Small Business Computing Staff

by Eric Ward Understanding linking and link popularity is crucial for achieving high search engine rankings – and for avoiding penalties for abusing the often-times unspoken rules. 1). Want to know when another site has linked to your site? You can build a basic free link alert service using a tool like TrackEngine.com and the […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Central Command, a provider of anti-virus software and computer security services, released its monthly listing of the top twelve viruses reported for April, 2002. The report, coined the “Dirty Dozen”, is based on the number of virus occurrences confirmed through Central Command’s Emergency Virus Response Team. The table below […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com B2PCommerce introduced NonprofitBooks 2002, a fund accounting software solution that’s designed to meet the specialized needs of nonprofit organizations. Designed as a companion application to Intuit’s popular accounting programs QuickBooks Pro 2002,QuickBooks Premier 2002 and Premier: Accountant Edition 2002, NonprofitBooks may meet the accounting requirements of small- to medium-sized […]

By Jonathan Jackson Here’s a fun task – try to opt out of a mailing list. Sound easy? Well, it ought to be, but apparently, things aren’t working out that way. Perhaps it’s because of the sluggish economy or maybe just because they are slothful, but some companies are holding on to their customers with […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com U.S. Robotics announced the addition of new wired and wireless devices to complete its existing line of networking products. The U.S. Robotics 10/100 Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter, U.S. Robotics 5-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch, U.S. Robotics 11 megabits per second (Mbps) Wireless Cable/DSL Router and U.S. Robotics 11 Mbps Wireless Universal […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Sony says that its latest VAIO PCG-VX88 notebook PC combines the best of mobility with a screen and keyboard real estate that rivals those of full-sized systems. The notebook comes with integrated Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) access to keep users connected; a Low Voltage Pentium III 850MHz-M processor; and a […]

By Sharon Gaudin If U.S. lawmakers push through new online privacy rules, industry watchers say companies running e-commerce sites will have a long, expensive and complicated job in front of them. Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, D-S.C., is trying to push through a privacy bill – S. 2201 – that would […]

By Drew Robb The recession is officially over. At least that is what the economists say. But that doesn’t mean IT budgets suddenly will open up. According to a recent report by Giga Information Group, “The great majority of enterprises are and will be focusing on leveraging their existing IT assets more effectively in 2002.” […]

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Staff Protecting computers from viruses is just as important as locking doors and turning on your burglar alarm. If your company uses e-mail, shares files, and surfs the Internet, then you are engaging in activities that allow viruses to spread from one computer to the next. Since dangerous viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and malicious […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Small businesses that are thinking about buying a DVD burner to back-up data (up to 4.7 GB) and save video onto DVD discs may want to consider the competent Sony DRU110A-C1 DVD+RW drive. However, Sony’s entry is clearly not the best on the market, and based on a recent […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, announced an aggressive U.S. pricing strategy in concert with the new release of its small business accounting software: Simply Accounting and Simply Accounting Pro. The new versions of Simply Accounting and Simply Accounting Pro add many new features and productivity […]

By Jackie Gallogly and Lynne Rolls You’ve got an important e-mail campaign and you’re up against an extremely tight deadline. If you don’t get those final files to the list broker by tomorrow at noon, all hell will break loose. Sound familiar? Now’s the time to resist the temptation of running with scissors to your […]