The one-sided rapport between the pr firm and the journalist ...

Unfortunately, Mr. Austin is correct in his assessment of many American journalists today. Many still rely on press releases for their reporting, while failing to do their own research. It hurts the media's content (logos) and credibility (ethos), but journalists all over the country will still eat that greasy hamburger fed to them by public relations firms. Just because it's a black eye on the journalism field, however, it does not mean pr firms should shut down their burning barbecues ; for, if journalists continue to be lazy, pr firms are in a position to take advantage.

Need help with Sony digital camera ...

This is a good article but this is what I am looking for. I have a website and many Social site accounts. I would like to use my Sony digital camera more but I do not know how to reduce the pixels down to 100. If you know how to do this respond or visit my website and suggest how I can upload 100 megapixel pictures using my Sony digital camera.

No Mac Support ...

This is quite cool. Too bad it's not Mac compatible at the moment. I'd love to be able to use this on my machines at home.

Dave, I think many (very small) businesses will appreciat...

Dave, I think many (very small) businesses will appreciate info such as this, especially in the beginning stages. It's great that there is such a service that caters specifically to small companies with its low fees - $7.95/month is affordable for every budget. One word of caution would be for your friend to research and invest in user-friendly, affordable security solutions, especially for email. At this point in the business' development, it'll be important to secure any marketing plans, original business ideas, customer data and any other vital company info.

great post Dave! Worth mentioning are the fun secondary ...

great post Dave! Worth mentioning are the fun secondary uses Hamachi can have, aside from business (LAN gaming and sharing iTunes libraries comes to mind). I use it both at home and work. I think it should be noted as well that Hamachi was recently purchased by Logmein; a move that I think could work out extremely well for both companies. they announced on the hamachi forums that the program will stay free, which I think is the right thing to do.

This is hard work and takes time but only with such a map...

This is hard work and takes time but only with such a map can the outsourcer handle the customer delivery.

I would like to get your initial opinion on the latest We...

I would like to get your initial opinion on the latest Web-based small business application "FinSock" and invite you to participate in the evaluation of it.

I really like Skype. I enjoy the free voice chatting. I a...

I really like Skype. I enjoy the free voice chatting. I am really happy that ebay and pay pal is merging. Few days ago in biznichemedia.com I came across an article which says that Ebay has made a great mistake buying skype and they might end up in a huge loss. It made me upset a bit. I hope ebay success with this service.

this is good information for me ...

this is good information for me ...

active participation instead of mere passive consumption?...

active participation instead of mere passive consumption? now that's development. :) ...

I agree completely, for our first six years, we focused o...

I agree completely, for our first six years, we focused on the enterprise and Government markets. Over the last 18 months we have seen a rapid change in the SMB IT market and have developed a seperate business unit solely to concentrate in that arena.

>>QUOTED: Anyway, I haven't played around with everything...

>>QUOTED: Anyway, I haven't played around with everything because the free version is limited but it's worth a look. Hi Dave - thank you for taking a look at Veetro. We've taken your comments (and those in the Free Veetro product) on board and have scrapped the limited-use free license. We've replaced it with a low cost "home office" license which includes all the business tools. We've also increased the trial period to 20 days and from tommorrow no credit card will be required to start the trial. Let me know if you want to have another, closer look at the application. Regards, ...

Jennifer, Blogging for business is generally a good idea....

Jennifer, Blogging for business is generally a good idea. It can bring a more human feel to corporate communications if done right. Blogs can also be an important tool for expressing the insights of a company's thought leaders, participating in the conversation around a company's space, and driving good PR ( in the blogosphere and traditional media). Good business blogs have an authentic voice don't read like sterile PR copy. As far as your school's firewall: there are probably ways to get around it but you'll need to consult someone more intimate with your school's tech infrastructure. I'd trawl the math dorm until you find a suitable nerd for that project.

Hello Mr. Austin. I am a student at Briarcliffe College i...

Hello Mr. Austin. I am a student at Briarcliffe College in New York. Right now I'm studying in an E-Commerce class and we are discussing the importance of 'blogging' in business. What are your feelings about that? Do you do this is your spare time? Or is this a job? Also, I noticed you found plenty of links of freeware applications. Are there any sites out there that you would recommend to bypass a firewall. Just recently our school put up a firewall limiting our access to many sites. I was just curious if you might know of a way to get around it. Thanks for your time.

Hello Mr. Austin. I am a student at Briarcliffe College i...

Hello Mr. Austin. I am a student at Briarcliffe College in New York. Right now I'm studying in an E-Commerce class and we are discussing the importance of 'blogging' in business. What are your feelings about that? Do you do this is your spare time? Or is this a job? Also, I noticed you found plenty of links of freeware applications. Are there any sites out there that you would recommend to bypass a firewall. Just recently our school put up a firewall limiting our access to many sites. I was just curious if you might know of a way to get around it. Thanks for your time.

Great column, very useful--thanks, I'll try some of the a...

Great column, very useful--thanks, I'll try some of the alternatives you suggest. iTunes is indeed a beast. And sometimes it's not easy to figure out why it's uploading stuff sometimes and not other times. But worst of all, it won't accept locked music from other sources. I bought a tune from Buy.com and iTunes won't accept it because Buy.com uses a different DRM. Good for Apple. Bad for tribe.

Dave, I agree! I've always said the iPod would be far mo...

Dave, I agree! I've always said the iPod would be far more useful if it were a wireless-integrated device and did not require a hard-wired connection to a PC and the PC Software to update it. Having said that, I have experienced problems with the Apple software in the past, but the latest version seems to be fairly stable. Also, you didn't mention Podcasts. One of the primary things I use the iPod for is to download and listen to PodCasts. I notice that Podcast files are really just mp3 files though, and I doubt there is anything special about them that some other player couldn't handle.

Great Advice Dave, I don't know about everyone else, but ...

Great Advice Dave, I don't know about everyone else, but sometimes on notebooks/laptops they skimp on USB ports by design. I think there should be at least 3 and I totally agree that the buyer should splurge on Memory.

Dave, welcome aboard first of all. Now with borderline pr...

Dave, welcome aboard first of all. Now with borderline products such as "Article Bot" on the market -www.articlebot.com - that can scrap and crank out articles, the 40 cent turk doesn't surprise me. Perhaps this is the 40 cent solution at work here? Frank Ross ...

Congratulations for choosing this topic for your blog ins...

Congratulations for choosing this topic for your blog instead of the next topic whose title is "Welcome" where you choose to explain what you'll cover. Probaly people would not have gone on to see your next topic if that were the case. The point every one misses is not that you have a camera phone. The pont is that you have a phone that is capable of driving the laptop out of the market. The only reason it is not doing so is that the phone manufacturers and the Piracy victims are misguided. If they wake up the cellphone manufacturers will stop wadsting their resources on minor achievements. Rather they'd go after major achievements like financially supporting the drive to make the server oriented web surfing a reality.