Small Business Computing Staff

AllBusiness: How To Ensure A Good Cloud Computing Experience Ramon Ray hammers home the point that Internet connection speed and reliability becomes an essential prerequisite to moving to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other cloud computing services and resources. “As you know, I’ve been using hosted applications much more and frankly really not needing traditional software much […]

The New York Times: iPads Selling Like Hotcakes – Can 1M Americans Be Deluded? They could be deluded, but the iPad also gets generally positive reviews, so the fact that it has reached the one million mark faster than the iPhone should tell you something about its potential impact in the market going forward. “Apple […]

ZDNet: New Consumer PCs From Lenovo Work For SMBs Too The new or updated products include IdeaPad laptops and Lenovo’s first all-in-one desktop with a touchscreen, all based on the latest chips from Intel and AMD. Prices start at $250. “Lenovo today announced 10 new and updated laptops and desktops including the company’s first all-in-ones […]

PCWorld: Review – GoodReader for iPad File Reader App Originally developed for the iPhone, GoodReader has now been adapted for the iPad, adding new features and delivering a better experience. The reviewer calls it “a home run.” “A while back I reviewed GoodReader for the iPhone, and thought it was a superb app. In adapting […]

PC Magazine: Flowr – Twitter For The Business Set Flowr has Twitter-like features but it’s designed for business, allowing users to post ideas and questions, collaborate on documents and create private spaces. “Flowr’s micro-blogging service offers Twitter-like features geared specifically for businesses. In addition to status updates, Flowr can create posts for ideas, questions, events, […]

PCWorld: Preview – Sony Alpha NEX-5 Digital Camera The NEX-5 features a sensor the same size as bulky SLR cameras – so it delivers great high-resolution images – but it’s the size of a point-and-shoot. It also features a great LCD viewfinder. “Sony’s new Alpha NEX-5 digital camera also offers a very-high-resolution LCD screen that […]

ZDNet: New Security Vulnerability – No Windows Computer Is Safe While the ‘exploit’ developed by Matousec.com got past every Windows security software tested, it’s not known to be in the wild or even known to hackers. Security software vendors are presumably scrambling to plug the hole. “Are you a Windows user? Do you make sure […]

Small Business Trends: Free Desktop Software To Power Your Small Business Capsule reviews of eight free business applications available to download from the Web, ranging from communications programs such as Jing, to productivity apps like Google Desktop, to security software such as TrueCrypt. “There has been a lot of hype for cloud-based apps lately, and […]

SMB News From Network World: German iPad Competitor Changes Name To WeTab WeTab has a Linux-based iPad look-alike that includes most of the features critics complain the iPad lacks, including Flash support, camera and USB ports. Did Apple lean on the company to change its name? “On the day Apple announced the availability of the […]

PCWorld: Microsoft Ponders Tablet Computer Interfaces: Pen Or Finger, Or Both? A show of Microsoft research projects makes clear that Gates & Co. still believe pen-based computing has a place on tablet PCs, despite the acclaim for Apple’s finger-powered touch interface. “If the marketplace is your yardstick, the machine Bill Gates once predicted would become […]

PCWorld: Preview – Sony Vaio P Ultraportable Netbook Available in Japan later this month and the rest of the world…later, the Vaio P runs Windows 7 Home Premium, has an 8-inch screen with 1600×768 pixel resolution, 64GB solid state drive, Wi-Fi, WiMax and Bluetooth. “Sony’s small, light, and pocketable Vaio P laptop is getting an […]

CNet: Microsoft’s Dominance In Browser Wars Waning With Microsoft’s share of Web connections dipping below 60% for the first time, the writing is on the wall. There are other viable options out there. “Microsoft’s browser market share continued to fall in April, with Internet Explorer now in use for fewer than three in five Web […]