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  • Getting Web Apps vs. Buying Software

    Mon, 06/29/2009 — Ray Stahl

    Take Away:

    1. With free and rented software (aka Software as a Service, SaaS) covering almost all of the standard office type of applications  it is better to buy the unique package that drives your specific business.
    2. Computers are becoming so inexpensive that we believe the repair vs. replace break point is so low that  switching to a new computer is trivial.

  • Laptop Travel Checklist

    Mon, 06/29/2009 — Ray Stahl

    This is a laptop checklist of the things to do before you leave on your next business trip and what to bring along.

    One-time Steps

    • Insurance - Who is responsible if the laptop is lost or stolen?  Check with your insurance carrier.

    • Security - There are number of steps you can take to both physically and electronically to lock down your laptop from the bad guys. See my article on the 12 basic steps for laptop security.

  • 2BMobile Starts Corp Blog

    Thu, 04/23/2009 — Ray Stahl
    Today 2BMobile.com announces our new corporate blog is up and running. We will be publishing all of our latest news and topics of interest on our blog instead of the front page as we have done in the past. We decided to use a blog because want to have a more interactive conversations with you and look forward to having some great discussions in the coming weeks, You can reach by either selecting the Blog option on the menu to the right or by click here.

  • GMail Mobile WebApp or Mail Client?

    Thu, 04/09/2009 — Ray Stahl
    Gmail announced improvements made to Gmail for mobile, running in the iPhone and Android web browser only. First, you'll notice that it's a lot faster when performing actions like opening an email, navigating, or searching and if the data network drops out on you,  Gmail won't. You'll still be able to open recently read messages and to compose over a flaky, or non-existent, network connection. All this is achieved with aggressive caching and by leveraging new browser technologies, like HTML 5 and Gears.

  • Best Mind Mapping Tools

    Mon, 03/30/2009 — Ray Stahl

    by Ray Stahl March 30, 2009

  • What is a Mobile-Knowledge Worker?

    Mon, 03/16/2009 — Ray Stahl

    Finally, these new industries differ from the traditional 'modern' industry in that they will employ predominantly knowledge workers rather than manual workers. - Peter Drucker in The Age of Discontinuity (1969)

  • Netbooks for Business?

    Thu, 03/05/2009 — Ray Stahl
    I suggest taking a look at Berry Gerber's article over at Tom's Hardware.com in which he describes the netbook from ASUS ( Eee PC 1000HE) which has the capabilities and usability for business users.

  • Dell Mini 9 Netbook Going Fast!

    Tue, 02/24/2009 — Ray Stahl


    Dell's Mini 9 Netbook is being sold at rock bottom prices to make way for the new Dell Mini 10 which has a 10" screen, a larger keyboard, and a 160GB hard drive making it much more competitive with the leaders Asus and MSI products. I have seen the Mini 9 with XP Home OS on Walmart's SamClub's website for $249 delivered and choice of color (a $30 adder from Dell).

  • Google Apps by 2BMobile

    Mon, 02/23/2009 — Ray Stahl

    Today 2BMobile LLC has begun the process of becoming a Google Apps Reseller. In our efforts to be a valuable resource and support for our mobile users we believe that Google Apps provides a low cost and highly flexible set of services for our mobile users and knowledge workers that we serve.

  • Virtual Office Options for Mobile Workers

    Fri, 02/20/2009 — Ray Stahl

    In today's Web 2.0 world we have a lot of options for e-mail, collaboration tools, office suites, and other services to make mobile work easier. But what really works for people that are not always connected to the web. Can the online tools work well with your desktop products?

    Over the next several weeks I will be doing a series of articles that will highlight products that we think you should consider as part of of your mobile life.

    If you have suggested products that has worked for you please let me know.