More SMB Tech Opinion

  • 22 October 2012

  • Opinion: SMS embedded links weaponize smartphones

    I just got my first seriously nasty SMS: text-message with embedded links. As we know, never EVER click on embedded links in an email. I knew that SMSs can carry these malicious links, but until one came sailing into my phone last week, I hadn't stared at one on my smartphone screen.

  • 04 October 2012

  • Opinion: Toyota going all in with Microsoft's Office 365

    Microsoft has been fairly open in its push to the cloud. The pricing model for Office 2013 compared with Office 365 is clearly an effort to make Office 365 the more cost effective, no-brainer option. The plan seems to be working, too, as Microsoft announced this week that Toyota is making Office 365 available to it's 200,000 plus employees around the world.

  • 02 October 2012

  • Opinion: Microsoft bakes data protection into Exchange Server

    The world of Microsoft messaging recently took over Orlando, Florida, for the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012. MEC 2012 was the first conference Microsoft has hosted that's completely dedicated to Exchange in 10 years, and it brought a lot of big news--especially around protecting and managing the sensitive data that passes through Exchange.

  • 27 September 2012

  • Opinion: How to move from Hotmail to Outlook.com

    Late in July, Microsoft unveiled Outlook.com, a new Webmail service designed to take the place of the aging Hotmail.

  • 24 September 2012

  • Opinion: Turn email into reminders

    Reader Cynthia Nakano needs a more streamlined way to create reminders. She writes:

  • Opinion: Deal with email annoyances

    Despite the world's rapid move to other means of communication—text, instant messaging, and social networking services—we still rely on email. Given email's importance and how long the technology has been around, it’s surprising to see the problems many people continue to have with sending, receiving, and filtering email. Let’s clear up some of those problems now.

  • 17 September 2012

  • Opinion: Microsoft reveals Office 2013 and Office 365 pricing

    Microsoft unveiled Office 2013 and the new Office 365 a couple months ago and launched a public beta to give everyone an opportunity to test it out. There were still two big question marks, though: "When will it be available?" and "How much will it cost?" Now we know the answer to one of those burning questions.

  • 12 September 2012

  • Opinion: Comcast caters to SMBs with new Business Class Signature Support services

    Large enterprises have the budgets and IT departments to manage multiple dedicated T1 or T3 lines. However, small and medium businesses (SMBs) tend to rely on more consumer-oriented Internet services like DSL, or cable-based broadband. Comcast is one of the leading providers of broadband Internet in the United States, and it's introducing new IT services aimed at helping those SMB customers get more done.

  • Opinion: How to reveal Outlook's hidden BCC field

    Is there anything more amusingly anachronistic in today's tech world than the "Cc" and "Bcc" fields?

  • 05 September 2012

  • Opinion: App Spotlight: SlideShark Puts PowerPoint in Your Pocket

    If slide decks are part of your daily routine, you know what a hassle it can be to show them from a laptop.

  • 30 August 2012

  • Opinion: Thunderbird 15 Delivers Security Fixes and Chat Support

    Along with launching Firefox 15, Mozilla on Tuesday also rolled out the latest version of its free and open source Thunderbird email client.

  • 29 August 2012

  • Opinion: Get a Free Sharepoint-Style Workspace for Your Business

    If your business employs more than a few people, it's a good bet you've got project-management problems.

  • 28 August 2012

  • Opinion: FreshBooks Launches IPhone App

    FreshBooks, a popular web-based invoicing and expense-tracking service for small businesses, today launched an iPhone app that integrates with--and delivers the same features as--the original desktop browser-based version.

  • 24 August 2012

  • Opinion: Evernote Business Bringing Note-Management Goodness to SMBs

    Evernote has long been a popular tool for business users, offering easy capture and management of notes, ideas, documents, and the like.

  • 22 August 2012

  • Opinion: Chrome/Firefox Extension Gmelius Makes Gmail More Readable

    With numerous buttons and options you may never use, Gmail's rich interface can get in the way of actually reading email. To be fair, Google packs a lot of functionality into the interface, but no interface is perfect for 100% of its users. Gmelius is a simple Chrome extension and/or Firefox add-on that lets you pick and choose which features you want to see, and how you want to use them.

  • 20 August 2012

  • Opinion: Add a Snooze Button to Gmail with Snooze Your Email

    Regular readers know of my mad love for services like Boomerang for Gmail and FollowUpThen, which let you "snooze" emails you receive so they appear at the top of your inbox at a later time.

  • 17 August 2012

  • Opinion: How to View Only Your Unread Email in Outlook

    If your inbox looks anything like mine, it's a cumbersome mixture of read and unread messages.

  • 15 August 2012

  • Opinion: Learn the Secrets of Successful Project Management

    A business can live or die based on how well it handles projects.

  • 13 August 2012

  • Opinion: RadioShack Plan for Carrier Service Leaked

    RadioShack has been selling mobile handsets for wireless providers for some time, but now it may be getting ready to become a provider itself.

  • 10 August 2012

  • Opinion: App Spotlight: Get Kayak Pro (iOS) for Free

    If your business involves any kind of travel whatsoever, you need a good travel app.

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