Interview with Alan Freedman

How does an intellectual property licensing business model work? Alan Freedman talks with Jim Blasingame about how he has turned his knowledge of computers and technology into a product that other companies pay him for.

What computer operating system should your small business be investing in? Alan and Jim talk about the 20-year tussle between the PC and the Mac and which one you should consider. They also discuss whether differentiation between systems will even be an issue in a few years.

Microsoft has it's newest operating system, Vista, available, and Alan talks with Jim about it and whether anyone should pay the money and convert. They also talk about the potential threat that Google is, and could be, to Microsoft.

Alan and Jim talk about the challenges electronics consumers have when trying to read the instructions and use the devices. Their conclusion is that it doesn't have to be so hard.

Alan talks with Jim about the new computer dual processor chip being delivered soon by Intell and what that can mean to us. They also talk about some of the new storage technology that will create significant changes in the way we think of using technology.