Small Business Computing Staff

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Sharp Electronics Corporation announced that it is now shipping its AR-800 Digital IMAGER, the company’s first 80 page-per-minute (ppm) digital “workhorse” multifunction machine and solution for networked office environments. The AR-800 is the latest product from Sharp’s Digital IMAGER series of monochrome and color copier/printers. According to the company, […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com LaCie announced two new Giga-capacity external hard drives that transmit data to computers at a sustained transfer rate of nearly 35MB/s. With the ability to provide a constant data stream, LaCie says that its 120GB 7200 rpm and 160GB 5400 rpm FireWire drives virtually eliminate the possibility of corrupt […]

Wayne N. Kawamoto Managing Editor, www.smallbusinesscomputing.com Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) introduced a low cost color inkjet printer and color scanner. With estimated U.S. retail prices of $99 and $199, respectively, the HP Deskjet 920c color inkjet printer and HP Scanjet 5400c color scanner extend HP’s premier technologies to a rapidly growing segment of the digital imaging […]

By Michele Marrinan Cindy Ball knows how painful a tax audit can be. As the office manager of Schodack Septic & Trucking Inc., she recently underwent a New York State sales tax audit of the company owned by her husband, Fred. She wound up pulling out the paper trail on nearly every transaction the auditor […]

By Andrew Starling Usability is the science of making sites easy to use. It’s a young science with only a modest basis in research and user testing. For this reason it often gets lost in the no-man’s-land of personal opinion. Two designers can argue forever about whether one page design is easier to use than […]

The ArialPhone will be handy for any professional using contact management software to contact clients. The lightweight earset easily attaches to the ear via a comfortable, ergonomically designed hook or a lightweight headband. ArialPhone is designed to be easy to use, with just one button for operation. Pressing the Action Button alerts the computer that […]

The recent release of Windows XP has brought confusion to many home-based professionals. Though the majority of you use Windows, and the robust operating system is worth the upgrade, should you install Home or Professional? For telecommuters and home business owners, the answer isn’t as easy as it looks. At $199, Home edition is $100 […]

Is New York State’s ban on cell-phone use by automobile drivers the beginning of a bigger trend? Or is it a bad idea that few other states or municipalities will adopt? In some ways, it doesn’t matter. The law went into effect on November 1, though the state’s drivers were given a one-month grace period […]

Tax time is a hectic time for any business – especially those directly affected by the terrorist attacks in September. The IRS has announced that it is offering extensions and other assistance to individuals and businesses unable to meet federal tax obligations because of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and […]

While the economic outlook isn’t exactly rosy these days, retailers shouldn’t panic this holiday season. Several analysts are predicting a strong holiday sales season – especially if you happen to sell on line. A report by Nielsen/NetRatings and Harris Interactive shows that 106 million people will shop on line in December and will spend a […]

It’s been one year since we first spoke with Tom Kohley and Kevin Toohill, founders of Beartooth Mapping Inc. The company provides customized topographic maps to outdoor enthusiasts. Their e-commerce site, MyTopo.com, launched in October 2000, allows their business to reach far beyond local Red Lodge, Montana customers. On MyTopo.com, customers can create their own […]

By Jamie McAfee For a complete list of this year’s SBC 50 businesses, see ‘The SBC 50,’ December 2001 SBC. Paws Inc.Employees: 56Location: Albany, Ind.Principal: Jim DavisBusiness: Cartoon licensingTech: Maintains database of licensed products, and gives access to current and potential clients.URL: www.garfield.com Jim Davis may have created the comic-strip character of Garfield the cat, […]