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Alan Zisman is a long-time Vancouver educator and musician and since 1995 has been helping Business in Vancouver readers use computers and other technology tools and online connectivity to make their home and office lives easier.

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A fond farewell: Valuable lessons learned from 18 years in BIV’s High-Tech Office

Jan 08, 2013 - Dumping new hardware or software on employees without budgeting for training is a waste of money and a cause of employee resentment   Full Article

Gift GearGuide 2012 suggestions for improving office productivity

Dec 04, 2012 - If you're moving to Windows 8, you might want a notebook that features a touch-sensitive display or a convertible device that can be used as a...   Full Article

This Blurb helping turn books into major marketing tools

Nov 27, 2012 - Lots of attention has been paid to the way that digital media have shaken up the music, film and publishing industries. Now, the...   Full Article

State of solid state wrings more from old equipment

Nov 06, 2012 - Like many people, I’m increasingly using mobile devices – smartphones and tablets – for much of my high tech life....   Full Article

Microsoft’s Windows of opportunity into booming tablet market

Oct 23, 2012 - Microsoft has been virtually shut out of the exploding market for touch-screen tablets   Full Article

Startups make smartphones more useful for buyers and sellers

Oct 09, 2012 - Vancouver startup TikTok aims to give local retailers the ability to offer customers what CEO Dorian Banks calls “virtual happy hours”   Full Article

Local app helps companies manage workplace BYOD trend

Sep 04, 2012 - With this single app installed on employees' personal devices, companies can securely push a suite of work-related apps, documents and more onto...   Full Article

New Google Nexus tablet proves more than a match for larger iPad

Aug 28, 2012 - The seven-inch screen is easier to type on than phone screens   Full Article

Mountain Lion makes your Mac a bit more like an iPad

Aug 07, 2012 - [Apple’s new operating system] Mountain Lion is a relatively modest evolution of its predecessor, Lion. In my tests, it seems faster and...   Full Article

Competition heating up in global tablet computer market

Jul 24, 2012 - Other than Apple with its iPad, no one has managed to sell very many touch-screen tablets. Models from HP and RIM flew off retailers'...   Full Article

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