Small Business Computing Staff

InformationWeek: Cloud Computing Gripes – Not Everything Is Rosy If you thought the hype around cloud computing was too much, you may be right – but maybe not. IT managers sound off on their top ten complaints about cloud computing, but InformationWeek experts offer solutions. “As the popularity of cloud computing is taking off, so […]

InformationWeek SMB: How To Turbocharge Performance Of Your Website Bellicove recommends services such as Pingdom Tools that measures website display speed and analyzes how long each object on the page displays so you can identify and fix bandwidth hogs. “On the web, people have zero patience. Your link pops up in a Google search, someone […]

SMBNow: Online Document Collaboration – Office vs. TextFlow TextFlow, from Nordic River Software, helps users visualize, evaluate and decide upon contributions from multiple authors. The company recently launched a desktop version for Microsoft Word and a version for the Google Apps Marketplace. “Microsoft Office 2010 has finally hit shelves, but what SMBs want to know […]

InformationWeek: Review – Apple iPhone 4 Smartphone The iPhone scores high on performance and features but may still lose ground against phones powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system, reviewer Eric Zeman says. “The iPhone 4 is the best iPhone yet, but that doesn’t mean Apple’s latest device scores high marks across the board. The […]

Smallbiztechnology: Three Tools For Managing Online Marketing The online services featured include Arkayne ($10+ per month), Hubspot ($250 per month) and Kutenda ($100 – $500). In general, you get what you pay for, says Smallbiztechnology’s blogger. “Arkayne is the lowest cost of the three, yet also provides the least comprehensive feature set. Having said that, […]

PCWorld: iPhone 4 In Showdown With Droid X PC World compares specs and puts the two phone models through their paces. Results? iPhone wins on performance, Android on total cost of ownership. “Retina display! 8-megapixel camera! Video calls! HDMI port! The last few days have seen lots of shouting from proponents of the hot phones […]

PCMag@Work (Small Business): Dropbox File Sync Now Even Better Links to Dropbox files and folders appear in a new Web view. Enhancements coming later include password protection and file access expiration. “Dropbox, one of our favorite cloud-based automatic file-synchronization services, has added a new feature that brings deeper functionality: You can now share files by […]

PCWorld: Big Brother Google Watching Android Users Google revealed recently that it had remotely removed applications from users’ mobile phones, without their permission or prior notification. It had reason to remove them. Still. “Google disclosed in a blog post on Thursday that it remotely removed two applications from Android phones that ran contrary to the […]

Entrepreneur: Business Blogging For Beginners The tips, some fairly obvious, others not so obvious, include: sharing sale information, linking to your online catalog or store, offering tips and advice and publishing referral program details. “The most powerful aspect of business blogging is the potential to generate word-of-mouth marketing from the content you publish. If you […]

AllBusiness: Managing Employees With Taleo – A Better Way Ramon Ray says Taleo’s online employee management system can increase productivity and save time over the manual methods many small businesses use. This post also provides links to other online HR services. “Over and over again I meet business owners who are not leveraging technology as […]

AllBusiness: Docstoc – A Place To Buy & Sell Documents Docstoc sells documents – many with content valuable to small business owners – and shares revenue 50-50 with authors. It’s a good deal given the traffic at the site, reviewer TJ McCue says. “Each month, I hear from loads of companies for my work as […]

Wired: Trouble With iPhone 4 – Lost Reception With at least some iPhone 4 units, if you touch the antenna band, cellular reception is lost. A firmware glitch – or a design flaw? Wired magazine’s Gadget Lab reviews the evidence to date. “Got an iPhone 4 yet? Hold it carefully by the glass, avoiding the […]