Small Business Computing Staff

PCWorld: How To Fix Wi-Fi Networking Problems If you’re having problems with poor wireless connectivity on your small business network, start by downloading a free utilitiy such as inSSIDer to help you figure out what’s going on. “I recently stayed at a Bed and Breakfast that offered guests two unprotected wireless networks. There were no […]

PCWorld: Free And Cheap Wi-Fi Networking Tools The list of downloadable Wi-Fi utilities includes InSSIDer, Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector (wi-fi sniffers), Connectify (private hotspot) and WeFi (hotspot finder) and more. “We live in a mobile world; if you have a laptop (and who doesn’t?), that means constantly connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi. You most likely […]

Small Business Trends: Tips For Improving Website Content Lisa Barone’s 12 writing tips for small business website content developers include identifying your goal, coming up with a ‘hook’ and thinking like a reader. “Admit it: Sometimes you wonder if your content is really any good. Sure, you worked hard to write it, but you’re a […]

Forbes: How To Get Paid Faster – Bill Online The article explains how the American Express AcceptPay system works to speed payment of bills and avoid problems with excuse-making debtors. “Don’t you just love calling on deadbeat customers and being given excuses like ‘your invoice got lost’ or ‘we only process checks once a month?’ […]

PCWorld: Samsung Launches Galaxy: Android Tablet Market Now For Real If you’re considering adopting tablet computers in your small business but balking at choosing from iPad or iPad, now there’s an option: Samsung’s 7-inch-screen, Android-based Galaxy tablet. “Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in […]

Small Business Trends: Build Your Website For Free Using These Tools The seven free website building tools here include Google Sites, Doodlekit, Wix and four others. “Half of all small companies do not have a website, according to one statistic. With that in mind, we believe there are many readers who may need some help […]

ITBusinessEdge: How To Deploy iPads In Your Small Business Paul Mah’s five factors to consider when deploying iPads in your business include being aware both of advantages such as portability and long battery life and disadvantages such as lack of multi-tasking. “Much has already been written about the Apple iPad and its suitability — or […]

Wired: Palm Gives Sneak Peak Of WebOS To Be Used In Tablets Wired columnist Charlie Sorrel likes what he saw of the new WebOS, especially the way it ‘stacks’ and organizes open apps as cards and lets users shuffle through them. “Since his company was bought out by HP, Jon Rubinstein and what remains of […]

PCmag@Work (Small Business): Dimdim Web Collaboration Service Enhanced Other new features include four-way video chat and the ability to customize screens with company branding. “Today, Dimdim annouced the availability of Dimdim 6. The latest version of the cloud-based Web collaboration and conferencing platform offers several new enhancements, such as: – An improved myScreen feature which […]

CNet: Would You Let Google Sort Your Mail? The new Priority Inbox beta feature in Gmail offers to sort subscribers’ mail into three folders based on analysis of the way they handled similar mail in the past. It should unclutter mailboxes, but might it also cause you to miss important messages? “Good news for Gmail […]

ITBusinessEdge: How Not To Set Up A Wi-Fi Network Paul Mah interviews Ruckus Wireless’s David Callisch about the most common mistakes made by small businesses when setting up Wi-Fi networks – and how to avoid them. “I managed to spend some time on the phone with David Callisch, VP of Marketing at privately-owned Ruckus Wireless […]

Engadget: Review – Asus Eee PC 1215N Netbook This product – $500 to $600 – is ideal or small business managers who want the least weight with the most power in a travel computer. It’s the second Asus netbook powered by a notebook-class dual-core processor, but unlike the first, this one also promises long battery […]