Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: Fake Pages Make The Web A Treacherous Place According to the research arm of security software firm Panda Security, bank sites are most likely to be spoofed by hackers trying to lure unsuspecting surfers. eBay comes second. “Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious […]

Social Media Today: Spending On Social Media Advertising Through The Roof According to this post, which includes graphics from the market researcher Flowtown, half the current spending on social media advertising is with Facebook. No big surprise there. “Here’s a series of infographics from the always informative Flowtown, showing the growth of social media ad […]

PCWorld: Windows Phone 7 Set To Launch In October? Unconfirmed reports have Microsoft launching Windows Phone 7, it’s completely rebuilt smartphone operating system, on October 11, with devices likely from a handful of the hottest manufacturers, with all the major U.S. carriers carrying products. “Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 on October 11 at an […]

PCWorld: Smart IT Investment Advice For SMBs PCWorld’s Matt Troka takes SMBs through some simple, basic steps for ensuring that investments in IT actually pay dividends in improved productivity or money saving. “According to a recent report from Forrester Research, IT spending in the United States is expected to ramp up in the second half […]

CNet: Bookmarking Tool Added To Evernote Online Archiving Service If you think Evernote users represent an important part of your market, you might want to consider adding the Evernote widget to your site. “Personal internet archiving service Evernote is taking a new approach to expanding its user base and bookmarking functionality with a tool for […]

PCWorld: Beware Fast-Spreading E-mail Worm The worm uses a phishing message with a link, apparently to a requested PDF file, and attempts to disable the target computer’s security software. “Security experts warned Thursday of a fast-spreading e-mail worm, the first large outbreak of this type in nearly a decade. The worm appears in e-mail messages […]

PCWorld: ‘Limitless’ Online Whiteboarding With Prezi Meeting Prezi presentations are ‘limitless’ in that they appear as one long page rather than multiple slides. You scroll up and down the page and zoom in and out. “A unique online presentation tool on Thursday began letting users in multiple locations work on the same page at the […]

PCWorld: HP Launches New Microserver For SMBs Priced from $329 and with a microtower form factor that allows it to to sit under or on a desk, the new product is intended as a first server for a small business. “Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a low-cost, entry-level server for small businesses that bundles advanced features […]

Engadget: Tiny, Very Fast Portable USB 3.0 Drives From LaCie They look cool but cost 20% more than USB 2.0 equivalents from LaCie. If your computer is USB 3.0 compatible, the new drives will delivers a 10-fold speed increase over USB 2.0 products. “LaCie’s bringing its monkey out to play again today, announcing a USB […]

New York Times: Google Enables Instant Searching As You Type Times tech reporter Claire Cain Miller reports and comments on new technology Google says will make searching even faster than it already is. How many times a day do you search Google? Time saved could add up. “Google, which can already feels like an appendage […]

PCWorld: New SMB IP Phones And Wi-Fi Gear From HP Among the new products from Hewlett-Packard are dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) Wi-Fi 11N access points and new IP desk phones. (See separate story about new microserver product for SMBs.) “HP expanded its IP phone and wireless LAN offerings for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) […]

Small Business Trends: How Google Local Shopping Can Help Your Small Business Lisa Barone makes the case for using the Google service and provides simple ste–by-step instructions for getting involved. “Are you a local small business retailer? If so, Google made an announcement last week that you should pay attention to. Are you listening? A […]