Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: Mobile Data Plans – Know Your Limit The article includes analysis of how much of each type of data you can use each month with a given monthly data download limit. How many e-mails can you download with a 200 MB plan, for example? Or how many Word docs with a 1GB plan? “With […]

Wired: Why You Don’t Want A Windows 7 Tablet PC Why don’t you want a Windows tablet computer? Windows is too bloated for a device with little memory and storage, it’s too vulnerable to hacking attacks, and it’s not designed for use with fingers. Author Brian X. Chen adds four more compelling reasons. “Word on […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Case Study – Basecamp Helps A Startup Collaborate Effectively The company, SMB Communications, a small business marketing services firm, uses Basecamp to organize a virtual work force and communicate with clients. Its president says he couldn’t run the company without it. “One of the most important things for business success is the ability to […]

PCWorld: Keep Data Safe, Use Free Cryptainer LE Cryptainer is not too difficult to set up, easy to use and not much slower than moving files to and from an unencrypted drive. “Cryptainer LE encrypts your data and stores it in a large file that, once you’ve provided a password, mounts as a virtual drive. […]

Finding the perfect gift for friends and family — or the perfect productivity tool for employees – doesn’t have to be difficult. Just think mobile. Mobile devices – like smartphones and the hottest new Android-based tablets — are high on everyone’s wish list this year. Whether you’re looking for a business mobile device to stay […]

Laurie McCabe’s Blog: Desktop Virtualization For SMBs – A Primer Laurie McCabe defines terms, explains the basic benefits of desktop virtualization – equipping workers with low-powered computers that access programs and data on a server – and tells SMBs what they should consider when thinking about deploying desktop virtualization. “What is a Virtual Desktop? A […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Fear Of New Technology – Get Over It New Grovo video courses cover how to use free or inexpensive new technologies such as Dropbox, Twitter and Skype. “Technology will help your business do more than it could ever do. You know this. However, while there are many businesses who are leveraging technology in new […]

ITBusinessEdge: Whitelisting – A New Alternative To Anti-Virus Software? There are two approaches to using whitelisting security products – use them on their own in place of anti-virus software, or use them in conjunction with traditional anti-virus programs as a failsafe mechanism. Paul Mah discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. “I wrote recently on […]

Smallbiztechnology.com: Video – Social Media As Icing On The Marketing Cake Part of the Ramon@Smallbizdom series, this video argues that small businesses need to pay attention first to more traditional online marketing, then finish off with social media. “Social media (yawn) is important. But if you have not built a strong foundation of email marketing, […]

Small Business Labs: To Twitter Or Not To Twitter? Question Answered Don’t let the hype and coolness factor persuade you to use Twitter even if it doesn’t offer any reasonable return on your time and effort, this article warns. “The quick answer is yes – if you see a positive return from the time and […]

PCWorld: Analysis: Samsung Galaxy Tab No Match For iPad The Galaxy is more portable because smaller, but that makes it less useable, the reviewer argues. It’s also slower and doesn’t do e-mail as well as the iPad. “Competing with Apple on quality, elegance, and innovation is nearly always a losing battle. By comparison, most products […]

Engadget: Review: BearExtender PC Wi-Fi Signal Extender It costs $45 and does just one thing: extend the range at which you can make a solid connection to a Wi-Fi network. Is it worth it? Yes, it does, Engadget says. “Signal. You can never get enough signal. Got full bars on your laptop? Something will come […]