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Take On Your New Business with Updated Computer Software

September 14, 2008 by Holly
Filed Under: Business & Finance, Careers

Now, more than ever, people are making the decision to leave their 9-5 jobs and starting their own, home-based businesses. Most of the home businesses people are opting for are internet businesses or primarily internet-based. The internet is a surefire way to reach the greatest amount of people in the least amount of time and not only that, but while conducting business online, your computer soon becomes your very best organizational tool.

People who conduct business from home are realizing within just the first few months that the days of home offices filled with standard office equipment such as something as simple as a filing cabinet is no longer needed. All of your important documents and files can easily be kept on your computer and since you will surely be spending a considerable amount of time on your computer to keep up with your budding business, keeping your business files on your computer is more convenient and easier to keep track of. But what do you do when your computer gets a virus or you do a virus scan and find spyware and malware on your computer that you can’t get rid of?

There are a great deal of risks that one must take as soon as they choose to keep important documents on their computer. You must be prepared for something to go wrong with your computer at the most crucial and inopportune time. Some feel a bit safer with their documents by keeping them on an external hard drive, backing up their important files and keeping them on a private server or even keeping copies of your files, printed out and kept in a filing cabinet. One of the most convenient aspects of home businesses is that all you should need is your computer, whether it be a desktop computer or a laptop that you can easily travel with and never have to miss a day of work so keeping run of the mill office furniture in your home-based business is being counterproductive and you are making your business and organization more difficult than it has to be.

Did you know that something as simple as computer software can eliminate not only these, but many other risks that people take when doing business on a computer? A computer’s operating system is the most crucial and important aspects of your computer; if your operating system is not functioning to the best of its ability then you, and your home-based business are not functioning to the best of your ability. If you are using a PC you may feel that you are limited with what operating system you can choose to run your computer on. The simple fact of the matter is that most businesses and even people are not using the one Windows operating system that has been tested and proven to work most effectively for individual users and is the absolute best operating system for home-based and small businesses to run on–Windows Vista.

Windows Vista has less than half of the security risks that Windows XP, the most common operating system PC users are using today, has; with a 60% less likely change to be infected by spyware or malware. If that doesn’t make you more comfortable, you are also guaranteed the peace of mind and know that your important files and documents will not be lost while they are on your computer since Windows Vista has also implemented a new Windows Backup and Restore Center. Vista is the most secure Windows release to date, which is comforting since the amount of people who use and have used Windows XP know the frustration that sets in when your computer gets a virus you can’t seem to get rid of or your computer freezes or applications randomly crash for no reason. People who run small or independent businesses have polled to be up to three times more favorable of Windows Vista just after using it and adjusting to its interface and superior quality.

Since its launch, Windows Vista now supports more than double the number it supported at the time of their initial launch; the PC world is moving over to Vista–Are you willing to be more productive in your business and make the smooth transition over to Windows Vista?

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About Holly Ord

Woman Tribune founder, Holly Ord, is a freelance writer, web designer and developer, feminist activist and believer in women. She lives in NEPA and has been blogging on women's rights and gender equality at her website, MenstrualPoetry.com for the better part of three years.

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11 Comments on "Take On Your New Business with Updated Computer Software"

  1. Peter on Thu, 18th Sep 2008 8:18 am 

    I can tell you from having done it, trying to make a living online if fun, but fattening. You spend you whole time sitting on your butt. And usually you’re a few seconds from the fridge.

    So if you’re going to try then get a good exercise routine going and stick to it. :-)

  2. Student Rentals Blog on Thu, 2nd Oct 2008 4:34 pm 

    I currently work for an internet based company and the amount of knowledge I have learned about internet applications and Search Engine Optimization is unbelievable. One service that we use to share all of our documents is Google Docs, and the only reason we have a filing cabinet is for the documents we decided to print off of Google Docs.

    -Todd Anderson

  3. Mark Sear on Sat, 11th Oct 2008 11:03 am 

    Good advice about backup. One thing perhaps worth adding is that it is not just your computer that can go wrong. It is worth protecting against fire and flood problems either by keeping really vital stuff in a fire/water proof safe, or keeping copies of critical data at another site. You can keep encrypted copies of things at a family member or friends house. This way you can get working again, or at least maintain the communication aspect of your business, under even some of the most trying of circumstances.

  4. Tech news on Fri, 17th Oct 2008 8:02 pm 

    You can keep encrypted copies of things at a family member or friends house.

  5. online survey software on Tue, 27th Jan 2009 5:10 pm 

    yeah, its always a good idea to save important files and pictures somewhere secure, such as an online backup. sooner or later you are bound to have something go wrong with your computer :/
    -jason

  6. Ted | Gaming Mouse on Sat, 15th Aug 2009 5:49 pm 

    I mean this in the nicest way possible…Vista is terrible. Go with a Mac or wait for Windows 7. If you have XP, get nice, free programs from download.com like Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and Spybot Search and Destroy. Run them regularly, and the majority of people won’t have a problem. AVG Anti Virus (free version) is a good one to grab as well. :)

  7. Theo Newman on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 10:25 pm 

    So many people are going home to work. Amazing. I love the article. I hope you will continue to write and be sure they talk about the need to protect their computer. In a business it is extremely critical to have the right security software to protect them and their clients.

  8. business on Sun, 7th Feb 2010 7:36 am 

    We should have better base in setting up a good business and make solid income.

  9. Purchase Website on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 11:29 am 

    What a timely post! I’m looking for this one.. How can you get this one??

  10. Jayseo on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 6:36 am 

    The base is most important thing for any business if you have good base you will surely get success.

  11. price comparison on Mon, 28th Jun 2010 3:11 am 

    Well said its really nice post thanks for all and all the best for good business

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