Small Business Computing Staff

By Jim Geier If you don’t implement security mechanisms beyond default settings of access points and radio NICs, then just about anyone can compromise the information on your network. Through effective security techniques, however, you can beef up the security of a wireless LAN to a degree that satisfies specific requirements. Simple Security Techniques In […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com McAfee Consumer Products, a division of Network Associates, launched version 7 of McAfee VirusScan Home Edition and VirusScan Professional Edition. The new versions contain improved detection and cleaning methods for viruses and other malicious threats, as well as the inclusion of McAfee Firewall. The latest versions include Script Stopper, […]

By Joe and Ron of Neighborhood Techs Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about viruses, hacker intrusions, trojan horses, and more that are constantly trying to bring your PC down. Is there a single thing that you can buy, like a hardware firewall, that can keep your PC safe? Firewalls are designed to protect you from outside attempts […]

By Dan Muse While Web native customer relationship management (CRM) ASPs start to swim up channel in hopes of reaching enterprise customers typically served by large independent software vendors (ISVs) such as SAP, PeopleSoft and Siebel, NetLedger is happy to shoot for midrange customers in need of integrated software to manage their operation. Less than […]

This is not your kids’ school-project printer: Canon defies today’s disposable-inkjet trend with a $900 office or workgroup workhorse that boasts 3,000-page cartridge life and lower operating costs than some lasers. Could it be today’s best business printing solution? There are a lot of good under-$200 or even under-$100 color inkjet printers these days, but […]

By Bryan Eisenberg Marketing budget trimmed? Still expected to keep the top line growing? Are there unreasonable expectations of results you should achieve? Welcome to the new “new economy.” If your focus is long term, don’t despair! Here’s another marketing tool to help build traffic. When my brother and I started our company, we had […]

by Dan Orzech Most PC purchases today go to replace existing machines. Intel, IBM, Microsoft and other firms are now starting to focus on making it easier to migrate software and data from old machines to new ones. Everyone knows the feeling: a shiny, brand new PC shows up on your desk, with a huge […]

NewTech’s NTI Backup NOW! 3.0 Deluxe promises to be a complete and easy backup program that supports a wide array of storage devices and offers drive-spanning and expanded disaster recovery. NewTech Infosystems, announced NTI Backup NOW! 3.0 Deluxe, the newest version of the company’s backup and disaster recovery software. NTI Backup NOW! Deluxe promises to […]

By Lonny Paul Model Number: DI-614+ ($129.99 Street price) The Texas Instruments ACX100 chipset is being used by D-Link as a basis for their new line of “AirPlus” 22Mbps 802.11b wireless networking products. The AirPlus 2.4GHz Router delivers increased speed, security and tight firewall/access features. As you’d expect with this so-called “802.11b+” product, wireless connectivity […]

By Jacqueline Emigh Novell plans to release a new client interface to its GroupWise integrated collaborative environment (ICE) in December. Further down the road, both of Novell’s messaging environments – GroupWise and NetMail – look likely to get deeper architectural changes. GroupWise 6 will receive the enhanced client interface as part of Service Pack 2, […]

By Declan Dunn Visualize your perfect customer. Right now, the people you’re trying to reach are on the Internet… I was asked this question recently by a client targeting small businesses through affiliate programs. This is one of the hardest audiences to reach, because these folks are short on time and generally not interested in […]

By Paul Soltoff I read recently the average office worker receives over 30 emails, 22 voice mails, 15 pieces of postal mail, 14 faxes, 12 post-it notes or interoffice memos, and 5 telemarketing calls per day. Worse, that same individual can expect to be greeted with a similar number of emails, snail mail, and telemarketing […]