Archive: June 2004

June 29, 2004

Wireless and mobile computing - a BOOST for your business

If you have not experience the world of wirelss and mobile computing, it's hard to really know what value it...

June 29, 2004

Wireless and mobile computing - a BOOST for your business

If you have not experience the world of wirelss and mobile computing, it's hard to really know what value it...

June 29, 2004

PC Users Warned of Infected Web Sites

This is a VERY serious security threat that you should take the time to read in depth. Washington Post...

June 29, 2004

Is Your Wi-Fi Network Wariness Warranted?

Wireless Internet Access is all the rage, however, many businesses and rightfully so are very concerned about the security of...

June 28, 2004

How to improve your Outlook

From ZD Net: For many of us, Microsoft Outlook is as much a part of our workplace as the...

June 28, 2004

Databases are critical - which one if ANY will you choose

There's three kinds of businesses. Those businesses that store their data in paper folders, with each sales person have their...

June 26, 2004

The Internet is NOT everything

My wife and I are looking for a place to live in New Jersey. Of course me being "Mr....

June 26, 2004

Rackspace - it's ALL about fanatical customer service

Yesterday I was interviewing Morris Miller, Managing Director and Co-Chairman of manage hosting company Rack Space for an upcoming...

June 25, 2004

LOC Global adds new services to its hosted intranet solution

LOC Global (http://locglobal.com/), a provider of online intranet services, announced today it has integrated shipping and messaging capabilities into its...

June 25, 2004

Free software is not just for Linux users

PC World writes The four-year-old Dell that serves as my Linux (news - web sites) test bed here at PC...

June 25, 2004

Expensive dialing via viruses

There are some viruses, often intentionally downloaded by users as "good" programs that will try to force your modem to...

June 25, 2004

The HOME - master of technology in entertainment

Businesses are obvious bastions of technology. However, home users are increasing in number especially for more entertainment related computer technology.com...

June 24, 2004

Should you trust your ASP

In light of the breach of AOL's security, it's really got me thinking, "HOW SAFE is your data that...

June 24, 2004

Sprint to sell high-speed wireless services

Sprint Corp. said Tuesday that it would invest about $1 billion mainly in 2005 to develop high-speed data wireless services...

June 24, 2004

NetSuite Announces 1000th Ecommerce Customer

"e-business" is still important as NetSuite is finding out. Small and Midsize Businesses Use NetSuite to Tie Web Operations to...

June 24, 2004

CeBIT America Announces Strong Vendor Commitment for 2005 Event

All Comdex 2004 has been cancelled, another tech trade show, CeBit wants us all to know that IT is...

June 23, 2004

AOL's entire customer list - STOLEN

Well, it's happened to AOL. An inside job is what it's called. An AOL engineer stole 92 million AOL...

June 23, 2004

eWeek proves - Linux is NOT for smaller businesses

Linux, is a fine operating system. I'm sure it's stable, does not crash much (if at all) and may...

June 23, 2004

DeviceLock Blocks Security Holes, USB Ports and Other Open Channels

Software Regulates User Access to Devices and Ports on Local Computers, Including WiFi and Bluetooth Adapters, USB and FireWire Ports,...

June 23, 2004

Oracle, NetSuite End Small Business Agreement

Smallbusinesscomputing reports that Business software service provider NetSuite has ended its three-year licensing agreement with Oracle, under which NetSuite had...

June 23, 2004

4 Rivals Almost United on Ways to Fight Spam

Spam is a HUGE problem and only getting worse. I'm glad to note that the NY Times is reporting that...

June 23, 2004

MasterCard Cracks Down on Phishing

News Factor reports that MasterCard is on a mission to bring phishers to their knees. The fraudsters responsible for...

June 23, 2004

Microsoft's anti-virus plans - making some AV vendors nervous

Reuters is reporting that Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) plans to offer its own anti-virus software and has a major...

June 23, 2004

Spyware and Adware - terrible for your computer

It looks like I finally got rid of the spyware and adware on a computer that kept generating pop-up...

June 23, 2004

Comdex 2004 is cancelled

One of the largest computer trade shows will not happen this year. Cnet reports that Computer trade show Comdex, once...

June 22, 2004

Building Your Web Site - Software or Online Service

Earlier this month, YourWebPro announced a new website builder for small business. With so many web site builders out there,...

June 22, 2004

New Book: Power Up Your Small-Medium Business: A Guide to Enabling Network Technologies

Book review by G.A. "Andy" Marken, President, Marken Communications Inc Whether you head a small-medium size company or are...

