Small Business Computing Staff

Entrepreneur: Analyze Website Traffic Reports And Grow Your Online Business Freelance writer and presenter Christopher Elliott suggests five simple ways small businesses can use information delivered by website tracking services and products to help improve their businesses. “If you’re like me, you’re probably fixated on just one number: site visitors. But if you asked me […]

Small Business Trends: Turn Off, Tune Out, Save Energy SBT blogger Kelly Spors offers five ways small businesses can reduce energy bills, including unplugging unused equipment, setting sleep mode on printers and faxes and using a programmable thermostat. “Think “energy efficiency” and high-priced upgrades like replacing the office lights or installing a fancy energy-efficient heating […]

PCmag: Smartphone Wars – Android vs. iPhone The most innovative products at the recent CTIA (cellular industry trade) show in Los Angeles were all Android-powered, argues analyst Tim Bajarin. He recaps the history of the operating system and shows how it’s beating iPhone in some areas. “Five or six years ago, I had a number […]

ZDNet: iPad Call Home – Remotely Connecting To A Win7 PC The first question to ask is, ‘Why would you want to do this?’ It turns out there are possible reasons. How to do it? Desktop Connect for iPad is one solution. It’s not perfect but it does work, this reviewer says. “Some people think […]

PCWorld: Android Rising The latest market data showing Android picking up 5.2% in smartphone market share between November and February suggests it’s ready to take off – something to consider when selecting a platform on which to standardize. “Observing Android is kind of like watching a child’s early years: We’ve seen it since the beginning; […]

PCWorld: Can Microsoft Office 2010 Overcome The Google Effect? Even large organizations are moving to cloud-based products such as Google Apps. Microsoft Office 2010, due out next month, will add new features, but will also try to move Office into the cloud in order to compete. “Next month, Microsoft Corp. will release Office 2010 into […]

Small Business Trends: Keeping Customers Loyal With eCoupons Social media marketing guru Lisa Barone reports on a webinar that showed why the use of coupons in social media marketing is on the rise. In yesterday’s post about how small business owners can learn social media, I noted that webinars gave business owners a great way […]

PCWorld: New iPhone Software No Threat To Surging Android If you’re weighing iPhone versus Android, consider that the ‘amazing’ ‘new’ operating system software for iPhone mainly adds features already available in Android – one reason Android is growing steadily in popularity. “For fans of Apple’s iPhone, the unveiling of the new iPhone OS 4.0 is […]

PCWorld: Security Patches On The Way From Microsoft And Adobe The patches will impact users of some of the most popular PC programs, including Microsoft Windows and Office and Adobe Acrobat and Reader. “Next Tuesday is both Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April, and Adobe’s quarterly patch release. Combined, there are a total of 27 vulnerabilities […]

InformationWeek SMB: $200 Video Camera + Satisfied Customers = Quick Sale Of Business Building a library of video testimonials from customers who can explain how your product made or saved them money will help you sell your business faster, says author John Warrillow. Includes link to video. “A library of customer testimonials is an important […]

SMB News from Network World: New iPhone OS 4.0 Adds Multitasking The new OS won’t be available until the summer and then only for the most powerful iPhones and iPod Touches. It won’t be available for iPad users until the fall. “Apple today previewed the next generation of its iPhone software, which will add over […]

PCWorld: iPad’s First Weekend – 500,000-plus Sold If there were any doubts that Apple’s iPad tablet computer would make a big market splash, they evaporated after the first weekend of sales. Some analysts estimate Apple sold as many as 700,000 – despite official estimates of only 300,000. “Easter weekend proved huge for Apple as sales […]