fallen for the first time in 23 years. Microsoft states that poor sales of PCs and Servers (the area where Microsoft is dominant with its Operating Systems and Office software) have led to the 6% decline in sales from the same quarter in 2008. The shortened [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 0 blogs, chrome, firefox, google, Internet, Microsoft, safari, Software, web
There is a fair bit of comment going on in the blogosphere, chat rooms, discussion forums and Internet in general about Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) becoming a non-supported application and being replaced. This effectively means that existing users of IE6 will need to upgrade or adopt a new Internet Browser (e.g. Firefox, Opera, Safari [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 0 adwords, google, Internet, Microsoft, search, web 2.0, yahoo
Google holds over 65% of the search market share in Australia and is by far the biggest search engine worldwide (Yahoo holds approximately 17% and Microsoft Live 15% market share in Australia). The primary revenue generator for Google is the advertising which appears when search results are returned; these adverts are called Adwords by Google [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 1 hardware, Microsoft, OpenSource, skype, small business, sme, Software, VOIP
There are very few small businesses that are able to operate both effectively and profitably without using Information Technology (I.T.). I.T. is a business enabler and, if implemented and managed correctly, may add significantly to the success of a business. The challenge is generally not whether to adopt technology in a small business but rather [...]
