Archive for October, 2011

Citrix Launches Virtual Desktop in a Box for SMBs

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Julian Kirby

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an increasingly popular technology that enablespanies to run their user desktops as a virtual machine. So instead of requiring a fully unique operating system to be installed on each and every machine in a small business, VDI enables a more agile, rapid and centralized approach to desktop management and deployment. [...]

Bay Area firms among 30 not paying federal taxes

Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Beau Wurth

Wells Fargo received tax subsidies and paid no federal taxes in the past three years. More grist for the anticorporate mill. Thirty major U.S. public companies, including San Francisco’s PG&E Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co., paid no federal taxes over the past three years, according to a report released Thursday. Full post…

Should You Do Due Diligence Yourself When Buying A Business?

Posted on October 28th, 2011 by Julian Kirby

How many attorneys have you seen that have successfully represented themselves in court? How many doctors have you seen successfully conduct an operation on themselves? Just as with doctors and lawyers, doing a business review or audit by yourself, in order to save a buck, does not work. There is an old saying that applies [...]

Los Fresnos restaurateur returns to BBQ fest for second year

Posted on October 28th, 2011 by Connor Ingle

Wild Blue Barbecue has been invited to the Texas Monthly Magazine BBQ festival in Austin for the second year in a row. Located on Hwy. 100 between Los Fresnos and FM 803, the restaurant is one of only 25 Texas barbecue establishments to be invited to the annual festival, which takes place this Sunday and [...]

Clock this: UK may consider time zone switch

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Beau Wurth

Britain’s government may reconsider long-touted proposals for the U.K. to switch to Central European Time, a move which advocates insisted Saturday would bring lighter evenings and possibly offer the country’s sluggish economy a boost. Campaigners claim a lawmaker’s proposal made earlier this year to permanently switch Britain’s clocks 60 minutes ahead of current settings would [...]