Troy Dreier

Tired of maintaining the productivity software your team uses? Google thinks it has a better solution for you, with the release of Google Apps Premier Edition. This collection of productivity tools is entirely browser-based, so Internet access is all you need to stay productive, although that can pose a problem if you can’t get on […]

When did Palm’s Treo get so big? It used to be a slim, elegantly designed smartphone that you could slip in a shirt pocket. That isn’t the case for the 700wx — in fact, it’s surprisingly large. The Palm Treo 700wx (Click for larger image). Other than its size, the Treo hasn’t changed much, of […]

Central Desktop launched a year ago, and since then it’s grown into a respected online collaboration system. Now, with its fall 2006 release, it’s adding easy online and phone conferencing, putting it in a class above most other collaboration tools. Central Desktop is a browser-based instant workplace that runs on Windows and Macintosh PCs. With […]

The Palm Treo 700P looked so small and stylish only a few months ago. But now the Motorola Q is here, and everything else seems way too large. Leave it to Motorola, designer to some of the sexiest cell phones around, to give us an ultra-thin smartphone that doesn’t skimp on features. DesignThe Q measures […]

Small businesses looking for a full-featured collaboration system should consider the Joyent Accelerator, a product that keeps things simple, while delivering big on features, ease, and convenience. Accelerator, the first product from one-year-old Joyent, Inc, is an installed hardware and software combination that delivers e-mail, calendar, contact and file storage applications to anyone on your […]

There are many content management solutions on the market, but few can match the ease and features of SpringCM, which is simple and inexpensive enough for small offices, yet robust enough for even the largest teams. Formerly known as DocExchange, SpringCM took on a new name to show that it’s useful for more than just […]

Windows Mobile users don’t need to feel Treo envy anymore, now that the Sprint PCS PPC-6700 is out. Okay, it doesn’t have the Treo’s shapely good looks, but it’s a powerhouse in every other way, and it’s the first Pocket PC Phone to run on Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 5 operating system. The phone combines all […]

Pocket PCs/Windows MobileMemory cards: It may not seem to be the most imaginative gift, but an extra Compact Flash or Secure Digital (SD)card is sure to be appreciated. Give someone a memory card, and you’re actually letting them carry more files, songs, or games than they could before, and that can be a lifesaver. Cards […]

Click to ViewTwo recent products demonstrate Palm’s focus on delivering excellent value products for low and mid-range buyers. A bargain at $99, the Z22 delivers all the calendar and contact tools for which Palm is famous. The mid-range TX ($299) is a good all-around business and personal tool and the lowest-priced Palm ever to include […]

An intranet is a great way to provide information to employees across your company, but creating one typically involves more time, money and technical know-how than most small business owners have at their disposal. A company called Vialect offers Intranet 5, an extremely capable instant intranet application that provides everything you need to set up […]

When picking Web design tools, beginners and small business owners often go to Microsoft FrontPage, while professionals and large Web shops invariably flock to Dreamweaver. When it was first launched, Dreamweaver captured the professional world’s attention with breathtaking improvements over previous authoring tools, such as allowing site designers to switch between either code view or […]