Small Business Computing Staff

Entrepreneur: How To Smooth The Transition To A New Website Successfully managing the transition to a new website system or provider is mainly about asking the right questions, understanding the technology options and planning the process. “If your business is growing, you might be realizing that your Web designer isn’t capable of growing with you. […]

PCWorld: BlackBerry Maker RIM Enters Tablet Fray With PlayBook The new tablet won’t be out until sometime in the new year. No price was announced. The device won’t be able to connect to a mobile network, except through a BlackBerry, but will be able to connect to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi nets. “RIM today took the […]

PCWorld: Malicious E-mail Attachments On The Increase Defenses against the types of attacks that are becoming more prevalent include better filtering at the gateway and disabling Javascript. “Spammers have suddenly cranked up the use of malicious HTML file attachments in recent days, according to security company Barracuda Networks. Using a number of search engine optimization-driven […]

ZDNet: New Acer Laptops Include Hot Ultraportable The TimelineX 1830T-68U118 has an 11.6-inch LED-backlit display and is priced at $899.99, but can’t deliver the performance of a full-size i7 computer. “In addition to rolling out new Aspire multimedia notebooks (see my previous post), Acer has just announced an expansion of its svelte TimelineX laptop line, […]

Small Business Trends: Using Cloud Computing To Help Scale Up Your Small Business Low or no capital outlay and minimal requirements for IT management make cloud computing a good option for small businesses looking to grow quickly, Anita Campbell says. “There’s a reason I’ve written so much about cloud computing (sometimes called software-as-a-service or Web-based […]

ITBusinessEdge: New SMB Networking Gear From Cisco Paul Mah provides a quick analysis of the new managed switches, phones and cameras from Cisco – what they offer and where they fit in the company’s product lineup. “Cisco this week announced a number of new products in its small and mid-sized business portfolio. Specifically, the company […]

Small Business Trends: Smart Ways To Use Mobile Devices To Run Your Business Smartphones can help you run your business more effectively in ways you might not have considered – such as using them to track packages while mobile, show customers video or images of products or services and fill in forms online. “Mobile devices […]

ITBusinessEdge: Enterprise Technology For Small Businesses Some of the enterprise technologies Paul Mah suggests SMBs could profitably use include deduplication, archiving and endpoint virtualization. “Small and mid-sized businesses often find themselves in an odd position. Short on resources compared to enterprises, they are forced to rely on consumer-grade equipment or barely better equivalents that are […]

PCWorld: Toshiba Adds WiMAX To Latest Laptops WiMAX, currently offered in 54 U.S. cities by Sprint and Clearwire, delivers significantly faster data speeds than 3G. The fact that Toshiba has added WiMAX adapters to some of its new models is an indication the technology has arrived. “Toshiba revamped its laptop lineup this week, and depending […]

PCWorld: Review: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Net Online USB Drives Plug the drives into the dock, go through the set-up procedure and, as with PogoPlug, the drives become available online – an instant private cloud. “If you’ve read about the Cloud Engines Pogoplug, you know most of what you need to know about the Seagate FreeAgent […]

Wired: A Wireless Cell Phone Finder…And Speaker Phone The Zomm keychain bluetooth speaker phone actuall works pretty well, Wired says. And the alarm function could save you losing your cell phone. “The ZOMM looks and feels like a cheap trinket you’d get at the third-rate gadget convention. But don’t let this first impression fool you. […]

PCWorld: Cloud Security – Managing The Risks Cloud computing is inherently risky and insecure for a few reasons. What can you do to reduce the risks and make it as secure as possible? “Cloud computing is all the rage these days. CIOs seem to be diving into cloud-based solutions with reckless abandon despite the fact […]