Archive: September 2008

September 30, 2008

PR Tool Kit: Get Media Attention For Your Business

Being able to get the media to write about your business is good - but it's not easy. I've been...

September 30, 2008

Jawbone's wireless earpiece. It works very well.

At a recent press event I received Jawbone's wireless earpiece to review. I've gone through several ear pieces and have...

September 30, 2008

How Shoprite's Circulars Generate Customer Loyalty

It's 1:00am and my wife, the poster child for being apprehensive of technology, is extolling the praises of Shoprite.com's online...

September 29, 2008

Big, Fancy Computers: Extravagance or High End Sales Tool?

Earlier this month HP announced the HP TouchSmart IQ800. At this time HP is marketing the large monitor, touch screen...

September 28, 2008

Building Telephone Features Into Applications

Today Ring Central will announce a platform that combines the phone and the Internet. For example, a major carrier will...

September 28, 2008

Intuit's Dance With Hosted Applications: QuickBooks Enterprise

For companies outgrowing QuickBooks Pro of Premier Intuit's QuickBooks Enterprise often fits the bill. This software is designed for growing...

September 28, 2008

Reaching Local Customers Through Local Online Marketing

When customers are looking to buy something, right now. Or when they are just browsing for information - one of...

September 25, 2008

Technical Support...from Your Telephone Company

Many of us think of the telephone company as providing telephone service. And you're right. We're also used to the...

September 25, 2008

Before Technology You Need Business Fundamentals

Today I was speaking to a long time friend of mine, who happens to be an accountant (CPA) and all...

September 25, 2008

Getting More Out of Your Operating System

I've been using computers from the days of DOS, when it was fast and never crashed. To see a directory...

September 24, 2008

Locking Your Server's Hard Disk Today Prevents Security Breaches Tomorrow

While many businesses spend much of their time protecting their computers from hackers, phishing, viruses and other malicious attacks thinking...

September 24, 2008

Affordable Smartphone + Computer Synchronization

If you've purchased a BlackBerry, iPhone, Smartphone or any other mobile device and are not using it for synchronizing your...

September 23, 2008

Stop Living With Your Technology Ailments

We all know someone who refuses to get medical attention for some physical ailment. It might not be life...

September 23, 2008

IT: To Spend or Not to Spend?

Susan Shapiro, Bralan Consulting Whether you’re a startup or an established business, you need to decide what technology to spend...

September 19, 2008

If You've Ever Wished There Was an "Undelete" Key...

Just last week Ramon (our fearless leader/editor of Smallbiztechnology.com) deleted some files from a server. Deleted files on a...

September 19, 2008

Online Video: Your Prospects are Watching

Online video continues to grow in popularity and importance for business use. Text and audio remain online communication staples, but...

September 19, 2008

How Secure is Your Shopping Cart?

Have you ever been searching for a specific product online (like that hot pair of shoes in your quickly-sold-out size),...

September 18, 2008

Ask Not What You Can Do With Your Computer. But What Your Computer Can Do For You

Driving a car can be a pretty boring experience. You turn it on and drive. However, many of the car...

September 18, 2008

Paper Management: Going Green, Boosting Productivity, Saving Time

Desktop scanning enhances the way your business day flows. While some technologies like CRM are first and foremost sales and...

September 18, 2008

Is Your Retail Store Still Using A Cash Register? Move to Point of Sale

I've written about cash registers vs point of sale a few times over the past few years and the premise...

September 17, 2008

Small Businesses Can Make a Big Impact with Green Practices

Tonya Jackson, Director of Sustainable Technology and Operations, Lexmark While the green movement was prominent in the early 1970s, changes...

September 16, 2008

Social Media and America's Small Business Advocate - Jim Blasingame

I had the pleasure of being on the radio with Jim Blasingame, America's Small Business Advocate, and discussing with him...

