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Windows Vista: Hit or Miss with Small Business
[February 20, 2008] It’s been about a year since Microsoft released Windows Vista to the retail channel, and so far the reviews remain mixed. Some small business owners have found virtues, while others prefer the comfort of good ol’ XP.
Exploring Office 2007: Error-Free Worksheets in Excel 2007
[February 19, 2008] It's critical to understand the problems that might occur in your Excel worksheets. In this article, we'll show you how to keep them as error-free as possible.
Review: Business Plan Pro 2008
[February 12, 2008] If you’ve got a great idea for a business, the first thing that you’ll need is a plan. And to help with this, Business Plan Pro, now in version 11, offers an effective tool that can organize thoughts, analyze finances and summarize your strategy.
Exploring Office 2007: Collaboration in Word 2007
[December 11, 2007] Microsoft Word 2007 is a great editing tool to use when you're working with others on a project. We explore the features in Word 2007 that allow you to manage workgroup changes and contributions to documents.
FileMaker's Upgrade Dilemma
[October 31, 2007] FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced offers a lot for anyone new to database applications. But unless you're an application developer, most current customers can scratch upgrading off the to-do list.
Paradise By The Dashboard Light
[September 28, 2007] For its 20th birthday, Act 2008 gets a dashboard feature. Get ready to upgrade.
Small Business Gets Smart With Graphics
[September 19, 2007] One small Florida marketing company taps the power of visual communications with SmartDraw, an effective, dead-simple graphics program that’s suitable for any small business.
Learning About Lists in Excel
[September 11, 2007] Excel offers a simple way to manage lists of data without resorting to the complexity of a database. We show you how it works in both Excel 2003 and 2007.
Publishing for Duffers
[August 30, 2007] When it comes to creating calendars and other customized marketing collateral, one Midwestern golf club finds Microsoft Publisher fits its needs to a tee.
MS Office 2007: Applying and Customizing Themes
[August 24, 2007] One of the new features in Microsoft Office 2007 that has everyone talking is Themes. Discover how this new feature can improve your everyday productivity and efficiency while helping you create attractive, professional-looking documents and presentations with minimal effort.
Analyzing with Excel
[August 23, 2007] Excel makes comparing business decisions a bit easier with its Scenario Manager tool. We take a look at how you can use the spreadsheet to set up different scenarios whether it's comparing products or budget numbers.
Refreshing a 20-Year-Old ACT
[August 21, 2007] A round of new features and functions for both individuals and workgroups is designed to keep this ACT on the road.
Peachtree Produces Smaller Crop of Fresh Fruit
[July 23, 2007] Version 2008 doesn’t offer any new must-have features, but a few improvements plus its reliable inventory management, multi-user security and full-featured accounting may make your business life a little easier.
Limitations Hinder Google Apps Premier Edition
[July 6, 2007] The Google Apps Premier Edition is divided into tools for communication, collaboration and publishing, but it's not as fully featured as other tools.
Exploring Office 2007: PowerPoint 2007 Tips and Tricks
[July 3, 2007] PowerPoint 2007 delivers a wealth of new features and enhancements that make it easier to create attractive, professional-looking presentations. Our Exploring Office 2007 series continues with a list of the top tips for getting the most out of the new PowerPoint 2007 release.
Calculated Change in Excel
[April 26, 2007] This month, our app-by-app look at MS Office 2007 focuses on Excel. How heavily you rely on the spreadsheet could determine whether you appreciate or lament the changes found in the the latest version.
Microsoft Vista Home Networking Setup and Options
[March 23, 2007] The most daunting part of upgrading to Windows Vista may be trying to figure out where in the layers of menus the networking and file-sharing options are hidden.
Windows Vista Password Protected File Sharing
[March 23, 2007] Once you're ready to start sharing your files and folders in Windows Vista, the best step for security is to turn on password protected sharing.
A Word of Advice
[March 12, 2007] Starting this month with Microsoft Word, we begin our series of reviews on the major applications within Microsoft Office 2007. Is it worth the upgrade?
POS Gives Small Retailers Big Boost
[February 22, 2007] Whether you have one register or more, Microsoft's Dynamics Point of Sale 2.0 software lets you automate transactions, streamline inventory management and connect your cash register with your back-office processes — just like major retailers. Only simpler.