June 22, 2004

e-Commere is important - but how to start

e-Commerce can be very important for a business. Traditional selling in a retail store or via a sales team is...

June 22, 2004

Keep your PC healthy

Yesterday I went on a house cleaning frenzy on one of my computers. I downloaded a tool from Shareware.com to...

June 22, 2004

Wireless networking help

For those of you who have trouble with your wireless networking, USA Today's Kim Komando offers some solutions. She writes...

June 22, 2004

Voice over the Internet. MORE, MORE, MORE

VOIP is growing - that we know. However, there's a lot more that could be done to enhance its value....

June 22, 2004

Putting together a home network

In my home / home office, there are two desktop computers (Dell and IBM) and my IBM Thinkpad. I've had...

June 21, 2004

FileMaker Work Requests Streamlines Work Order Management

Databases are so important for businesses - especially smaller businesses. FileMaker is one of the best databases on the...

June 21, 2004

LogMeIn.com - a better product than Gotomypc.com

Well I've used GoTomyPC.com for several months now have had no complaints. The customer service is great and the...

June 21, 2004

Want to try out software? Need a computer "utility"

If your looking for great software to try out before you buy it, or to get for free you...

June 21, 2004

Backup it's VERY important - but how to do it?

ZD Net's Rafe Needleman gives us a good overview of several back up solutions to consider. He includes Mirra's...

June 21, 2004

Fujitsu's SnapScan scanner is good.

USA Today reports that Fujitsu's new $495 scanner is worth it, not only because it bundles Adobe Acrobat Standard...

June 21, 2004

SPAM - it just keeps on coming

I get dozens of spam messages every hour. If I have not checked my email for an entire day -...

June 20, 2004

Smallbiztechnology.com's discussion boards are heating up

Over the past year the number of posts asking for help and giving solutions on smallbiztehnology.com's discussion boards have been...

June 18, 2004

Online form design - gets even better

Quask Announces the Release of a Major New Version, v3.5, of FormArtist With the launch of version 3.5, FormArtist now...

June 18, 2004

Yahoo scraps enterprise messaging

At first I thought that Yahoo not selling IM into the corporate space was a defeat for IM. But I...

June 18, 2004

Why IM is so much better than e-mail

I personally like email so much better than IM overall. But IM can be great if your in a meeting...

June 18, 2004

eBay's Search for Sellers

The auction giant's fate depends on getting -- and keeping -- new merchants, so it's going all-out to help them...

June 17, 2004

How Google Took the Work Out of Selling Advertising

The NY Times writes - The innovation in question is Google's AdSense program, unveiled last summer. Google's original way of...

June 17, 2004

Product Wirelessly Connects Hard Drives

External hard drives need no longer be tethered to a single computer. A new product from Linksys allows such devices,...

June 16, 2004

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce - Simple Technologies

Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com and Norman Stevens, RedVitae, co-moderated the first Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Technology Special Interest Group - Remote...

June 16, 2004

IBM - innovation not price and more

I just finished a 5+ hour day of IBM's annual small business analyst summit. This year held at the very...

June 16, 2004

Be careful of FREE - you could end up with nothing

If you base your business on "free" services - don't complain if all of the sudden that service is gone...

June 16, 2004

Viruses can hit your cell phone

What is being described as the first ever computer virus that can infect mobile phones has been discovered, anti-virus software...

June 16, 2004

Barriers to web sites (like registration) make customers angry

The next time you consider making customers "register" to visit your web site consider this report from CNN Imagine if...

June 16, 2004

The Top 10 B2b success secrets revealed at the 2004 Warrillow Summit.

Here's a short list of 10 B2B successes at the 2004 Warrillow Summit: Radio Partner Don't Call Them "Small Business"...

June 16, 2004

Hewlett-Packard to sell wireless technology

Wireless Networking continues to be used more and more. The NY Times is reporting SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 - Hewlett-Packard...

June 16, 2004

Tablet PC Market Will Remain Partially Successful Until Prices Fall

In-Stat The effort put forth by Microsoft and its hardware partners to introduce the Tablet PC into horizontal and vertical...

June 16, 2004

IBM's web site to be updated

On Friday, IBM.com will be updated. It looks pretty good now - let's see the improvements on Friday....

June 16, 2004

Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software

Well Symantec, Trend Micro, CA and other anti-virus vendors can't be too happy. But the Washington Post is reporting that...

June 16, 2004

As you send email to customers - make sure YOU are not a spammer

Managers, many who presumably have gone to great lengths to protect themselves from receiving Spam email, now find themselves worrying...

June 15, 2004

Small business portals - a reality or fiction?

