You may ask, isn’t tape an anachronism in the age of optical disks, removable hard drives and a plethora of whiz-bang, random-access storage media? In many ways it is, but because of the nature of backup it doesn’t really matter that tape is slow and sequential-access. Remember, tape is cheap. Businesses use tape because they [...]

If you run a small business, chances are you’re saving important files to a server. But what happens when disaster strikes? How are you ensuring that your files won’t be lost? Many people fail to realize that the loss of files could cripple their business. You can insure your office and equipment, but you can’t [...]

What’s happening to good web site design? Somehow we creative types at interactive and traditional ad agencies have run amuck – we’re building web sites that may dazzle the senses, but don’t really communicate much about our client’s business or products and services! 1. Somehow I don’t think anyone has a burning desire to spend [...]

Between 50% and 60% of the people using the Internet today do not have high-speed broadband access. Yet many Web sites cater only to the 40% that do. Then they wonder why their sales figures are so poor. Although it’s tempting to add every whiz-bang feature into a Web site, if you do, you are [...]

Have you ever been lost on a highway late at night? It’s not a fun feeling. In the same way that it’s not fun to be lost on a highway, it’s not fun to be lost when visiting a web site. When you create a web site, make sure that it is easy for your [...]