Visions of Vista: Which Version, If Any, is Right For You?
[February 12, 2007] After multiple rounds of beta testing and feature adjustments, Mirosoft's new operating system has finally arrived. Here's an updated look at what each version has to offer and what to consider before stepping on the path to Vista.
Microsoft in Hot Pursuit of Your Accounting Business
[January 2, 2007] A dark horse in the race to win your bookkeeping dollars, Microsoft offers a viable application — but is Microsoft Office Accounting Professional good enough to lure customers away from QuickBooks?
Growing With QuickBooks
[December 26, 2006] Intuit's QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions supports up to 20 people simultaneously, controls access privileges and handles loads of transactions, customers and products. Any firm that relies on QuickBooks and needs more capacity to accommodate growth can turn to Enterprise Solutions as a logical next step.
Is Linux Ready for Small Biz?
[December 18, 2006] The open-source operating system can save small businesses a bundle, but it has a reputation for being complex to set up and maintain. What's the current state of Linux, and should you consider migrating? A few experts offer their opinion.
Put A Prophet in Your Outlook
[December 15, 2006] Avidian integrates its Prophet 4.0 CRM software into Outlook, which the company claims helps small businesses integrate more profit into their P & L.
Review: Steganos Safe 2007
[December 15, 2006] This easy-to-use suite lets you create and manage encrypted storage on your PC, migrate protected data among PCs and permanently shred data to defend against unwanted recovery.
The Security Horizon: What's In Store for Small Business
[November 6, 2006] The competition's fierce among companies that make anti-virus and digital threat software, and that means more product options for small businesses. Here's a look at what's coming to help you protect your critical data.
PeachTree Ripe for Picking
[July 13, 2006] Peachtree accounting products turn 30 this year, and in addition to the annual refresh of its standard titles, the company has a higher-end version aimed at the mid-sized business market.
Microsoft Office 2007 Preview: Is It Worth the Upgrade?
[July 3, 2006] The long-awaited Microsoft Office 2007 is now available in a pre-release beta. A look at the preliminary version indicates some well thought-out changes, but will a largely evolutionary update ultimately prove worthy of an upgrade?
Microsoft's Other Office is Worth a Look
[March 20, 2006] Microsoft Office Live lets small businesses get on the Web quickly—and for free. The offering (currently in beta) still needs some work, but it could be the answer to your online presence-and-collaboration needs.
Corel WordPerfect Office X3 — Standard Edition
[March 2, 2006] In the battle of the office suites, X3 offers its first-rate word processor, Quattro Pro spreadsheet and a PDF innovation that's unmatched by Microsoft. Plus, it costs nearly $100 less.
Microsoft's Vista Looms on the Horizon
[February 28, 2006] Redmond offers up details on the six versions of its upcoming Windows operating system. That's right, six — specially tailored versions designed to please everyone.
Photography Business Takes Its Accounting to Go
[February 9, 2006] Whether it's traveling to one of the country's finest golf courses or sailing on magnificent yachts, Imagic Digital is never far away from its financial data thanks to QuickBooks Online.
X3 Marks the Spot for Corel
[January 17, 2006] Touting PDF importing capabilities, a new e-mail client and more, Corel today announced WordPerfect X3. The Ottawa-based company also announced a new version of CorelDraw, its venerable graphics program.
Intuit's Cure for Growing Pains
[January 11, 2006] Worried about outgrowing Quickbooks? Don't. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 6.0 speeds through accounting tasks, accommodates more information and offers that patented QuickBooks ease-of-use.
Add a Consumer Element to Your Business Arsenal
[December 14, 2005] Adobe's Photoshop Elements lets you edit images without spending a fortune on overly complex software. We take a look at the latest version of this consumer product to see if it can help small businesses.
It's Time to ACT!
[September 8, 2005] ACT by Sage 2006 hits the shelves with expanded accounting integration and a promise to make your work life more productive.
Filemaker Pro 8 Says Work Faster, Share More
[August 30, 2005] The latest version of the venerable database software is designed to make sharing and managing information easier and more efficient.
Peachtree 2006 Bears Fruit for Small Business
[July 14, 2005] The company's annual accounting harvest offers convenient new features plus dedicated versions for construction firms and nonprofits.
A Very Viable Alternative: WordPerfect Office 12
[June 7, 2005] With its lower price and interface compatibility with Microsoft Office applications, WordPerfect Office 12 doesn't necessarily come out on top, but it's a great alternative. And perhaps that's all it needs to be.
Novell Serves Linux to Small Businesses
[May 24, 2005] As an alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server, Novell dishes up a smorgasbord of server-based applications designed for SMBs.
Feature-Packed Acrobat
[February 23, 2005] Adobe Acrobat junkies rejoice, the 7.0 upgrade comes jammed with features you're sure to love. Occasional dabblers or the uninitiated may fare better with earlier, less confusing versions.
McAfee Ups the Ante With Internet Security Suite 2005
[February 9, 2005] Enhancements and improvements abound in the 2005 edition of McAfee's all-in-one Internet Security Suite. But is the sum of the parts greater than the individual components?
Intuit Unveils QuickBooks 2005 Lineup
[October 28, 2004] The software company announces that the latest in its ubiquitous small business accounting product line features 22 new and enhanced products and services and 400 enhancements.
Replace Microsoft Office with OpenOffice
[June 28, 2004] Why pay for productivity software when you can have it for free? Take a look at OpenOffice, a program that delivers features similar to MS Office — but for a whole lot less.
Price It, Ship It, Track It From Your Accounting App
[May 6, 2004] Best Software integrates UPS Online Tools into Peachtree accounting software, so you can get everything from current rates to the status of your shipment without opening another program.
Think Outside the 'Office'
[April 30, 2004] You say the office suite war is over? Corel must not have gotten the memo. With purchase and upgrade prices that undercut Microsoft Office, WordPerfect makes the best case yet for its elegantly powerful office suite.
Many Happy Returns with TurboTax
[February 17, 2004] Last year TurboTax ticked off throngs of taxpayers when its anti-piracy scheme went too far. This year, TurboTax has amended its tax return program to allow multiple returns from different computers. Learn why millions of taxpayers choose TurboTax.
TaxCut Cuts Through the Jargon
[February 6, 2004] For tax year 2003, TaxCut offers solid advice and a first rate interview that walks you through the tax preparation process. If you do your own taxes, TaxCut is worth a look, as it can help to navigate that difficult, confusing and rocky tax road.
Free Firewall, Virus, and Spam Protection
[January 29, 2004] You know you need anti-virus, firewall and anti-spam software to keep your PC from becoming a ticking time bomb. But did you know you can get protection without spending a penny? We found a dozen programs free for the download.
Intuit's QuickBooks 2004
[December 26, 2003] QuickBooks offers some useful new features for 2004, but its industry-specific versions and new services steal the spotlight. Overall, as you might expect, the family of QuickBooks products remains a trusty accounting solution for many small businesses.
Norton Internet Security 2004
[December 22, 2003] Security software — the anti-virus, firewall, anti-spam and other components that no business should be without — can feel intrusive and be a bit irritating to set up. It's the nature of the beast, but Symantec's latest release has much unique beauty within it such as detecting spyware, keystroke loggers and other threats.
FrontRange's GoldMine 6.5
[December 16, 2003] The newest release of the popular customer relationship management system now offers enhanced customization, simpler installation and maintenance, and added flexibility for small enterprises.
Get Your TaxACT Together
[November 14, 2003] The U.S. Internal Revenue Services has mandated that by 2007, 80 percent of all tax returns must be filed electronically. The Standard Edition of TaxACT is a cost-effective option for the 30 million people who still prepare their tax returns on paper.
Dreamweaver MX 2004: A Dream Come True?
[October 29, 2003] The release of Dreamweaver MX 2004 is so cutting edge that it's apparently three months ahead of the calendar. With cascading style sheets central to this latest version and improved integration with Microsoft Word and Excel, it will not disappoint.
OpenOffice to Own Small Biz Market?
[October 3, 2003] The open source project positions the suite's next version as another step in a quest to make inroads on Microsoft's dominance with Office products. The project is especially trying to drive home its message to among small business users.
Quicken 2004 Premier Home & Business
[September 23, 2003] Intuit makes its new version of Quicken easier for novices to set up and improves its investment tracking capabilities. The Home & Business edition can effectively manage a tiny service or retail business.
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2004
[September 10, 2003] Comprehensive safeguards against online threats are elusive because the threats are constantly changing. Always-on broadband connections just convolute security problems. What's a small business got to do to protect its systems from spyware, spam, worms and viruses?
Peachtree Premium Accounting 2004
[September 3, 2003] Peachtree raises the stakes in the accounting game with some new features, and it maintains strengths found in past versions. As before, Peachtree will appeal to businesses that manufacture goods, as well as to service and retail companies.
Software Review: Microsoft Money 2004
[August 8, 2003] Bigger and not much badder, Microsoft Money 2004 retains everything that was good in the last version and serves some minor new enhancements. Small business owners with basic retail and service companies may find the Small Business version useful, particularly with its year of free payroll service.
MYOB for Windows and Mac
[June 30, 2003] A big fish in the Mac world and a definite contender in Windows, MYOB's latest accounting programs, MYOB Plus version 12 for Windows and AccountEdge for Mac OS X version 3, can help small businesses keep their debits, credits and financial ducks in line.
Symantec's pcAnywhere 11.0
[June 3, 2003] Enhanced remote controls, faster file transfers and new management tools have all been added to pcAnywhere 11.0 — making the latest iteration of the program a major upgrade from preceding versions.
Norton Internet Security for Mac's
[May 14, 2003] Enhanced parental control functions, a personal firewall and the ability to scan and disinfect Mac- or PC-spawn viruses make Symantec's Norton Internet Security 3.0 for Macintosh a sure-fired hit with Apple users.
WordPerfect Office 11 Standard
[May 5, 2003] The latest WordPerfect Office 11 offers more polish than useful new capabilities, but power users, particularly those in the government, legal and application development arenas, may find the upgrade worthy.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Preferred Review
[April 30, 2003] Do you think upgrading your office suite will improve your productivity? Consider keeping your existing suite, but give it a good talking-to: A new edition of the leading speech-recognition package resets the standard for PC dictation. We say which new features are fizzles — and which are remarkable advances in touchless typing.
McAfee Unleashes SpamKiller For Small Businesses
[April 15, 2003] Network Associates asserts that McAfee SpamKiller for Exchange Small Business will stop junk e-mail in its tracks — before it reaches end users. And for those employees that like thier spam, McAfee SpamKiller also allows end-users to define and personalize their anti-spam settings at the desktop
Software Review: Business Plan Pro 2003
[April 8, 2003] Having the right tools in a toolbox makes the difference between a job well done and having to pay someone to come in and undo what's been done. Business computing tools are no different — it pays to have the right tools in your toolbox.
Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003
[April 4, 2003] The latest Peachtree Complete Accounting 2003 will appeal to businesses that manufacture goods or have lots of inventory to manage. Despite the latest enhancements, for many small businesses, the latest version is probably not worth the upgrade.
Software Review: StarOffice 6.0
[March 27, 2003] With a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation creation tool, drawing application and database, Sun's business productivity suite remains a popular alternative to Microsoft Office.
Software Review: McAfee VirusScan Professional 7.0
[March 25, 2003] McAfee's VirusScan Professional 7.0 offers powerful anti-virus capabilities and related utilities to help keep business-oriented PCs secure and safe. But will it work for your small business?
Corel WordPerfect Family Pack 4 Review
[March 19, 2003] You can compare our quest for capable but affordable home office software to the Goldilocks story: Low-powered programs like Windows' free WordPad and Paint are too soft, while the super-powered, super-pricey Microsoft Office is too hard. The trick is to find software that's just right in cost, complexity, and capability.
ViaVoice 10 Review: Patience Is A Virtue
[March 17, 2003] Could implementing a speech recognition program at your small business increase productivity? That depends on why you need it and what you expect to gain from it.
Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.0 From Roxio
[March 7, 2003] We found some big improvements in the latest version of Roxio's digital media software suite. The ability to drag-and-drop files to a CD or DVD for backup makes the program as easy as sending a file to a floppy disk.
Working With Latest Version Of QuickBooks Premier
[February 5, 2003] QuickBooks Premier 2003 effectively combines ease of use and strength, and is a first-rate program for small businesses with up to 20 employees. This year's edition offers some enhancements over last year's version and continues to make clear sense of a company's bottom line. Combined with Intuit's related services, QuickBooks Premier 2003 is tough to beat.
