http://abdulvasi.com Perspectives at the speed of thought.. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:09:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://abdulvasi.com/cloud-computing-as-a-scalable-business-solution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cloud-computing-as-a-scalable-business-solution http://abdulvasi.com/cloud-computing-as-a-scalable-business-solution/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:07:49 +0000 Abdul Vasi http://abdulvasi.com/?p=2188 Cloud computing has become the new buzzword for startups and larger corporates alike. With Companies like Microsoft offering services like Azure and Amazon with its own ‘elastic’ service EC2, there are many services just waiting to be tapped into. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is essentially, the ability to have a computing capability that [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/cloud-computing-as-a-scalable-business-solution/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/what-amazon-can-teach-us-about-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-amazon-can-teach-us-about-business http://abdulvasi.com/what-amazon-can-teach-us-about-business/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:46 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/what-amazon-can-teach-us-about-business/ Amazon always was and will be my favourite retailer and there are a lot of reasons going for it. I just thought every  retailer out there — whether online or offline — has a lot to learn from the online retail gaint. Here are some of the observations I made that are crucial for any [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/what-amazon-can-teach-us-about-business/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/dont-tell-the-world-that-you-decide-to-be-rich/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-tell-the-world-that-you-decide-to-be-rich http://abdulvasi.com/dont-tell-the-world-that-you-decide-to-be-rich/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:57:58 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1691 If you did decide to be successful and if that decision is driving you relentlessly everyday, you just need to pay attention to one important thing: don’t let anyone know where you are going, what you intend to do and why. No one has to know that; it’s your personal plan.Firstly, if you tell them [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/dont-tell-the-world-that-you-decide-to-be-rich/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/the-power-of-information-marketing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-information-marketing http://abdulvasi.com/the-power-of-information-marketing/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:05:45 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1665 Did you think  you could drive sales just by the fact that you provide great, instructional coontent on your website? Did you know that your brand can be greatly enhanced by provided in-depth and valuable information to your  visitors? Visitors don’t become buyers instantly; they take their time and they buy only when they are [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/the-power-of-information-marketing/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/dropbox-iphone-app-access-documents-on-the-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dropbox-iphone-app-access-documents-on-the-go http://abdulvasi.com/dropbox-iphone-app-access-documents-on-the-go/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:25:01 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1645 Wouldn’t it be nice if you could access that PDF document you were referring to while giving a presentation to your delegates? How about being able to access stored spreadsheets, keynotes, power point presentations, word documents and much  more? While on the move or in situations wherein you just can’t fire up your laptop, the [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/dropbox-iphone-app-access-documents-on-the-go/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/3-quick-ways-to-develop-multiple-streams-of-income/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-quick-ways-to-develop-multiple-streams-of-income http://abdulvasi.com/3-quick-ways-to-develop-multiple-streams-of-income/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:30:50 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1582 Pick a job and you will have one source of income. Choose and start a business you will still have one or more sources of income. However, complete financial freedom is not possible until you have multiple, independent streams of income. 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I fail to see how so many business owners don’t come close to using any of the tools available on the Internet, espouse mobile broadband, exploit the anywhere/anytime Internet connectivity, the zillion tools available for use or the simple act of keeping [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/technology-when-business-comes-to-depend-on-it/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/sprouter-the-twitter-for-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sprouter-the-twitter-for-entrepreneurs http://abdulvasi.com/sprouter-the-twitter-for-entrepreneurs/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:00:10 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1490 I doubt if there is anyone on the Internet who hasn’t heard about Twitter — some people just rant and rave on it, while some businesses promote heavily on it. Even fortune 500 companies like Dell have begun to use twitter for their business. But wouldn’t it be nice to have something like Twitter just [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/sprouter-the-twitter-for-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/powering-your-business-through-customer-reviews-testimonials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powering-your-business-through-customer-reviews-testimonials http://abdulvasi.com/powering-your-business-through-customer-reviews-testimonials/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:49 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1451 When was the time you sold something to a customer because that customer insisted on buying from you since she had heard enough about you from someone else? E-commerce now swears on the power on UGC ( user-generated content) and almos every customer looking to buy something online or offline shows the tendency to scout [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/powering-your-business-through-customer-reviews-testimonials/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/microsoft-office-alternativesfree-web-based-office-suites-you-should-be-using/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-alternativesfree-web-based-office-suites-you-should-be-using http://abdulvasi.com/microsoft-office-alternativesfree-web-based-office-suites-you-should-be-using/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:30:26 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1436 Why bleed and spend thousands of dollars on software when you can get most of it free? As