Small Business Computing Staff

By Jacqueline Emigh It’s common knowledge that network attacks are growing more widespread, as well as more sophisticated, just about every day. Intrusion detection systems (IDS) continue to get more numerous, too, but are their capabilities keeping up? Experts point to lingering gaps in areas that include accuracy, data interoperability, and analysis tools. The 2002 […]

By Seana Mulcahy The online media space has not only transformed but also evolved over the past eight years. As a focus group of one here, I’ve come full circle in my thinking. Let me explain. I find myself having the same discussions, giving the same presentations, and answering virtually the same questions I did […]

By Beth Cohen Wireless networking is terrific. I have the freedom to work on the Internet anywhere around my office or even outside on my porch. I do not worry about drilling holes in my walls or fishing wires. What could be better than that? Think again. Someone could be stealing your precious data right […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Olympus America announced its CAMEDIA C-4000 ZOOM, an affordable, full-featured 4 megapixel digital camera that offers a zoom lens, full photographic controls and advanced features such as multi-point spot average metering, super macro focusing, and histogram in shooting and review modes. According to the company, its C-4000 ZOOM combines […]

By Drew Bird With the dot com bust, there is lots of used networking equipment out there, and you can save bucks by buying ‘not quite new’ equipment. Although the dust has largely settled from that little implosion, not too much has changed in the business environment, and companies are still feeling the squeeze from […]

By Ronald Pacchiano One of the best values so far in wireless LANs is the ORiNOCO Wireless Networking Kit from Agere Systems. This kit includes the shark-fin shaped RG-1100 Broadband Gateway, their PC Card Gold for your notebook and a USB Gold Client NIC for your workstation; all for about $300 street price. Even though […]

By Barry Stamos Your wakeup call: Most companies already have professional Web sites. Your own may have rich content, a clean user interface, and compelling calls to action. Despite all that care, 80 percent of all unique visitors will abandon your company’s Web site, never to return. Like window shoppers, most people are just looking […]

By Gretchen Hyman Santa Clara, Calif.-based Fortinet, a maker of network protection systems, announced an alliance with Secure Computing Corporation to bundle web filtering software applications. Founded in 2000 by Ken Xie, also the founder of NetScreen Technologies, Fortinet has carved a niche in the network security industry by producing a line of FortiGate Network […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com According to Gateway, its new Gateway E-Series desktop computers for business users will offer expandable, easy-to-manage, network-optimized PCs that can lower the total cost of ownership with long lifecycles and a solid price and performance balance. The new computers also boast an attractive new graphite and platinum design. The […]

By Eric Grevstad So you think alternative file managers are just for nerds – power-user geeks who miss the days of DOS batch files and Norton Commander? Well, you can stick with Windows Explorer. It really isn’t as lame as it used to be. Windows’ built-in file manager gives you a nice two-pane view of […]

By Tessa Wegert In case you haven’t noticed, rich media is taking over the Web. I remember a time when online rich media, whether a floating ad, interstitial, or “full-page overlay,” was an event. These spawned excited discussion and analysis in the office. These days, they’re ubiquitous. In early June, DoubleClick reported 20 percent of […]

by Dan DiNicolo A topic that seems to cause users a great deal of anguish is the configuration of Network Address Translation (NAT) for the purpose of providing shared Internet access on private network. This guide is meant as a quick reference for those who need to implement NAT on networks, especially small networks that […]