Small Business Computing Staff

ITBusinessEdge: SMB Security Is About More Than Hardware Paul Mah was struck by the statistic that social engineering hacker scams almost always work – suggesting that training SMB employees about security is vital. “I sat through a couple of sessions in the Singapore leg of the Hacker Halted 2010 conference yesterday, which was an eye-opener […]

ComputerWeekly: Cloud Computing Security Poorly Understood Too many companies, especially small businesses, are implementing cloud computing strategies without understanding or acting on security considerations, two recent studies suggest. While Forrester Research predicts the cloud security market will grow to $1.5bn by 2015, cloud adoption is outpacing security controls, a global survey has revealed. One in […]

Wired: Security Alert – Spear Phishing Attacks On The Rise Wired magazine’s Kim Zetter comments on and analyzes a recent report from security software maker Symantec that says spear phishing is dramatically on the rise. Spear phishing is used to plant bots and other malware on victims’ computers. “The number of targeted phishing attacks against […]

CNet: Preview – New Version Of Evernote For Windows Evernote for Windows 4.0 offers an overhauled interface, with revamped core navigation and editing interfaces. And Windows 7 users get support for Windows Jump Lists and automatic geolocation detection. “As an Evernote user on several platforms (Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, Android, Web), I’ve always felt as […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): Why HP Slate Is Better For Business Than iPad Author Dan Costa cites the new HP Slate’s portability, superior performance specs, touch interface and Windows operating system as reasons the new tab makes more sense for business. “HP finally released details about its much anticipated Slate product. We now have a name, […]

Small Business Trends: Roundup – Secrets Of Social Media Marketing For Small Biz Articles with tips on how to use social media for marketing, sales and e-commerce, a discussion of how to measure results and much more in this roundup of articles from insider blogs and e-zines. “Pssst. We’ve got something important to tell you […]

Entrepreneur: Secure E-mail For Small Businesses – Do You Need It? Entrepreneur magazine’s Jonathan Blum looks at five secure e-mail products, including Hushmail, PGP Desktop Mail and JumbleMe. “Secure e-mail, encrypted so only the sender and receiver can read it, has been strictly the stuff of big companies and sci-fi geeks. But just like everything […]

Small Business Trends: Small Business Time Tracking With Harvest TJ McCue likes the links to other programs including Intuit QuickBooks but laments the lack of software for BlackBerry and Android (it has an iPhone app). “Time tracking is one of those tasks that causes otherwise sane people pull their hair out. It inspires procrastination. Harvest […]

PCWorld: Price Jockeying Around New Samsung Galaxy Tab Sprint has lowered the up-front price for a Galaxy Tab to $400 – below the entry-level price for iPad – but only if you sign up for a two-year cellular contract. Verizon sells for $600, but contract-free. “Sprint has undercut Verizon’s pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab […]

ITBusinessEdge: Web Filtering – Is It The Right Decision For Your Small Business? Paul Mah continues his discussion of the pros and cons of Web filtering in the workplace and comments on a recent survey showing that SMBs are already using Web filtering. “I wrote last month on whether SMBs should implement Web filtering, highlighting […]

PCWorld: Review – Oki C330dn LED Color Laser Printer The reviewer also notes that the color toner for this printer is expensive, but the bottom line is that it offers a reasonable balance of good speed and features with ‘tolerable’ color print quality. “The Oki C330dn color LED printer (a laser-like technology) is competitively priced […]

PCWorld: Top 10 Productivity Software Releases Of 2010 That Office 2010, Adobe Creative Suite 5 and Chrome top the list comes as no surprise, but some less heralded products also get the nod, including XMind, Genieo and Ubuntu 10.10, the Linux desktop operating system. “Get productive with our picks for powerhouse software, including Microsoft Office […]