HP vs. Dell: Bidding War for Storage?
Mon, 30/08/10 – 8:21 | View Comments

There is currently a sort of bidding war taking place as both Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computers fight over storage services company 3PAR.  The war itself is interesting, but the reasons behind it are even more …

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HP vs. Dell: Bidding War for Storage?
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 8:21 | View Comments
HP vs. Dell: Bidding War for Storage?

There is currently a sort of bidding war taking place as both Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computers fight over storage services company 3PAR.  The war itself is interesting, but the reasons behind it are even more …

The Creative Pool – A Great Place To Go For Support And Advice
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 9:56 | View Comments

Freelancing can be a lonely life if you aren’t careful. It is far too easy for Freelancers to spend most of their time indoors working away and not seeing or speaking to anyone else except …

Google Makes Several Updates to Android Maps
Monday, 2 Aug, 2010 – 8:33 | View Comments
Google Makes Several Updates to Android Maps

For Android phone users, Google Maps for Android has been steadily getting better, averaging an update a month so far this year.  Each update includes new features and changes to the way Google Maps works …

Social Gaming with Kobojo
Monday, 19 Jul, 2010 – 8:32 | View Comments
Social Gaming with Kobojo

Both Facebook and Myspace are replete with classic board game knockoff apps that you can play “socially.”  Most of the time, of course, you aren’t necessarily playing with anyone you know and probably aren’t really …

DocuSign – Digital Signatures and Doc Management, Even On Your Mobile
Monday, 12 Jul, 2010 – 7:30 | View Comments
DocuSign – Digital Signatures and Doc Management, Even On Your Mobile

Many businesses, including freelancers and small enterprises, deal with a lot of paper.  This is especially true if there are a lot of contracts and legal issues to deal with.  Shuffling all that paper around, …

ODesk – Offering A Way To Find Hourly Freelance Paid Work
Monday, 28 Jun, 2010 – 7:23 | View Comments

Not everyone likes the ODesk model but it is worth mentioning if you prefer to be paid by the hour rather than per piece or per job.  If you fall into this section of the …

People Per Hour – Connect With eCommerce Professionals
Wednesday, 9 Jun, 2010 – 6:38 | View Comments

If you need a job done and it is concerns ecommerce and carrying out business online, you might want to check out People Per Hour.  This is a global workforce of freelancers who have created …

Zavee – Local Shopping, Selling, and Donating All At Once
Monday, 31 May, 2010 – 8:01 | View Comments
Zavee – Local Shopping, Selling, and Donating All At Once

Zavee is a Florida-local website centering from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach.  The site allows merchants to put up products and special deals for consumers to shop for on the site.  A piece of …

Groupon – The Discount Service
Friday, 28 May, 2010 – 10:25 | View Comments

Everyone loves discounts, and the Groupon phenomenon is spreading from America to the UK to prove that this is the case.
The Groupon idea works like this:  Every single day there is a new offer on …

Swipely – The Social Shopping Site
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 10:16 | View Comments

Swipely, which is still in beta stage, is a new social startup that promises to make shopping a more entertaining necessity. As they state on their website, Swipely’s vision is “to reinvent how people shop, …

Online Pizza Anyone? Fast Delivery is Only a Click Away
Monday, 24 May, 2010 – 4:25 | View Comments

All industries are now tapping into ecommerce, and the food services industry is no exception. In an attempt to keep pace with modern technology, restaurants, fast food and coffee shop chains are adding web ordering, table reservation tools, Facebook pages and iPhone applications to complement their current service

eDelve – Sharing Deals and Coupons
Wednesday, 12 May, 2010 – 5:04 | View Comments
eDelve – Sharing Deals and Coupons

This site is a goldmine for bargain shoppers in more ways than one. eDelve is a new social commerce startup that enables users to share special deals and coupons with each other and get something …