First I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Now that the holidays are done, most of us are settling into our brand new year. Many of us are already starting tax preparation, start of year business plans, and at the same time trying to stay above water from the 1st quarter sluggishness.
I try and take in the start of the year with some small breaks with the family. We had a terrific 2010 launch at the office and we’ve got some work to do. However I refuse …

Even with the economic warnings of 2010 being similar to 2009, AMRCON has completed their 2010 kick off after another growth year. We rallied the troops at the start of the month to announce our end of year reviews, 2010 business plan and strategic overview of the year’s goals. We’re going to post some of those highlights here.
After review of last year we made the determination that our social media and networking groups provided the highest value in business development. Learning from that experience we plan to continue the current …

I get asked this question all the time. So much it inspired this new category called “Top Picks”. Although I may not always be the person to post new blog entries, I wanted to at least get this first one out.
So choosing a laptop can become a time consuming task of various online searches, visits to local resellers and countless conversations with someone you know in IT. Before we get to the question, first I want to ask why a laptop? The reason is that a laptop will generally have …

Migration Path: Small Business Server 2008
With the limited availability of “Down Time” in this technology dependent world, how do you upgrade old equipment, old software, or even old operating systems, without disrupting the client’s ability to work? In the past, the limitations of migrations for a Windows Small Business Server 2003 were limited to creating new separate Domain Controller Servers, new Exchange Email Servers, new Application Servers, and then having to piece all of the data back together.
Lo and behold: Enter Windows Small Business Server 2008. Microsoft has now created …