Smartonline.com is out to create a portal of small business applications - but will small businesses come? (full story)...

June 15, 2004

Mirra. It's simple, effective and powerful.

It's a small toaster oven sized appliance that gives a business backup, remote access and file sharing all in one...

June 15, 2004

Product Review: Peach Tree 2005

Peachtree continues to meet customer demands with this latest version of its accounting software (full story)...

June 15, 2004

Add Color Printing to Your Business

Printing your business documents and presentations in color might boost your bottom line. Here's how to decide if a color...

June 15, 2004

Product Review: Groove Networks - Hot Collaboration

If you really want to collaborate, work as a team, manage projects, ensure that your communication is centralized and be...

June 14, 2004

Trend Micro InterScan(tm) Web Security Suite Provides Integrated Web Security Solution For Enterprises

TrendMicro announced today "New Web Traffic Security Offering Combines Gateway Antivirus, Anti-Phishing, Anti-Spyware, and URL Filtering Capabilities" As spam,...

June 14, 2004

Resellers - hold them close

Netledger (now NetSuite) and other software vendors know that resellers are one of the main pillars to their success. In...

June 14, 2004

Online support is important

The first place I go for support is online. Telephone is great but with many phone lines having long queues,...

June 14, 2004

A Processor's Clock Speed Is Just One Measure of Performance

Thw Washington Post writes The question I hear over and over from readers and friends goes something like this:...

June 14, 2004

The Reality of Real Time Information

Getting data in real time and being able to ensure those in your company who need access to it can...

June 14, 2004

Printers - we need them more and more

Printers - they sit quietly in a corner churning out paper, after paper, after paper. They don't get much attention,...

June 14, 2004

HP Revamps Its Web Sites

Re-doing a web site is not the greats thing a tech vendor can do. HOWEVER, a businesses web site -...

June 12, 2004

Redundancy pays off

When I travel, I love to travel light. But I also love to be prepared. What a paradox. I travel...

June 12, 2004

Should you make a video for your business

Over the past several weeks, I've invested money and time in purchasing video equipment and learning (as I work) about...

June 11, 2004

Could your next PC be old?

When you buy a new computer, don't be surprised if there's a whole boat load of updates that you've got...

June 11, 2004

Tiny computers...

Personally, I'd rather have a 2 - 3 lb notebook computer that I could get real work done, rather...

June 11, 2004

Report: Top companies spend less on IT, more on outsourcing

I'm not sure how much this applies to your small business per se, but I know that larger businesses are...

June 11, 2004

Voice over the Internet continues to grow

Not only is VOIP being sold more and more by telecommunication companies more they are moving their networks from traditional...

June 11, 2004

Microsoft wants SMB's

Microsoft badly wants to reach more and more small businesses - a HOT market. It's operating systems are not longer...

June 10, 2004

Computer crime (fighting it that is) does pay

The NY Times is reporting A lot of perfectly respectable small businesses are raking in money from Internet fraud....

June 10, 2004

Viruses and other threats are on the increase and a constant battle

Washington Post's Cynthia Webb writes Using a personal computer these days is like playing virtual dodgeball, but with spam...

June 10, 2004

Microsoft, IBM to Enter Business Software -Witness

Reuters is reporting that Microsoft Corp.(Nasdaq:MSFT - news) and IBM (NYSE:IBM - news) both plan to move into the market...

June 10, 2004

Competition is heating up in the voice over the Internet market

USA Today is reporting that The price war for Internet phone service is on. That's great news for people who...

June 9, 2004

Want a small computer that looks good?

Today IBM announced the production of IBM's ThinkCentre S50 ultra small computer. About the size of a phone book and...

June 9, 2004

Spam Costs Keep Rising For Business

I'm not sure what the costs are (see below for what one company estimates) but I do know that...

June 9, 2004

Broadband use grows 42 percent in U.S

Reuters is reporting that high-speed Internet use grew 42 percent last year as some 8.3 million homes and businesses signed...

June 9, 2004

Don't Buy Your Next PC Just Yet. Honest.

PC World's Tom Mainelli advises users to wait a bit before they buy a new computer - as new...

June 9, 2004

Domain Name Registrations Reach Record

Domain Name prices are low. With GoDaddy at around $10 per year (Network Solutions is $35 per year) everyone can...

June 9, 2004

Anti-virus on the network

Being able to stop viruses as far away from your network as possible is important. Cisco's deal with TrendMicro will...

June 8, 2004

Whose Data Is It, Anyway?

This NY Times article sheds light on the need to ensure that even if you have your files locked...

