Ideas!
Services - Good new deals available for internet in some areas
- New wireless routers offer more powerful / wider range for devices
- Other services that can be useful?
Hardware
- PC / Laptops / Tablets costs not increasing these days and all new ones pretty efficient for most purposes. Laptops and tablets portable advantages but maybe not so happy running all day.
- Colour laser printers becoming affordable but cartridges may be pricey
- Other hardware that could be useful?
Software
- Operating system – WinXP – no IE upgrade (stuck in IE8), Win7 seems popular and reliable and being updated. Cost to buy? Which version?
- Office has many editions available – basic package may be suitable. Cost? Student Edition – may be eligible if kids around.
- Google Docs free and everything done on-line
- GMail and GCalendar getting popular – don’t need PC-based Outlook these days
- Picasa free and simple and very good for photo management
- Web design simpler with Serif WebPlus (including e-commerce and contact form resources) Cost? Compare with Dreamweaver.
- Free web site development tools also from Google Sites, Microsoft Small Business, Wix, Weebly and Yola and others – may be all they need.
- Windows offer free Microsoft Security Essentials and plenty other auto-updating and monitoring options. Any need to pay for Norton or McAfee these days?
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