From today's show on Talk1300.com

Here's what happened on our weekly radio appearance on Talk 1300 this morning with Paul Vandenburgh.

WSG VP Jim Gile joined me to talk GileToys.com Christmas and holiday offering.  Jim's offering free local delivery if visitors enter coupon code "CRIBA" at checkout to take advantage of this offer.

  This is the Toshiba Portege tablet PC i carry.  It's a great tool for meetings.  We sell them, by the way.  Hint hint.  Paul referenced it, and I'm at the Rensselaer Rail Station typing on it now.

We also talked about our CRIBA event on Wednesday.  

Leaving the laptop behind, or putting it in the palm of your hand

The Wall Street Journal has a good article today about mobile computing, and how to scale down from carrying a laptop.  I'm a Blackberry addict, but couldn't really get along without my laptop too.  I also think the WSJ should have an updated photo of a Blackberry.  Scroll down in the article and you'll see an image two generations old.  

Want to be behind the curve? Use Staples...

Regular readers of this blog already know that WSG's G-Serve network support and IT consulting service leverages remote monitoring, support and reporting.  We use a product called N-Able, and have been for quite some time. 

Well, look who thought what we were doing was a good idea.  Staples, a competitor of our parent company, Gile Office Solutions, has acquired Thrive Networks in Boston.  Besides the fact that Staples' move is just another example of a faceless corporation trying to purchase expertise rather than possessing or developing their own, Thrive uses - you guessed it - N-Able.  

To Staples, we say - nice try.  We were here first, and the party's going just fine without you.  

And by the way, if you're trying to tell the world you are better than the rest, and are technically savvy, you might just try fixing your web page.  See the below image of Thrive's /Staples page.

Don't mess with Johnny-Come-Lately.  Call us today at 518-435-0682, or email us to schedule your free G-Serve network and IT evaluation.

We're about to review the CRIBA Blog @ SBMU

In a few minutes, we'll be reviewing CRIBABlog.org, and how to improve it at the Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference here in Columbus, Ohio.  Jog over to my Twitter feed to see what's been happening here.

Visit CribaBlog.org for Updates on Today's Event

Visit CribaBlog.org for updates on today's big event featuring Stacy Mitchell.  I'll be live blogging the goings-on.

Three words from me to you: Use Social Media

That is today's message, folks.  Three words - Use social media.  And then three words after that - Use it right.  Facebook, YouTube, blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Delicious, and even Digg.  How do you know what to use, or how to use it, or if it is working?  

All good questions.  Valid points.  But you can't see how it feels to swim by dipping your toe in the pool, or by watching other people swim.  You have to get in the pool - dive in, ease in, come slowly down the ladder, whatever.  If your competition is involved with social media, and you are not, it is as if they have taken an ad out in the yellow pages, and you have not.  It is as if you are not on the playing field, or are at least on the sidelines, if not outside the arena altogether.  

More Knocks Against Chrome

Mixed Reviews on Google Chrome; It has Some Holes

I've been using Google's new browser, Chrome, and so have a lot of other people, most much smarter than me.  Security Focus puts the question of Chrome and browser security into focus.  Funnier is being able to get Google to tell you about its own problems.  Here's the SERP for "google chrome has holes."