Office 2010 Beta: Serving Up Speed and Simplicity - 1/28/2010 Speed, simplicity, and enhanced collaboration are the name of the game in Microsoft's latest office suite release, Office 2010. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook all benefit from noticeable improvements, while some less-recognized components like OneNote have risen to the fore.
Online Collaboration Tools: A Small Business Guide - 1/20/2010 While the right collaboration tools can help small businesses be more efficient and productive, sifting through the tangle of options available can be a daunting task. Our buyers' guide gives you a jumpstart on what's available and what you need to know to get the job done.
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 8: Xobni, SBA, Acrobat Alternative, and FixPicture - 1/4/2010 Our WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares four free apps and helpful services you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Songbird: Singing a New Tune in the Media Player Scene - 12/23/2009 With the open source music player Songbird finally making its official debut after two years in development, the big question swirling around Songbird is whether or not this Mozilla-based player will be able to give iTunes a run for its money.
QuickBooks Premier 2010: Worth the Price of the Upgrade? - 12/17/2009 We take a look at what's new and improved in the latest edition of QuickBooks small business accounting software and answer the all important question of whether the upgrade is worth the price.
Exploring Office 2007: Create a Document Index in Word 2007 - 12/10/2009 In our latest Exploring Office 2007 article Helen Bradley reveals how to use Word 2007's built-in indexing tool to create indexes for long documents either manually or automatically.
Network Magic Pro 5.5: Network Mangement Made Simple, But Still Worth the Money? - 12/3/2009 Network Magic is designed to help the average user easily set up and manage a network by providing a consistent interface across different Windows and Mac versions. With Microsoft's steady progress in usability, especially in Windows 7, is Network Magic still worth the money?
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 7: LegalZoom, Widgets, PDFs, Cheap Gas, and ProQuo - 11/19/2009 Our WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares five new free apps and helpful services you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Windows 7: Should You Upgrade? 7 Pros and 7 Cons - 11/4/2009 Should you stick with XP and Vista or should you roll the dice on Microsoft’s latest, and some say greatest, operating system? We offer our take on the pros and cons of a Windows 7 upgrade.
Windows 7 Early Looks: Improvements May Finally Satisfy SMBs - 10/22/2009 It's no secret that small and mid-sized businesses never embraced Windows Vista, with the majority of customers sticking with XP. With Windows 7, Microsoft has addressed key concerns with Vista's speed and usability to lure the XP holdouts.
Qvinci: Producing Power and Pizzazz for QuickBooks - 9/17/2009 Qvinci displays QuickBooks data in intuitive charts and dashboards. There's no need to export or import data, and the program's impressive graphics capabilities show trends in real time.
Windows 7 Early Looks: Networking with Windows 7 - 9/10/2009 Microsoft's forthcoming Vista replacement is set to bring more convenient wireless networking and simpler resource sharing. Read on for a sneak peak at some of what Windows 7 has in store in this area.
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 5: BugMeNot, CoolIris, File Zipping, SpySweeper - 8/27/2009 Our WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares four more cool new apps and services you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Exploring Office 2007: Creating Custom Functions in Excel 2007 - 8/20/2009 Our latest Exploring Office 2007 article reveals how to create your own custom Excel functions to save time and effort as well as how to set up Excel add-ins so that your custom functions will be available for use in all your workbooks.
Hasta la Vista, Baby. Hello Windows 7 - 7/30/2009 Word on the street has Windows 7 being what Vista should have been all along. Analysts and small business owners involved in Windows 7 early testing share their perspective on the new OS.
MagicJack: Seriously Cheap Phone Service - 7/28/2009 A small, inexpensive device that provides a year's worth of portable, free phone service for less than $50 sounds too good to be true, right? Ted Stevenson puts the popular magicJack device to the test to see how it measures up to the hype.
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 4: TravelZoo, Gliffy, Yelp, and Meetup - 7/23/2009 Our WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares four more cool new apps and services you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Windows 7 Early Looks: Why I Like Windows 7 - 7/14/2009 A quick look at some of the pros and cons of Windows 7 from the author of the popular Windows for Dummies guidebooks.
Apple iPhone 3G S: Worth the Buzz? - 7/9/2009 We take a close look at the latest addition to the iPhone family, with its slew of hardware and software enhancements.
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 3: Mind Mapping, Jinging, Survey Monkeying, and More - 6/24/2009 Our WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares four more cool new tools and apps you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Staying Secure on the Go with Seven Must-Have Firefox Add-Ons - 6/18/2009 You're extra vulnerable when you're on the go and away from your friendly home network. Learn how to stay safe on strange networks with seven key Firefox add-ons that stop malware and help guard your privacy.
Peachtree by Sage 2010: Accounting Season in the Air Again - 6/4/2009 With accounting season in full swing we take a look at the expanded features and customization available in the annual refresh of Sage’s venerable accounting software.
WebGems and NiftyClicks, Part 2: DeadLink, Skype, PhotoBucket, and More - 5/21/2009 Our new WebGems and NiftyClicks series continues as Andrew Lock, marketing wizard and founder of Help! My Business Sucks, shares more cool tools and apps you can use to make your life a bit easier as you run your business or just surf for fun.
Windows 7 RC First Impressions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 5/7/2009 Based on the Release Candidate, Windows 7 looks to be a major step past Vista, with a few important quibbles that can't be overlooked. We take a hard look at what the new OS has to offer users. Plus: a fix for the taskbar problem.
Is Windows 7 Really Mojave? (Part II) - 5/4/2009 Is Windows 7 really "Mojave" — Vista warmed over and sold with a shiny new package? The answer is: sort of.
