Google Apps Offline – Tips & Tricks

According to a recent report, Canadians spend more time online that most countries. Whatever the reason, we’re seemingly more connected all the time, especially with the advent of fast 4G and LTE networks and smartphones.    Even traditionally offline areas like airplanes are moving towards providing internet access (albeit for a fee).  Air Canada and Westjet are both working to make WiFi available on their domestic and international flights.  Cloud solutions like Google Apps for Business realize that although offline time represents a small percentage of a users time these days, it’s still critical for the busy business travelers.  Since Google just made Google Presentations available to be edited offline, here are the best ways to work with Google Apps Offline:

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Reliable Internet Service & Your Small Business: 5 Tips For Cloud Computing Success

For today’s small businesses that run from a SOHO (Small Office and/or Home Office), a reliable internet connection is key to having a successful business.  With many small businesses using SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) cloud applications, reliable internet service is crucial.  However, small business owners are often too busy running their business to deal with optimizing their internet service.  This post is written with that in mind and to encourage small business owners to review some simple tips to save themselves some grief.  Here are 5 tips for cloud computing success:

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Is There a Cloud Solution For My IT Pain Point?

We hear about IT pain points on a regular basis.  Cloud computing gives companies a new way of solving IT pain points via software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications that enable real cost savings, rapid time-to-benefit and access to ongoing technology innovation.   Here are five of the most popular pain points we hear about from our small business clients and our recommended cloud solution(s) that will remedy the issue:

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