IL Technology and Business Solutions Show

I made some last minute changes to my presentations at the Illinois Society of CPA's Business and Technology Solutions Show, and promised my attendees that I would post some notes to my blog with PDF's of the presentations and links to some of the sites I discussed during the sessions.

1. Upgrading your Computers (Vista/Office 2007/Hardware Update)

• Download Upgrading.pdf

• Technology Recommendations (from Randy Johnston's company, Network Management Group, Inc.) [Disclosure: I do some paid consulting for NMGI] - Updated quarterly, this site has recommendations for workstation specs in business situations.  I always check this site when purchasing gear.
• SalesCircular - Compares sales prices on electronics and appliances from weekly sales circulars in Illinois.  OK for home hardware, probably not OK for business hardware.
• I mentioned that I upgraded my new laptop out of the box to 4GB of RAM.  I purchased the RAM from Newegg.com, one of my favorite sites for "geeky" items.  (No, I don't get any commissions if you click through - I just like the company.)

2. Small Business Servers (Overview of What is Going on in SMB Server World)

• Download SMBServers.pdf

• ScorpionSoft - Maker of Two Factor Authentication devices for SBS and Remote Web Workplace. (thanks to the lovely and talented Susan Bradley for this link)
• Microsoft SBS Page
• Microsoft Windows Home Server Page