About
March 20, 2008
This blog intends to suggest quality, alternative technologies that can save you time, money or stress.
There are thousands of open source communities around the world, each with hundreds (or thousands) of independent developers that pool their diverse talents and skills. The results are often very high quality projects that are free or almost free and that provide huge benefits over the more commonly known products.
There are also many more companies that are now following the ‘give it away’ business model in hopes of monetizing a small percentage of those users. This means that there are increasingly advanced business tools available on the cheap.
But you have a business to run. No time to waste downloading and trying out a bunch of stuff. Can’t someone who knows this stuff just tell you what’s cool?
YES! I can.
I currently run my own web services business and, as a small business manager myself, I am always looking for ways to cut costs and streamline my work. I participate in open source communities for many reasons, not the least being that for every day that I put in, I get back dozens or even hundreds of hours worth of quality work.
I’ve been in the computer field since the beginning of the 1980’s and unlike most small business owners it has actually been worth my time to investigate a lot of technologies. I’ve realized that my customers could benefit from this experience, so why not you too?
A few of the best technologies have gained popularity by word of mouth so you may have heard of them. Perhaps you weren’t sure if you should try them. You may even be using some of them already. I may start with some of the more obvious choices and then get onto the more obscure.
This industry is truly huge so admittedly I don’t know all of it, but I will share with you what I do know, in as concise a manner as I can. Got a suggestion? Drop me a line.
It is my hope that you will add this blog to your news feed, at least for a while, to discover what applies to your situation.
Cheers,
Ian
