More SMB Tech Opinion

07 July 2012
Opinion: Like Open Source? For Collaboration, Try Group-Office 4.0

There's no shortage of software out there designed to help foster collaboration in businesses large and small, but this past week a key open source contender got a major update that makes it particularly worth considering.
03 July 2012
Opinion: Facebook Promises Fix for @facebook.com E-Mail Glitch

Facebook is working to clean up the mess after it decided to hide e-mail addresses besides its own @facebook.com e-mail from users’ profiles. The switch happened last week, and those who sync their contacts with Facebook soon found that all their friends’ e-mail addresses were missing -- only to be replaced by @facebook.com addresses.
29 June 2012
Opinion: App Spotlight: MaxEmail Fax Turns Your iPhone into a Fax Machine

Like AOL, compact discs, and other relics of the 20th century, faxes refuse to die.
27 June 2012
Opinion: Send Large Files from Thunderbird with Filelink

Can Mozilla's Thunderbird really take the place of a big-boy mail client like Outlook? With the addition of an incredibly handy new feature, it just got one step closer.
Opinion: Email Suddenly Not Arriving in Gmail? Here's One Possible Cause

Like many users, I have several e-mail accounts. In fact, I have three with Gmail alone.
25 June 2012
Opinion: WHOIS database assists in pwnage attempt

If the headline seems like a typographical error, it's not. The verb "to pwn" is Internet-speak for "to own by cyberattack." Fifteen-year-old hackers use it.--
Opinion: Sanebox Shows You Only the Email You Need to See

I spend plenty of time using the free trials that many software and service makers offer. But here's a little secret: I rarely continue using the product when the trial is up and it's time to pay. Sanebox, though, is one exception to that rule. This simple service, designed to save you time by bringing order to your inbox, works so well that it's easily worth its $5-per-month asking price (after a 30-day free trial).
24 June 2012
Opinion: Apple Patent That Could Mess With Data Profilers a Good Sign

Apple's patent for techniques that would make data profiling more difficult foreshadows a possible future in which at least one big business sides with consumers and fights against the increasingly bothersome and widespread practice.
21 June 2012
Opinion: Box and LiquidPlanner Team Up for Better Project Management

Effective project management is critical for many organizations. Businesses need tools to allocate resources, monitor progress, track costs, and project deadlines. Project teams also need to be able to share information and collaborate on files necessary to complete the project. A new partnership between LiquidPlanner and Box provides customers with both---integrating project management with data sharing and collaboration.
Opinion: The Cloud, Day 29: Five Things I Like Most About the Cloud

Yesterday I listed the five biggest issues or concerns I had with relying on the cloud. Now, I’m going to flip that around and talk about the five biggest benefits or advantages I discovered while working in the cloud.
Opinion: I Can't Preview Office Files

Warren Smith can't preview Word or Excel files in Windows Explorer. He asked the Answer Line forum for help.
19 June 2012
Opinion: Why Apple's iOS 6 Privacy Protection Will Backfire

People don't like it when apps surreptitiously steal personal information. Apparently Apple's primary concern is the "surreptitious" part, though, rather than preventing personal data from being leaked or collected. New dialog boxes in iOS 6 may protect Apple, but will do little to help users safeguard their privacy.
Opinion: Is IT Outsourcing Worth It?

Outsourcing is the lifeblood of IT. The prevailing theory is that outsourcing saves companies money and enables them to engage a broader pool of IT skills and talent than they could in-house. However, the results from a new survey challenge that perception.
18 June 2012
Opinion: The Cloud, Day 27: All the Rest of the Cloud

From a consumer perspective “the cloud” revolves around music, photos, email, and perhaps a bit of productivity. Some of those are important for small and medium businesses (SMBs) as well, but really only scratch the surface of what the cloud has to offer for businesses.
Opinion: Password-Protect Your Files, Folders, and Drives with File Secure Free

Your data is like your business blood: It must be protected at all costs. That's why it's a good idea to safeguard your most important data, to back it up in case of disaster, to password-protect it in case of loss or theft, and to destroy it when it's no longer wanted.
13 June 2012
Opinion: How to Permanently Erase Personal Files From a Company PC

Reader Steve wrote in with this question:
12 June 2012
Opinion: Want What the TV Commercial Shows You? Buy It Immediately via PayPal

PayPal, Comcast, and TiVo want to make it easy for you to buy stuff right from your TV. With the online payment service's help, such a feature is coming to Comcast customers and users of the TiVo Premiere set top box as early as this fall.
08 June 2012
Opinion: Music Site Last.fm Joins the Password-Leak Parade

Music site Last.fm is investigating a security breach involving the leak of some user passwords, the site said Thursday. The admission is the third in two days, following similar news from social networking site LinkedIn and dating site eHarmony on Wednesday.
04 June 2012
Opinion: Send Faxes From Home Without a Fax Machine or Landline

Reader Lenore lives with her sister, who needs to "fax lots of documents to her supervisor from home." Just one problem: they don't have a landline.
29 May 2012
Opinion: Transfer email from one Mac to another

On-the-go reader Wally Bock would like to move his email from here to there. He writes: