Jamie Bsales

We’ve seen the class of good, low-cost color laser printers emerge over the past few years. And while most have proven fine for home-office or very small office use, in general they haven’t had the speed or paper-handling features to satisfy a workgroup or typical small business. Hewlett-Packard is looking to fill that gap with […]

If you like your notebook PCs basic, black and boring, then the Dell Latitude D820 is not for you. But if you want a machine with all the bells and whistles that can serve both for work and for play, then the D820 is a perfect fit. At about six pounds and more than 14 […]

When Microsoft announced in 2004 that it was releasing an accounting software package aimed at small business owners, industry watchers were unimpressed. After all, the software giant had tried to break into that market several times in the preceding decade and failed each time. But with Microsoft Small Business Accounting (SBA), the company had done […]

We’re about 15 years past the point where technologists first promised us a “paperless office,” and the dead trees just keep on coming. Sure, there are a lot more electronic documents — Word files, PDFs, e-mails — but a too-big percentage of those wind up getting printed out and distributed. You need a way to […]

Picking a CRM (customer relationship management) application is one of the biggest technology decisions you’ll make for your growing company. When you consider the money to purchase it, the time to train your employees and the ongoing manpower to keep the data it contains current, a CRM solution adds up to a huge investment. Choosing […]

Move over, GoDaddy and Yahoo: There’s a new player in the low-cost Web-hosting arena, and its name is Microsoft. And be warned: the Redmond giant isn’t just offering hosting. For no money, Microsoft will register your domain name, host your Web site, give you and your employees e-mail accounts, let you store files online, and […]

Imagine being at an airport, hotel or client site and having a broadband-speed connection at each one. Not that big a deal these days, you say, what with public Wi-Fi hotspots and other 802.11 networks being so pervasive. Now imagine being in between those places — even in a moving taxi or commuter train—and maintaining […]

Your business cards, letterhead and marketing brochures communicate a lot about your company. But be warned: They also communicate how much you were able to spend on them. Spend a lot, and your collateral looks great; spend a little, and it shows. But who can afford to hire a design firm for all their advertising, […]

If you’re looking for an affordable all-purpose ink jet printer that you can share wirelessly among several PCs in your office or home, the $149 HP Deskjet 6980 is a very good choice. If you need an ink jet that delivers top-notch photos, you might think you would need a dedicated printer for that — […]

The workplace isn’t what it used to be. Between work-related travel, telecommuting, contract workers and consultants — not to mention clients and suppliers — a business owner is rarely likely to find everyone associated with a project in a single location at the same time. So how does one manage projects and keep all parties […]

If your New Year’s resolution wasn’t to keep your data safe at all costs, it should have been. Last year’s devastating hurricane season offers a lesson to small business owners: Not having your critical business data backed up is foolhardy, and having a backup in the same location as your PC could be too little […]