Small Business Computing Staff

PCmag@Work (Small Business): Game Changing Tech From CES Tim Bajarin’s game changers from CES include almost-ready-to-ship flexible computer displays, a modular smartphone-cum-laptop from Motorola and a new cloud file synchronization service, Unifi from Real Networks. “Two weeks ago, I attended my 27th CES since 1976. You might say that I have seen it all, in […]

Entrepreneur: Clean Up Your Small Business’s Online Reputation How do you clean up your online reputation so the first thing prospects see when they Google you is negative feedback. Entrepreneur magazine’s Sarah Jacobsson Purewal provides detailed advice. “If you own a small or medium business, a good reputation — online and offline — is clearly […]

PCWorld: Review: Gateway ZX6951-53 All-In-One PC PC World’s reviewer praised general overall performance of this elegant-looking 23-inch-screen all-in-one. It runs a 3.2GHz Intel Core i3-550 processor and is priced at $1,800. “Smokin’! That’s exactly what we said upon receiving the benchmark results for Gateway’s latest all-in-one desktop, the ZX6951-53.Yes, this system really needs a better […]

ITBusinessEdge: Using An iPad In Your Small Business Paul Mah’s suggestions for how to use an iPad in your small business include using it to make slide presentations, as a virtual product brochure and as an extension monitor for you laptop or desktop PC. “Thinking of using the Apple iPad in your business this year? […]

Entrepreneur: Cheap Tech Tools For New Entrepreneurs The best of cheap technology for entrepreneurs includes some you probably already know, such as Google Apps and Open Office, but also some you might not such as a free open source retail point of sale (POS) application and SugarCRM, a task- and project-oriented customer relationship management (CRM) […]

Small Business Trends: Roundup – Twitter For Small Businesses Twitter has arguably changed the way people, and businesses, communicate. Should your small business be tweeting up a storm? “With just 140 characters, twitter has changed what it means to communicate. And, in case you haven’t noticed, the way we do business too. If you aren’t […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Tech-challenged SMBs: Learn To Help Yourself The tech consultant may still be the small business owner’s best friend, but with the help of easy-to-use do-it-yourself online tools, owners can learn to do a number of IT chores for themselves. “I was recently reading about MobiFlex, a self-service portal that lets you create smartphone custom […]

Small Business Trends: The (Small) Business Case For Web 2.0 The report is based on a survey of over 3,000 companies. Two-thirds use some Web 2.0 apps. They report benefits such as increased marketing effectiveness (63%) and increased customer satisfaction (50%). “How is your company using Web 2.0? (Or is it?) McKinsey & Company recently […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Intuit Giving Away Free Mobile Credit Card Readers To take advantage of the deal – free mobile card reader and no monthly fee on low volume of transactions – small businesses have to sign up before mid-February. If you ever need to process credit card transaction away from the office or store, now is […]

Gadget Lab: Which iPhone Carrier Will Be Best, AT&T Or Verizon? Verizon will start selling a CDMA version of Apple’s iPhone in February. Now that there’s choice, which carrier should your small business use if it’s going to standardize on the iPhone. “U.S. iPhone customers have been eagerly awaiting a Verizon-branded iPhone almost since day […]

SMB News From NetworkWorld: IT Budget Solution – Let Employees Bring Their Own IT departments often don’t like the idea of employees using their own gear and connecting it to the office network but more and more companies are finding that letting them do it is one way to avoid IT costs. “If your business […]

PCWorld: Telecommuting Increases Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction goes up for teleworkers because employees working remotely are shielded from stressful aspects of office life, the study shows. “As technology evolves, many of the barriers that have traditionally limited telecommuting continue to disappear. The tedious standard of spending 40 hours a week sitting in a cubicle is […]