June 8, 2004

The Sidekick smartphone combines the full functionality of a mobile phone with the freedom to browse the Internet, exchange...

June 8, 2004

Outlook Express Synchronization to Cellphone Phonebooks With SnapSync(TM) Software

Millions of Users With Outlook Express Pre-Loaded on Their PCs Can Now Enjoy Synchronizing Their Contacts With Their Cellphones With...

June 8, 2004

Elance Online Unveils Web & IT Outsourcing Center

Online Center Launched to Help Small and Mid-Sized Technology Businesses Benefit From the Outsourcing Trend Sweeping Larger Firms In a...

June 8, 2004

Strategies for Succeeding in Business Seminar Series

Ramon Ray, Technology Evangelist, Smallbiztechnology.com speaks to the crowd of small business owners gathered at SCORE's regular seminars...

June 7, 2004

Where Entrepreneurs Go and the Internet Is Free

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 - Linda Branagan would seem to be the ideal customer for entrepreneurs and telecommunications companies...

June 7, 2004

Wireless Internet in McDonalds

Well McDonalds continues to move along with its plans to offer wireless internet access to its customers. This goes to...

June 4, 2004

First-Ever Security Software Designed for Individual PCs Released

Individual PC users can now control what happens to their e-mail messages and attachments. A new PC security software product...

June 4, 2004

Microsoft Shuffles Small-Business Software Execs

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news), in a bid to sell more business software to smaller companies, has reorganized top management...

June 4, 2004

PalmSource Says Forget Clie

The effect on PalmSource of Sony's Clie abandonment has been blown out of proportion, say some analysts. The only...

June 4, 2004

Tests to uproot Windows passwords begin

Microsoft and RSA Security on Wednesday started beta testing a product designed to phase out the use of traditional passwords...

June 4, 2004

Hyatt putting Wi-Fi access in its hotels in the U.S.

Wireless internet access is so helpful and efficient for business travel - having wireless access in your hotel makes you...

June 3, 2004

IDG'S PC World Announces Winners of the 2004 World Class Awards

PC World, the most widely-read technology or business magazine, today unveiled the winners of its annual World Class Awards. The...

June 3, 2004

Verizon Online Triples DSL Upstream Speed and Slashes Business DSL Price

Sending large files and photos, making split-second online auction bids, and outmaneuvering the competition in interactive online games just got...

June 3, 2004

Who Got the email Message? There's a Way to Know

(left- Alistair Rampell, whose software company developed a program that can tell when and where an e-mail message has...

June 3, 2004

Faster. Cheaper. Wirless Broadband.

Craig O. McCaw yesterday told an audience of wireless experts that after years of investing in cellular, satellite and local...

June 3, 2004

HP makes color printing push

In a bid to expand its printing business, Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a slew of new products and partnerships focused...

June 2, 2004

Report: Subscription Software Poised for Growth

Subscription revenues for hosted-software providers will to grow at more-than-respectable rates over the next five years, according to a...

June 2, 2004

Software Giants Eye the SMB Market

As his firm neared $100 million in revenues, Jeff Westphal saw trouble brewing. "We had outgrown our in-house solutions for...

June 2, 2004

Sony Pulling Handheld From U.S. Market

Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said yesterday that it will not sell its Clie line of handheld computers in...

June 2, 2004

Spam trojans a growing problem for ISPs

Analysis: most spam now originating from residential broadband networks - worms, spam trojans to blame Spam traffic created and routed...

June 2, 2004

CMP Media's TechWeb Network Launches MessagingPipeline.com

I subscribe to CMP's smallbizpipline.com newsletter and it's pretty good. At times, a bit light and not enough good content...

June 2, 2004

Lexmark strengthens its market leadership with new family of powerful and affordable desktop laser printers

Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) today unveiled a new family of desktop laser printers that are powerful, affordable and easy to...

June 2, 2004

Microsoft Business Solutions Drives Additional Value in Microsoft Business Solutions CRM 1.2

New Feature Pack Offers Tighter Integration With Microsoft Office 2003, Availability of Microsoft CRM Mobile 1.2 and Other Product Enhancements...

June 2, 2004

Free Software: Best Software Is Giving Away Free Product at The 2004

Best Software is donating 1000 copies of Peachtree Accounting Software at the Non-Profit Conference that is being held in the...

June 1, 2004

Passwords - annoying but necessary

Many people I know have very easy passwords - this is a securit problem. With all that those in charge...

June 1, 2004

"Mghz" no longer in use by INTEL

INTEL will no longer, except in rare circumstances use Mghz as part of its processor descriptions. PC World writes Intel...