September 15, 2008

Securing Your Nework: Open Source vs Fee Based Gateways

A security gateway is a security appliance or server which protects your network against spam, viruses, malware, phishing, spyware and...

September 15, 2008

True or False: Data Protection Is Just Backup?

False. There's more to proper data protection than just backing up your files, according to one of Symantec's new blog...

September 15, 2008

Do It Your Self QVC: A Tech Veteran Launches His Own Video Channel and What You Can Learn

By David Strom We have officially crossed over from the TV generation to the Internet generation: a recent study from...

September 15, 2008

In A Slow Economy: Remember To Boost Marketing

When customers are buying less from you and sales are down, you might want to ditch your marketing person, throw...

September 15, 2008

Buying Technology for the Bundled Freebies

My wife tells me that if you want to save money while grocery shopping, shop based on coupons. Shopping with...

September 15, 2008

Avoiding Shared Email Confusion & Boosting Productivity

In many offices, emailing info@mybusiness.com or sales@mybusiness.com goes to one email box and that person who receives the email forwards...

September 12, 2008

Lead Generation from Your Website: A Twist on Purchased Lists

Buying sales leads can become an expensive proposition for a small business, especially if the purchased lists aren't targeted...

September 11, 2008

Keep Your Guard Up: Online Security Threats Keep Evolving

Secure Computing Corporation released their Q2 Internet Threat Report. According to their research, both spam and new zombies are...

September 10, 2008

Are You One of the Nation's Top Home-Based Businesses?

Here's a chance to show the world how you rock. StartupNation and Microsoft Office Live Small Business have launched the...

September 9, 2008

Online Video for Business...Beyond Diet Coke & Mentos

As online video becomes more commonplace for entertainment, with both original content and ‘traditional’ television shows being aired online,...

September 8, 2008

Accepting Credit Cards: What You Need to Know

Any business that accepts credit card payments needs to be aware of the credit card processing data standards, which...

September 7, 2008

Christmas & Thanksgiving: It's Not Too Early To Prepare

Thanksgiving is 3 short months away, Christmas is one month later. Are you ready? For most retailers, these holidays are...

September 7, 2008

Making Your iPhone More Than A Toy

Like just about every other person on earth (it seems) Apple's iPhone has taken the world by storm. I've been...

September 5, 2008

Use Technology to Surprise Your Customers (In a Good Way)

I was recently at the doctor, and at the end of our visit I was waiting for him to...

September 4, 2008

The Tooth Fairy, Big Foot and the Paperless Office

You may have heard about the "paperless office", but have you ever actually seen one? The concept of a...

September 4, 2008

Are You Ready For A World Of Internet Services?

Yesterday Google launched a new web browser, Chrome. I've downloaded it but have not used it yet. The Wall Street...

September 3, 2008

When Vendors Offer A Larger and More Diverse Menu - Should You Try It?

For years I've purchased checks from Deluxe. At times I'd get labels from them as well. In late August Delux...

September 3, 2008

Constant Contact Raises the Bar. Emails As Web Sites.

I've been asking Vertical Response and Constant Contact for some time, why they do not have a feature, like Feedblitz...

September 3, 2008

Leave off the last 's' for (in)security

By David Strom Those of us that grew up in the Big Apple remember those obnoxious ads for 1-800-Mattress where...

September 3, 2008

Remote Computing Software: Keep A Copy Running While You're Away

I've just finished installing the host version of TeamViewer on one Dell PC in the Smallbiztechnology.com labs and remotely accessed...

September 2, 2008

When Moblity Is More Than Your Contacts and Schedule

Every time I write a new article or post, I try to put myself in the shoes of smaller business...

September 2, 2008

Sometimes You Just Have to Leave a Message

We all rely on email these days, so much so that there's a growing movement of productivity experts giving...

September 1, 2008

New Notebooks: Ultra Mobility, More Power and Fresh Features

From time to time I wonder how much differentiation vendors can put into desktop computers, there's not too much they...