Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: Comparative Review: Which Is The Best Tablet PC World magazine reviewer Melissa J. Perenson tests the performance of three top tablet computers in ten areas. There is no clear winner. “The Apple iPad 2 has arrived, and the big question is, how does it stack up against the competition? To provide an answer, I’ve […]

ITBusinessEdge: SMB Cloud Projects You Should Consider Paul Mah suggests cloud computing projects SMBs should consider adopting, including hosting applications in the cloud and online backup and storage, and gives suggestions on how to find cloud service partners. “As part of my continuing series on IT Projects that SMBs should adopt, I’ve touched on topics […]

PCWorld: Fund New Tech Purchases By Selling The Old PCWorld looks at instant buy-back services that can save small businesses the time and hassle of selling on eBay or Craigslist when they need to turn old technology into cash to fund new tech purchases. Which are most convenient and pay best? “The laws of geekdom […]

PCWorld: Four Small Businesses Using Video Well Big businesses throw big money at video projects and hire top expertise, but even without those kinds of resources, small businesses can learn to use online video effectively, as these four case studies demonstrate. “When a large brand like Pepsi or Old Spice decides to use video, there […]

PCWorld: Protect Your iPhone And iPad With GadgetTrack GadgetTrack, a $4 app for iOS, transmits location of stolen iPhones and iPads, and a $1 upgrade adds the ability on camera-equipped devices to photograph a person who turns on your device and send you the picture. The small size and portability of the iPhone, iPod touch, […]

Small Business Storage: Secure Your Data for Less Money Where to store and how to manage small business data is an issue that’s growing almost as fast as the data itself. Scanned documents, email, video content, health care and financial industry compliance issues — these are just some of the factors that have contributed to […]

Entrepreneur: The Case For Small Businesses Adopting Open Source PCs Katherine Noyes three reasons for embracing open source computing might run counter to most small business owners’ perceptions: it’s entirely free, it just works and support is included. Moving to open source computing is still a big step, though. Proceed with caution. “For many small […]

PCWorld: What’s New In iOS 4.3 Mobile Operating System? At the same time as it introduced its new tablet, iPad 2, Apple upgraded the iOS mobile operating system, adding a useful instant wireless hotspot feature among other improvements. “You might describe iOS 4 as a long-term investment. While the initial version brought us the much-demanded […]

Open Forum: Top Five Security Threats For SMBs No matter how many times tech pundits harp on the importance of security, too many small businesses ignore the warnings. At least take the time to watch this short video on five top threats, courtesy of security software firm Fortinet. “Viruses aren’t the only threat to your […]

PCWorld: Which Tablet Computer Camera Is Best? PC World magazine looks at the cameras in front and back of three new tablet products – the Apple iPad 2, Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab – as well as the iPhone 4, iPod Touch and a current Canon digital camera. Motorola Xoom comes out on top […]

Small Business Trends: Small Business Web Apps: The Top 101 Edit Yeung rounds up a boatload of great cloud-based applications for small businesses that cover just about every aspect of their operations, from legal to marketing to financial. “Check out these 101 small business web applications – software in the cloud. The selections reflect the […]

Open Forum: Cyber Threats And Why Should Be Concerned The threat to everyone from hackers and cyber criminals is real and omnipresent, says John Mariotti. Small businesses need to take those threats seriously, and take precautions. “Just a few months ago, the news was full of reports of WikiLeaks supporters, hackers from ‘anonymous,’ shutting down […]