Hawkes Bay Document Technology (HBDT) is a specialist provider of Ricoh multi-functional devices, printers and document solutions. There is no denying it; they have a range of core products that consume vast quantities of trees in the form of cut sheet paper. So many of you may question, how has HBDT become the first business in the Hawkes Bay to achieve carbon neutral ‘small enterprise’ ...Read more
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Cool Toys (Which can have real business value)
I am all for technology – not for the sake of it, but only if I can see real value in how it can make things better and more efficient. The iphone has been one of these revelations for me, from been able to read the news to checking in to catch a flight without having to print anything. Another bit of technology that will change our households significantly is Microsoft’s ...Read more
I like XT
The first day Xero switched over to XT Telecom’s mobile network was the day of their first big outage in mid December. I know we are big phone users but we were assured it wasn’t us. The second recent outage makes it hard for people to say they like the network – but I do. I’ve been a Vodafone customer since the Bell South days and been generally happy. I especially ...Read more
Locally Informed Goes Live!
Live from Hawke’s Bay! Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand – Today in New Zealand, what matters most to you and your community, just became clearer. NZ-based start-up, Locally Informed (locallyinformed.co.nz), brings to New Zealand a new way to uncover the local news and local knowledge that matters most to people in their communities. And, perhaps most importantly, a new way to solve the ...Read more
Apple launches the iPad
Well, it’s finally here: http://www.apple.com/ipad/ To my untrained eye, it looks like a giant iPod Touch. So you would need a pretty big pocket to put it in. Or would you have to lug it around in your bag? Would you replace your laptop/notebook/netbook with something this size? Or is it a new class of product completely? The price point is pretty sweet. What do you guys think? Would ...Read more
New toy for Apple lovers?
Apple is announcing a new product later this month. It is top secret, but for information, speculation, and rumours, follow these links: http://www.pcworld.com/article/187217/the_mythical_apple_tablet_rounding_up_the_rumors.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/20/apple-tablet-reader-launch http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10437328-71.html ...Read more
Google Local Business Center
Google have been slowly beefing up their directory products, and have recently introduced Google Local Business center. This allows small businesses to enter in more specific information about themselves (like opening hours etc) and control how they are presented in Google. This is a great way for small businesses to promote themselves. Authentication is by a phone call which usually happens ...Read more
Skype for conference calling
Just sitting on a conference call to the UK with 3 Xero staff - one at Waimarama (hee hee), one in Hamilton and one neck deep in snow in the UK Midlands; and a business partner we are working with. We had a normal international conference call number set up and started the call. On the conference call we are paying for 4 legs – 2 of those from the UK to New Zealand. The call quality ...Read more
Writing for the web
It’s an important part of design and communication that often gets over looked, left to the last minute and squeezed in at the end. It’s said that content contributes to 50% of the usability of a site, poorly written content making a site unusable and which no amount of good design can rescue. Useit.com (http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/ has some great resources covering many topics ...Read more
Creating a Social Media Policy
Whether you are using social media or not chances are your employees or business partners are. One think to think about and put in place are some guidelines around social media usage. There are many ways that social media could damage your business, from the obvious to the not so obvious. Employees chatting about what they are working on or who they are meeting could provide valuable intelligence ...Read more
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