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What you need for this book
It doesn't take much to get started with Office Live Small Business. You'll find Microsoft's official system requirements for Office Live Small Business at http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/Support/SystemRequirements. But here's a simplified checklist of what you'll need:
- A computer: You'll need a computer, of course. It can be either be a PC or an Apple Macintosh.
- If it's a PC it should be running some edition of Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Windows 2003 Server or later will be fine too.
- If it's a Mac, it should be running Mac OSX.
Your computer doesn't have to be absolutely the latest and greatest model in the market. As long as you're happy with its speed and performance, you'll do just fine. The only stated hardware requirement Office Live Small Business has is a Super VGA (800 X 600), or higher-resolution display. Unless your monitor is an eighties-era relic, it should easily meet this requirement.
- A browser: Office Live Small Business's tools are browser-based. So you'll need a browser too. If you have a PC, you have a choice of browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or later, or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later. If you have a Mac, you're limited to using only Mozilla Firefox. And no, Safari won't do.
- Although Mozilla Firefox appears in Office Live Small Business's list of compatible browsers, I recommend using Internet Explorer if you have a PC. Some web design tools, such as the Image Uploader, work much better with Internet Explorer than they do with Mozilla Firefox. With a Mac, you have no choice but to use Mozilla Firefox.
- An Internet Connection: It goes without saying that you'll need an Internet connection. When you build your website, you'll send large volumes of data to Office Live Small Business's web servers. So a broadband connection, such as a DSL or a cable connection, is recommended. You might be able to make do with a dial-up connection if that's the only option you have, but there are no guarantees.
- An Office Live Small Business Account: Finally, you'll need an Office Live Small Business account. If you already have one, well and good. If you don't, turn to Appendix A (page 201), where you'll find step-by-step instructions on signing up for the service.