http://www.cokercommunications.com/blog Ramblings on Small Business Technology Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:00:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've had the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) - our existing wired telephone system - for a bit over 100 years now.  It's reliable, simple to use (even old people have figured out touch tone and caller ID), and for the most part works great.  Why change? For one thing, it's ... http://www.cokercommunications.com/blog/?p=6 As you may have heard by now, Microsoft has terminated the sales of Windows XP (through most methods) and your only Windows desktop option is now Windows Vista.  Vista has been out for more than a year, but (other than for new home computers) hasn't been widely accepted by the ... http://www.cokercommunications.com/blog/?p=5 This week, the latest version of the FireFox web browser was released to much hype and fanfare.  Ignoring the hype, it's still a major accomplishment.  I've been using it for almost a week now and I can tell you that I'm impressed by the increase in rendering speed and overall ... http://www.cokercommunications.com/blog/?p=4 I have recently become a big proponent of Open Source software.  What is Open Source - it is software that is (usually) developed by a community of people (as opposed to a specific company).  The "open" comes from the publication and modification rights, which usually specify that the source code for ... http://www.cokercommunications.com/blog/?p=3