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July 2009 Archive
E-Commerce Software for SMBs: Why Your Shopping Cart Matters
July 31, 2009 | Your company's Web shopping cart can have a big effect on whether or not customers actually buy from your site. Here's how to find an online shopping cart that's right for your business.
By Merrin Muxlow
Verizon Offers Free Wi-Fi To Broadband Customers
July 28, 2009 | Serviced by Boingo Wireless, free Wi-Fi service will be immediately available in 100,000 hotspots to existing Verizon FiOS Internet customers. Is it a differentiator for traveling SMB execs?
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Twitter Launches Tools For Businesses
July 24, 2009 | The "Twitter 101" online manual features best practices especially useful for smaller companies that handle their own marketing, plus a new widget simplifies following topics.
By
Deborah Gage,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
How To Upgrade To Windows 7 From Windows XP
July 27, 2009 | Many SMBs still use Windows XP, but an in-place operating system upgrade to Windows 7 on a XP system is impossible. Here's how to migrate XP-based data and apps with the fewest hassles.
By
Serdar Yegulalp,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Top 19 Mac Apps For Tight Budgets
July 25, 2009 | Get more done with Skype, Evernote, Picasa, and more than a dozen other free or cheap apps for your Apple computer.
By
Mitch Wagner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Ramp Up Your Web Site Redesign
July 24, 2009 | Make the overhaul of your company Web site an event that attracts traffic--and customers.
By David Port
Electronic Document Storage For SMBs
July 23, 2009 | Electronic document storage system may not lead your company to the paperless office, but it just might save you some money while helping to save the planet.
By Merrin Muxlow, Courtesy of Resource Nation
Small Businesses Falling Short In IT, Security
July 22, 2009 | New study says SMBs can't keep up with IT in tough economic times
By Tim Wilson,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Microsoft Windows 7 Family Pack Helps Very Small Businesses
July 22, 2009 | Purchasers can install the new OS on up to three personal computers with a single license.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
RIM Announces BlackBerry Desktop Manager For Mac
July 21, 2009 | Software linking the Blackberry to Apple's Macintosh computers makes the smartphone a more attractive option for SMBs running mixed shops.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Gateway Unveils $300 Netbook
July 21, 2009 | The mini-PC comes with built-in Wi-Fi and an Intel Atom N270 processor.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Qwest VDSL2 Boosts Broadband Speeds To 40 Mbps
July 21, 2009 | Very High Speed DSL 2 also offers 20 Mbps upstream speeds to consumers and small businesses.
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
5 New Ways To Leverage Your Company's Broadband Connection
July 21, 2009 | From teleconferencing to telecommuting, universal broadband rewrites the rules on how small and midsize companies do business.
By
Fredric Paul
Review: Should Firefox 3.5 Be Your Business' Default Browser?
July 18, 2009 | Mozilla's latest Web browser is a solid step forward, with features including private browsing, geolocation, and support for the latest audio, video, graphics, and HTML 5.
By
Mitch Wagner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Microsoft Windows 7: Is New OS The Beginning Of XP's End?
July 18, 2009 | Microsoft is ending mainstream support for XP. It might just be time to for small and midsize businesses to move on.
By
Michael Healey,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Why Business IT Shouldn't Shrug Off Chrome OS
July 18, 2009 | Businesses of all sizes need to pay attention to the message Google's new operating system sends about the future of the Web on employees' desktops.
By
Andrew Conry-Murray,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Intuit's "Green Snapshot" Uses QuickBooks To Estimate Your Business' Carbon Footprint
July 17, 2009 | Small businesses that use Intuit's QuickBooks can find out how green their companies are, and learn how to be greener.
By
Fredric Paul
Web Site Maintenance Musts
July 16, 2009 | Keep your online business running smoothly with a monthly check-up of these crucial areas.
By Allen Moon
First Zero-Day Exploit Released For Firefox 3.5
July 15, 2009 | If you thought your business was safe just because you don't use Internet Explorer, you thought wrong. Fortunately, a patch is in the works.
By Kelly Jacksono Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Hosted VoIP Phone Systems for SMBs
July 15, 2009 | Hosted VoIP PBX phone systems are growing fast among small and midsize businesses, but how can you tell if they're the right solution for your company?
By Merrin Muxlow, Courtesy of Resource Nation
What Microsoft Azure Means To SMBs
July 15, 2009 | Azure isn't an infrastructure competitor for Amazon and Google, but rather a Platform as a Service (PaaS) alternative to Force.com.
By
Fredric Paul
SMB Insights Into Microsoft Office 2010 And Windows 7
July 13, 2009 | From new features in Office 2010 to why SMBs should upgrade to Windows 7, Microsoft makes its case at the World Wide Partners Conference.
By
Fredric Paul
3 Keys To Making Your Web Site Trustworthy
July 10, 2009 | For small and midsize businesses without an instantly recognizable brand name, customer trust has to be earned. And it's not enough to run your business right, your Web site has to instantly convince potential customers they can trust you.
By Johnathon Williams
New Google Chrome Operating System Challenges Microsoft Windows
July 8, 2009 | Google has announced Chrome OS, a new operating system for netbooks and desktop computers that could offer cheaper options for SMBs.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Sprint Offers $1 Netbook
July 7, 2009 | Forget those $200 netbook deals from other carriers, Sprint makes the machine virtually free... with a 2-year contract, of course.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Google Apps Says Good-Bye To Beta
July 7, 2009 | New features and services could make the Apps more appealing to small and midsize businesses, and easier for administrators to handle.
By Deborah Gage,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
California, Hawaii Governors Veto Online Sales Tax
July 2, 2009 | Good news for small online businesses -- and for affiliates of Amazon and Overstock in those states.
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
5 Web Replacements For Traditional Tech Tools
July 2, 2009 | New Web-based technology options like Box.net and Basecamp can help you get the job done quicker, easier, and less expensively. You've got nothing to lose but your resistance to change.
By Lesley Spencer Pyle
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ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business |
Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely. Read Post |
| Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware |
Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age. Read Post |
| Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs? |
Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers. Read Post |
Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart
A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart. Read Post |
Unified Communications Looks to the Sky
To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options. Read Post |
Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes
Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket. Read Post |
Yes, Virginia -- There IS A Google Phone
So -- you stay in touch with Google Mail, edit Google Docs, and surf the Web with Google Chrome. You're curious about Google Voice and intrigued over Google Music. Is it just a matter of time before you're carrying a Google Phone? Read Post |
Handy Tool Makes Updating Mac Apps Easy
MacUpdate Desktop simplifies the process of keeping your applications, preference panes, and widgets up to date by automatically downloading and installing what you need. Read Post |
Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research
Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better. Read Post |
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