you keep looking around the Internet, you are sure to land on some gems that can get your work done as quickly and efficiently but wouldn’t cost you anything. Some of them are going to be mentioned [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/microsoft-office-alternativesfree-web-based-office-suites-you-should-be-using/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/tools-to-help-you-recover-your-files/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tools-to-help-you-recover-your-files http://abdulvasi.com/tools-to-help-you-recover-your-files/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:50 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1430 If you are like me working on the computer 24/7, 365 days a week, there are chances that a lot of data resides on your system. What if, one fine day, you log-in to see that none of this data exists? What if you delete all this data by yourself accidentally? Things like these could [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/tools-to-help-you-recover-your-files/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/open-id-is-it-too-much-to-take/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-id-is-it-too-much-to-take http://abdulvasi.com/open-id-is-it-too-much-to-take/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:26 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1412 A user name and password for almost every other service like Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc., was compulsory. If you noticed, however, once logged in to Gmail, you are logged into almost all other Google’s services. That’s nifty, isn’t it? I really like the fact that once logged into one of Google’s services, I can access [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/open-id-is-it-too-much-to-take/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/mobile-work-nifty-tools-to-help-stay-organized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobile-work-nifty-tools-to-help-stay-organized http://abdulvasi.com/mobile-work-nifty-tools-to-help-stay-organized/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:20 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1405 In this time and age, portability isn’t fancy; it’s a mandate. Shuffling between places and lounging in airports is more common than it ever was. Portability options are plenty today and your entire business can be run on a USB stick. We will cover that possibility in a seperate post but I would ike to [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/mobile-work-nifty-tools-to-help-stay-organized/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/remote-login-tools-did-you-unleash-their-potential-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remote-login-tools-did-you-unleash-their-potential-yet http://abdulvasi.com/remote-login-tools-did-you-unleash-their-potential-yet/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:00:02 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1402 Did you ever feel the need to log into your main computer at home just because you had a file left there that was necessary for you to get the work done? You could have felt the need to log in remotely at some time or the other? The need was felt and hence we [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/remote-login-tools-did-you-unleash-their-potential-yet/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/web-based-crm-tools-you-should-consider/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=web-based-crm-tools-you-should-consider http://abdulvasi.com/web-based-crm-tools-you-should-consider/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:34 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1370 The more I look, the more I seem to find. We had discussed plenty of web-based CRM tools and project collaboration applications. But talk about options and the Internet is all set to spoil you with its plethora of choices. Here are 3 more CRM tools you could consider for your CRM and project collaboration [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/web-based-crm-tools-you-should-consider/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/3-free-conference-calling-apps-you-can-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-free-conference-calling-apps-you-can-use http://abdulvasi.com/3-free-conference-calling-apps-you-can-use/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:26 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1359 Small businesses will often need to bring their workforce together for a meeting or a conference call. However, the actual cost of such systems is prohibitive at best for most companies. Free conference calling applications would come to the rescue then. See what’s available to help you make calls and not spend too much for [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/3-free-conference-calling-apps-you-can-use/feed/ 1 http://abdulvasi.com/3-screen-capture-tools-you-could-use-collaborate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-screen-capture-tools-you-could-use-collaborate http://abdulvasi.com/3-screen-capture-tools-you-could-use-collaborate/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:00:03 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1259 Often times, you will find the need to pick up an image that is resident on your desktop or somewhere else on the Internet for sharing with others, embedding it in your website or blog and much more. I know, because plenty of times, I would want the logo of a particular web application or [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/3-screen-capture-tools-you-could-use-collaborate/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/documents-to-go-take-your-document-editing-work-mobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=documents-to-go-take-your-document-editing-work-mobile http://abdulvasi.com/documents-to-go-take-your-document-editing-work-mobile/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:07:36 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1256 Recently, I had written a post on the necessity for entrepreneurs to go mobile and use gadgets to enhance productivity. With document editing now available through ‘Documents to Go” I see even more reasons to celebrate that post. You can now not only just answer emails and be in touch with your clients while on [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/documents-to-go-take-your-document-editing-work-mobile/feed/ 0 http://abdulvasi.com/social-media-marketing-get-out-if-you-still-don%e2%80%99t-get-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-media-marketing-get-out-if-you-still-don%25e2%2580%2599t-get-it http://abdulvasi.com/social-media-marketing-get-out-if-you-still-don%e2%80%99t-get-it/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:28 +0000 abdul http://abdulvasi.com/?p=1242 I am a huge fan of social media and all this talk about Google being big in search and the fact that SEO is all but important is making me laugh. I am not saying that SEO isn’t important – it is. You will do well to remember that it is just one of the [...]]]> http://abdulvasi.com/social-media-marketing-get-out-if-you-still-don%e2%80%99t-get-it/feed/ 0