Business and technology have gone hand in hand ever since emperors in the Ming Dynasty discovered the cost efficiencies of the abacus. Okay, maybe that never happened (although one could argue that the abacus was the iPhone of its time), but the fact remains that each new development in technology has made it a little easier to get into business, and to succeed once you’re there.
Today is no different. Technology has become cheaper and more productive in a twin spiral that, to tech geeks, conjures up such esoteric topics as Moore’s Law, which states that every two years the capacity of computer storage devices doubles. It probably means something more prosaic to you—like the fact that an LCD projector that used to command five figures now can be had for less than $1,000.
We’re here to steer you toward products that will make you and your company more productive without dunking you in red ink. We’ll look at a couple dozen products, most released within the last year, that will make it easier to get a young business off the ground, or make an existing one—as the saying goes—work smarter, not harder.
