Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: Review – HP Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless Printer PCWorld rated this under-$200 printer highly for its excellent text print quality, wireless connectivity and inexpensive ink. “HP’s Officejet Pro 8000 Wireless color inkjet printer ($180 as of March 26, 2010) could cure some small offices or workgroups of their color-laser envy. Even the lowest-end color […]

PCWorld: Boingo Offers Pay-As-You-Go Wi-Fi For iPhone/iPad With the free app from Apple’s App Store, you can buy credits for $1.99 an hour and use them as you need them. “Typical Boingo Wireless use is by subscription: you give them money each month and you can then use a large number of their hotspots domestically […]

Social Media Today: How To Write Blog Content That Attracts Publicity Blogger Coree Silvera offers six tips for creating blog content that attracts the right kind of publicity to your site. “Your blog is craving attention and journalists are starving for new useful information to share with the public. Top quality content attracts publicity, recognition […]

InformationWeek SMB: The Easy Way To Reduce Windows 7 Security Risks Details results from a study showing that restricting administrative rights is the key to eliminate as much as 100% of all Office security vulnerabilities. “Taking away the administrative rights from Microsoft Windows 7 users will lessen the risk posed by 90% of the critical […]

Small Business Trends: Online Video For Business – The Next Big Thing? Looks at ways businesses of all sizes are using video, including in e-mail marketing, plus a round-up of recent news of interest to small businesses. “Could 2010 be the year of online video marketing? Some experts believe so. Today in the small business […]

Mobile access has been a small business owner’s best friend and competitive edge for as long as the technology’s been affordable to the masses. And, as a recent study by the Nielson Company shows, smartphones are edging out their slightly less-smart mobile phones. It’s understandable. Standard mobile phones may offer email and games, but mobile […]

Gartner: Bring Your Mobile Strategy Up To Date The mobile technologies Gartner thinks should have an impact on mobile strategies going forward include everything from new faster and more capable versions of Bluetooth, to mobile widgets, to enhanced location awareness and cellular broadband. “Gartner, Inc. has identified 10 mobile technologies that will evolve significantly through […]

PCWorld: Review – Gateway LT2120u Netbook Smart-looking netbook based on an Intel Atom N450 processor comes with 1GB of memory and has a 250GB hard drive. “Your cross-country flight will land long before the $350 (as of March 23, 2010) Gateway LT2120u netbook needs to sip from the AC again. Built around Intel’s Atom N450 […]

PCWorld: Buzz Builds For Sprint’s 4G WiMAX Phone A preview and analysis of features on the HTC EVO 4G, an iPhone-like WiMAX handset running the Android operating system, which Sprint launched at the big cellular technology show last week. “Sprint’s new HTC EVO 4G smartphone is being hailed as the new ruler of the Android […]

Social Media Today: How You Could Use Foursquare In Your Business A Social Media Today blogger reports on how some organizations are already finding innovative ways to use Foursquare and speculates on how others, including Verizon, could use it. “If you’re a friend of mine on Facebook or Twitter, you more than likely also know […]

PCWorld: Printer Buying Guide – Understanding Features How much is a dot per inch? Why should you care about printer memory? What’s a monthly duty cycle? The mysteries of printer buying elucidated. “Ready to buy a printer? These are the specs you need to understand to make an informed choice. For a general discussion of […]

InformationWeek SMB: AT&T Launching Femtocell For 3G Bypass Femtocells sit in a home or office and route cell calls over a computer network and the Internet. They reduce load on the carrier’s 3G net and improve indoor reception. “Developed in collaboration with Cisco, the MicroCell supports both 3G data and voice services, and may aid […]