About Alan Tutorials Free files Win9x FAQs E-mail Alan Articles BIV articles Archive 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Other articles Archive 1991-92 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 Articles published by Alan Zisman: 2009 December 15 - 21: Squeezing the best out of Google’s AdWords for small-business owners; Business in Vancouver December 8 -14: From pocket-sized chargers to magic mice: your 2009 techno-gift guide; Business in Vancouver December 1-7: Analyzing stats can help your business build a better website; Business in Vancouver November 24-30: Is your website doing an effective job for your business? Business in Vancouver November 10-16: Sony brings e-book reader technology to Canada; Business in Vancouver November 4: QuickTime X in Snow Leopard Imports, Trims, and Publishes Video Quickly and Easily; Low End Mac November 3-9: Three new ways to keep mobile data mobile; Business in Vancouver October 29: Another Hard Drive Disaster End Happily (Thanks to Time Machine); Low End Mac October 27- November 2: Microsoft takes another stab at fending off Windows security breaches; Business in Vancouver October 20-26: Pre posts strong showing for resurgent Palm; Business in Vancouver October 19: Preview in Snow Leopard Supports Scanners and Screen Shots; Low End Mac October 13-19: Scareware a growing security concern for computers using Windows operating system; Business in Vancouver October 6-12: Beating Malware 2009 requires staying patched and paying attention; Business in Vancouver September 29- October 6: When good enough is best on the road; Business in Vancouver September 20: Jamie McKenzie takes students- and teachers- beyond cut-and-paste; CUE-BC Newsletter September 16: Creative's Vado Pocket Camcorders; Low End Mac September 15-21: New generation of Internet telephone systems can yield big business savings; Business in Vancouver September 8-14: Operating system upgrades promise performance boosts; Business in Vancouver September 1-7: Operating system alert: Windows 7 coming soon to a computer near you; Business in Vancouver September: Is Google Evil? Columbia Journal September: Woodstock at 40- remembering it means not having been there; Columbia Journal August 25-31: Hard lessons learned from hard drive failure; Business in Vancouver August 18-24: Online aids to building your business; Business in Vancouver August 11-17: Sun sets on PCs as mobile devices gaining ground; Business in Vancouver August 5: Computer Disaster Ends Happily; Low End Mac August 4-10: Beware: the web gives posted documents a life of their own; Business in Vancouver July 28- August 3: Apple’s new iPhone a better computer than phone; Business in Vancouver; reposted on LowEndMac July 21-27: Google Androids tackle Apple iPhones in Canada, Business in Vancouver July 15: XMenu: One of My Favourite Things for OS X; LowEndMac July 14-20: Search engine options offer new ways to help you find what you need; Business in Vancouver July 13: VirtualBox 3.0: Free Virtualizer Is Almost Grown Up; LowEndMac July 7-13: Tweet to the beat: Twitter business success stories; Business in Vancouver June 30- July 6: Options increase for high-definition camcorder market in Canada; Business in Vancouver June 29: Things You Must Know to When Connecting a USB Hard Drive to AirPort Extreme; LowEndMac June 16-22: Fact and fantasy on the software piracy front; Business in Vancouver June 9-15: Tough tech gear designed to survive travel adventures and small children; Business in Vancouver June 2-8: Swapping convenience for computer security; Business in Vancouver June: Wolfram|Alpha tries to be a computational knowledge engine. Sometimes it succeeds; Cue-BC May 19-25: Of timely backups, digital projections and the latest text messaging options; Business in Vancouver May 12-18: Weeding out eBay and Craigslist scam artists; Business in Vancouver May 5- 11: In search of a business use for Twitter; Business in Vancouver May: CRTC debates whether Internet should offer a level playing field; Columbia Journal April 28- May 4: Powerline networking cures nagging wireless woes; Business in Vancouver April 21- 27: Lessons of Conficker: closing the Windows on more malware; Business in Vancouver April 14- 20: New netbook combines portability and affordability; Business in Vancouver April 7- 13: Resumption of Internet browser wars benefiting consumers; Business in Vancouver April 6: In praise of netbooks; LowEndMac April: Ubuntu Linux: Free, legal, and safe from viruses; CUE-BC Newsletter March 31- April 6: Assessing Adobe’s pricey creative suite update; Business in Vancouver March 24-30: Opt out of administration to increase computer security; Business in Vancouver March 17-23: Coming soon to a pocket near you: high-definition video recording; Business in Vancouver March 16: Darwine: Mac WINE in new bottles; LowEndMac March 10-16: Simply Accounting and QuickBooks: accounting twins separated at birth; Business in Vancouver March 3- 9: Smartphone users might find some shelter in this Storm; Business in Vancouver February 24- March 2: A pair of iPhone wannabes up their game; Business in Vancouver February 17-23: Domain name dos and don’ts; Business in Vancouver February 10-16: Online data backup options for the rest of us; Business in Vancouver February 3-9: From Deep Freeze to software marketing success; Business in Vancouver February 2: Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac an Easy Way to Digitize Videotape; LowEndMac January 27- February 2: Lessons from another malware meltdown; Business in Vancouver January 20-26: Coming soon to a computer near you: Microsoft’s Windows 7; Business in Vancouver January 13-19: Obamasphere’s online lessons for marketers; Business in Vancouver January 6-12: Looking back to the high-tech future; Business in Vancouver January 4: Searchme.com's visual search results may be a good fit for visual learners; CUE BC Newsletter Alan Zisman is a Vancouver educator, writer, and computer specialist. 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