Small Business Computing Staff

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Fujitsu PC Corporation recently unveiled the latest addition to its “thin and light” LifeBook S Series notebook, incorporating new features that should increase its appeal to mobile business professionals. The latest LifeBook S Series retains many features and the chassis from recent models, but offers faster overall system performance, […]

By Eric Grevstad The Toshiba Satellite 5105 is a showpiece for how portable technology has improved in the past two years, and how far notebooks have come toward replacing even high-performance, game-maven desktop PCs – sizzling speed, ample storage, big screen, fast graphics, sterling sound, reasonable price. It also shows how one portable technology has […]

By Sean Carton New reports issued by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers show declines in online advertising in 2001 that matched the softness in the overall ad industry. Online ad revenues declined 7.5 percent in Q4 of 2001 and were down 12 percent overall from the previous year. Not a big surprise. For those […]

By Sharon Gaudin A new study by a network security company shows that employees misusing their Internet connections on the job are forging a path for spam to flood into their companies’ inboxes. “Employees are knowingly or unknowingly giving out their corporate email addresses to spammers,” says Rick Romkey, general manager of U.S. operations at […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com DYMO, a manufacturer of labelmakers for over 40 years, has introduced its newest PC-connected label printer for office and commercial applications. According to the company, its LabelMANAGER PC provides an easy way to print permanent, high quality color labels of any length. In the office these labels may be […]

By Roy Santos You may have seen the common router: a small rectangular box with port holes and lights. Or you may have seen the more “modern” upright design, distinctive sometimes in their performance, but mostly in their space-saving configuration. The Intel Wireless Gateway can be called an in-between. Neither fully rectangular nor upright, this […]

By Jonathan Jackson Good customer service is a vital aspect of any company’s business. Done properly, it can create unparalleled loyalty. If the company drops the ball, it’s difficult – if not impossible – to make amends. Not surprisingly, many companies have turned to email as a customer service tool. It makes perfect sense. Companies […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Central Command, a provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services released its monthly listing of the top twelve viruses reported for May, 2002. The report, coined the “Dirty Dozen”, is based on the number of virus occurrences confirmed through the company’s emergency virus response team. The list […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Sun Microsystems announced general availability of it StarOffice 6.0 software, the company’s highly anticipated, full-featured office productivity suite that runs across multiple platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows. According to the company, StarOffice 6.0 software provides customers with an economical alternative to proprietary office productivity suites that are expensive […]

By Ronald Pacchiano As a network administrator one of the most common problems I run into involves printing. In a workgroup environment, printers are commonly connected to a desktop PC and then shared out. The problem with this setup is that it uses a lot of system resources and the PC must be kept on […]

First Look: NxTrend’s bizLinx eCatalog 2.0 NxTrend Technology, a provider of distribution software, recently announced its bizLinx eCatalog that may allow businesses to offer rich content and improve the product search functionality of eSales. Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com NxTrend Technology, a provider of distribution software, announced its bizLinx eCatalog product for dealers and […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com NETGEAR announced its new NETGEAR Platinum Family of networking solutions with the availability of the NETGEAR 4-Port Cable/DSL Web Safe Router (RP614) and the NETGEAR 5-port and 8-port Fast Ethernet Switches (FS605 and FS608). According to the company, these first members of the new NETGEAR Platinum Family will make […]