Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: New Layout Tool Makes Google Blogger More Customizable One of the problems with Google’s Blogger service is that blogs all look the same. The new Blogger Template Designer, which begins beta testing on Thursday, will change that. “Google will begin on Thursday a public test of a Blogger layout customization tool that the company […]

The New York Times: Instant Ads Mean Real Time Personalized Advertising eBay partner AppNexus lets advertisers decide within miliseconds of a prospective customer appearing at a site and doing a search whether to flash semi-personalized ad. “Time is now on the side of online advertisers. Advertisers have been able to direct online messages based on […]

InformationWeek SMB: Let Credit Card Customers Pay From Your iPhone Square, one of a couple of new on-the-go credit payment services, lets small businesses that are not always in a fixed location accept and process credit card payments over a 3G network. Is it the end of cash? “With Square and Mophie Marketplace about to […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): HyperSynch For HyperOffice – Almost Ready For Prime Time The main HyperOffice offering – $10 and up per user per month – comes out of beta testing. The synch module, which will allow contact, calendar, etc. synchronization with many different mobile phones, begins beta testing. “HyperOffice has begun beta testing for its […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): TeamViewer – Remote Access From Your iPhone The product includes a keyboard that gives access to special keys on the PC and automatically encrypts transmissions. “Teamviewer GmbH has just launched TeamViewer, a remote access application for the iPhone. Access an office desktop and its applications using TeamViewer. You can also remotely access […]

Entrepreneur: Cloud Computing For Small Biz – A Primer Justin Kitch, chief growth officer at accounting software firm Intuit, covers the advantages of cloud computing (though not so much the disadvantages) and talks about how to select a service provider. “By now you’ve probably heard the term ‘cloud computing’ mentioned in the press, thanks to […]

According to marketing research firm ComScore, as of December 2009 more than 234 million Americans were using mobile devices — 28 percent of them to surf the Web. That’s 60 million potential customers you could be missing out on if your Web site isn’t optimized to be viewed on a mobile device (such as a […]

IDC: A Billion Mobile Workers Worldwide IDC estimates there will be one billion mobile workers by year end, with the U.S. boasting the highest percentage of its work force being mobile. It smells of opportunity: lost or gained. “The world’s mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year and grow to nearly […]

PCWorld: MySpace Wants To Be A Social Media Player Again PCWorld reports on new management’s plans to revive and revitalize the social media pioneer, which had lost ground to Facebook and others. “As Google takes on the social networking world with Buzz, and Facebook and Twitter bring out location-sharing ala Foursquare, does anybody remember the […]

PCWorld: Gateway NV7915u Laptop Disappoints PCWorld found some things to like about the new Gateway laptop but notes that it scored modestly on speed tests and weighs a ton. “I’m getting too old and lazy these days to travel much farther than to my desk, couch, or bed. The good news is that Gateway seems […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): Google Gets A Business Apps Store The new online store opens with business applications from 50 companies including Box.net, Intuit (payroll)and Manymoon (project management). “Google has already jumped into the consumer apps marketplace with the Android Market, but it is now tackling the enterprise side with a business applications store. The Google […]

ITBusinessEdge: More Praise For Windows 7 ITBE’s SMB Tech guru Paul Mah tells you what he likes about Windows 7, including the new Aero Peek interface and improved boot time. “Windows 7 has been released for a while now, and has remained highly popular among users who have switched to it. Personally, I’ve been using […]