Small Business Computing Staff

InformationWeek: Why You Need A SaaS Strategy Business technology leaders find themselves in something of a cloud computing deluge, showered by vendor marketing, new services, and even CEO questions about their “cloud strategy.” Much of the exuberance centers on the kind of computing-by-the-hour service that Amazon.com and others sell but most enterprises are only starting […]

Everon Technology Insider: Upgrading to Windows 7 – a few things to consider Microsoft reports that the adoption of Windows 7 is the fastest adoption of an operating system in the history of the company. It’s not clear yet if this is because Windows 7 is that good, or because people were so frustrated with […]

PCWorld: GoToMyPC Now Goes to Your Mac Need to access your home Mac while you’re nowhere near it? If you’ve got a Mac laptop with you, a clever combination of Mac OS X’s built-in Screen Sharing, Dynamic DNS, and strategically configured firewalls can make that happen. But, if you don’t want the hassle of dealing […]

Small Business Trends: How to Make Your Homepage Copy ‘Pop’ One of the most frequent requests I get from content creation clients is to make their site copy ‘pop’. And I’ll be honest that I still don’t really know what that means. I think it means that they want their pages to grab someone’s attention. […]

Today@PCWorld: Watch Out: PC Prices Are Going Up The price of computer parts is on the rise, according to industry analysts, putting the squeeze on PC makers who are trying to bounce back from a recession. Speaking to the Financial Times, Gartner analyst Ben Lee said component costs will increase by 2.8 percent this year. […]

InformationWeek SMB: HP, Microsoft In $250 Million Cloud Computing Pact The vendors promise unprecedented levels of collaboration to drive IT’s hottest new architecture for companies of all sizes. Tech heavyweights Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft on Wednesday announced an ambitious partnership under which they will jointly invest $250 million over three years to develop and market systems […]

Forbes.com: The Latest Tricks For Getting Found Online Pizzerias, welding shops, tree nurseries: They all need Web sites to pull in customers. Attracting those eyeballs involves seducing the algorithms of Google, Yahoo! and Bing. Americans tap search engines more than 12 billion times a month to find everything from guitar lessons to jambalaya recipes. Most […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): The G Drive: Google Docs Adds File Storage Soon you’ll be able to upload almost any file you want to your Google Docs account, the first signs of an actual “Google Drive” as has been long rumored. Previously, you could only upload files that could be opened by the Google Docs word […]

SmallBizTechnology.com: Why Cloud Computing Reigns: Lessons From NYC to The Mountains of Pennsylvania Last week I was at a weekend retreat for young men and I was managing registration. I packed a small suitcase of clothing and 3 other bags of gear: Scanner from Wasp Bar Code, Verizon Wireless MiFi (portable WiFi hotspot) and an […]

SmartBiz: E-Guide: Desktop Virtualization – Expert Guide to VDI, Hypervisors, and More Many businesses fail to understand that the desktop virtualization space extends far beyond just VDI. This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchVirtualDesktop.com, Dell, and Intel, explores often overlooked aspects of desktop virtualization. Gain insight into the various forms of desktop virtualization technologies […]

SmartBiz (SonicWALL): Why Performance Matters – Nine Things to Expect from a Next-Generation Firewall Today’s corporate networks are under increasing pressure to support growing quantities and types of traffic—and thwart the associated threats. Regardless of your company size, you need to reconsider the firewall securing your data and applications. After all, Web 2.0, streaming video, […]

Gartner: Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2010 and Beyond Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the key predictions that herald long-term changes in approach for IT organizations and the people they serve for 2010 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions for 2010 showcase the trends and events that will change the nature of […]