Friday Jun 22, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

Laptops, printers, even reams of paper are on sale - if you've been holding off on those essential IT purchases all year, now is the time to save some money. See our list of tech deals we've spotted.

And in case you missed them:
- 3 things your bookkeeper should know
- Quirky marketing idea #1: BIG W's giant catalogue
- Looking for an inspiring logo for your business?
- Travel cards: why they're useful if you're going overseas
- Intel giving away another laptop

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William Maher
BIT (Business IT)

Laptops, printers, paper on sale: End of financial year tech discounts

By Chris Jager | Jun 22, 2012

Looking to save money for your business? Here are some of the better tax time discounts we've spotted for software, hardware and services.

3 things your bookkeeper should know about

By William Maher | Jun 21, 2012

Did you know the minimum wage is increasing? A quick summary of this and some other handy things to know.

Use a Mac at work? What you need to know about antivirus

By Anthony Caruana | Jun 22, 2012

Step into a room of Mac users and ask them whether whether Macs need antivirus software and it's a fair bet that you'll end up starting an argument. Here's our take.

Google’s offer to track delivery drivers, real estate agents, insurance teams

By William Maher | Jun 21, 2012

The new Google Maps Coordinate app knows where workers are and what jobs they’re on. Is this the future of mobile workforce?

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Looking for an inspiring, eye-catching logo for your business?

By Anthony Caruana | Jun 21, 2012

The site 99designs has made a name for itself as a place to get a design for a logo, brochure, t-shirt, book cover, or business card or something else. Here is an introduction.

Ask Ruslan Kogan about getting your business online

By William Maher | Jun 21, 2012

The online retail entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan isn't shy about explaining why online retail, not shops, is the future. Grab him for a chat at this event.

Travel cards: Why they're useful when going overseas

By Anthony Caruana | Jun 21, 2012

You can load them up with different currencies, you get an agreed exchange rate and they can save on transaction fees you pay in some situations. A brief intro to travel cards.

1stAvailable talks up network of GPs, dentists, physios

By William Maher | Jun 20, 2012

More than 1,000 health practitioners are registered with a web site that lets patients search for the nearest doctor and book over the Internet.

Quirky marketing idea #1: BIG W's giant catalogue

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BIG W unveils a giant promotional catalgoue in an effort to attract attention to its new toy sale. See what the big retailer is doing to lure customers.

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