Small Business Computing Staff

by David Batterson Sprint PCS TP3000Rating 94 The ubiquitous wireless phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are must-have tools. But wouldn’t it be more convenient to have both in one device? Earlier dual-purpose models were heavy, slow, and very expensive. Sprint PCS and LG InfoComm have put together a phone/PDA that not only works well, […]

by Joey Latimer Backpack 4X CD-RewriterRating 85 CD-Rewriters are arguably the first option that should be added to a computer system, whether it be a laptop, desktop, or server. Blank CD-R disks, which hold up to 650MB of data, can be found almost anywhere for under a dollar each(and less than 50 cents on sale). […]

by Jennifer Doran @ctivelink Wireless Messaging Module Rating 81 It used to be that handheld pdas were measured by their memory and organizational capabilities. But with wireless technology abounding, it’s now imperative to have Internet browsing capabilities. Weighing a mere three ounces, the @ctiveLink module holds over 500 e-mails. It only sends text messages. Attachments […]

by Charles Gajeway Pentium 4 vs. Athlon ProcessorRating 89 When Intel unveiled the pentium 4 within a few weeks of AMD’s latest version of the Athlon, we were both delighted and puzzled. After much speculation and anticipation, we now had two powerful CPUs running over 1GHz. Immediately, however, the question arose as to which platform […]

by Jamie McAfee Royal VistaRating 70 Size isn’t everything, especially when it comes to devices like the Vista, a credit-card-size PDA from Royal. The tiny assistant is loaded with an address book, schedule planner, calculator, home and world time, memo, and an expense manager. The Vista comes with a foldable, detachable keyboard for inputting information […]

by David Schloss Connectix Virtual PC Rating 98 Connectix’s Virtual PC 4.0, the most recent upgrade to the company’s PC emulation software, features a number of enhancements that make the package more reliable, faster, and generally more valuable for carrying out a variety of everyday tasks in any of a number of OS environments. Connectix […]

by Christina Gair Brian Mason has high hopes for what electronic billing can do for his Minneapolis, Minn.-based computer consultancy. He runs a tight operation, enlisting the aid of five subcontractors to keep his customer base of 50 small business clients and corporation satellite offices up and running. Mason’s time is money — $60 an […]

by Jamie McAfee Those who want a PDA, a cell phone, and a pager can have all of them in one device: A Smart Phone. Different from an Internet phone which allows users to view text-only versions of Web sites, the Smart Phone offers the same functions of a regular PDA such as: Contact list, […]

by Steve Bennett PCsyncRating 89 These days, there’s more need than ever to copy files from one PC to another. Computers are replaced with greater frequency than in the past, and many of us must synchronize data with a laptop before or after hitting the road or working from home. Of the many options for […]

by Mel Quagliata NEC SUPERSCRIPT 1450Rating 88 SAMSUNG ML-6060Rating 90 Today’s more affordable laser printers geared toward small workgroups are hitting the streets and putting inkjets in their place, giving consumers a choice of printers, such as Samsung’s ML-6060 and NEC’s SuperScript 1450. The only major difference between the ML-6060 and the SuperScript 1450 are […]

by Joe Rudich Unified messaging is a new type of service that provides a single telephone number for receiving voice and fax messaging, and (usually) e-mail retrieval. Because these can be accessed from a Web-based account, it doesn’t matter if it’s a home PC or an internal modem line or an internal line at an […]

Informaton provided by AuctionWatch Put simply, if your business is making any income from selling merchandise on online auctions, you’ve got to report it to Uncle Sam. This can apply whether you are a small business who sells all of your goods via auction, or if you used an auction site once to offload excess […]