Small Business Computing Staff

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it will begin shipping on Tuesday its new Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve server, which the company said is up to twice as fast as its predecessor. The standard Mac Pro carries a suggested price of $2,799 while the standard Xserve model is priced […]

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that Windows Vista sales topped 100 million before the 2007 holiday season when an extra flood of buyers purchased personal computers. The world’s largest software maker announced passing the threshold during Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates’ keynote speech at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. […]

By Georgina Prodhan, European Technology Correspondent LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – With its plethora of gadgets that become outdated almost as soon as they are sold, the consumer electronics industry is an unlikely champion of the environment. But since information and communications technology is now estimated to cause more carbon pollution than aviation, and the European […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – SanDisk Corp introduced a new flash storage drive on Wednesday that also automatically backs up data to the Internet. When consumers store documents, photos and music onto SanDisk’s new Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive, it will back up that digital information to a Web service offered by a start-up company […]

By Robert Burko E-mail marketing experienced another year of explosive growth as more and more businesses around the globe have discovered how easy, affordable and effective e-mail marketing software can be. From small ‘mom and pop’ stores, to large multinational organizations, e-mail marketing appears to be filling a void that has long restricted effective targeted […]

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In this week’s online forum, Tesswrite gets the ball rolling with questions about search engine marketing (SEM) and asks how important the process is for site owners. In response, our forum members explain how SEM works and offer tips for getting the best results. We also take a look at a discussion that offers tips […]

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp MSFT.O said on Tuesday that it released the first major update of its Office 2007 productivity software at least one month ahead of its projected target. The world’s largest software maker said Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will crash less, is easier to use and is more secure than […]

Click to go to the online ballotThe year is coming to an end, and we know you’re wrapped up in closing the books for 2007 or planning on how to cash in on holiday shopping. However, we ask you to take a short break to help us honor the hardware, software and services that brought […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it plans to sell its personal computers at gadget outlet Best Buy Inc (BBY.N: Quote, Profile, Research), its latest push into retail stores after decades selling only via the telephone or Internet.    Dell said it will offer its XPS and Inspiron […]

The new ESET Smart Security offers quick, ultra-efficient protection from viruses and other forms of malwareToday’s Internet-connected computer faces so many different kinds of security threats that it’s hard for a single piece of software to adequately protect against them all. It’s commonplace these days to turn to suites of related utilities for complete system […]

By Michael Fleischner I’ve heard it time and again, “Paying for online marketing is killing my business.” Many of the small businesses I consult with, and even some of the larger ones continually complain about the cost of online marketing and advertising, especially when it comes to pay-per-click advertising. Why is Online Advertising So Expensive?Many […]