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Gain power over your business's Internet future by reading executive editor Lance Ulanoff's piece on grabbing domain names easily. For keeping control of a going concern's image, pictures are powerful, so we review a portable printer that gives instant access to vital visuals you grab on the fly. Maintaining ultimate authority over your computer's operating system makes our Security Watch Newsletter a must-read, especially with our discovery of a major hole in Windows XP SP2. And our solution for putting info on a map will help you better use the business data you collect to channel resources. IN THIS ISSUE: * PC Magazine Utility: AppLauncher * Solution: WebEx Exposed * Internet Opinion: Buying Domains the Easy Way * First Looks Review: Canon CP-330 Compact Photo Printer * Security Special: Windows XP SP2 Has a Dangerous Hole * Office Solution: Mapping Your Data ============================================================ PC Magazine Utility: AppLauncher Whether you're developing Web sites or selling hardware, you use certain software tools constantly, and when you double-click on a file created with a particular app, that's the one you want to launch. When that doesn't happen, efficiency drops and blood pressure rises. Unfortunately, many ill-behaved installation routines hijack the file associations that control what launches when you double-click. Take back control with the PC Magazine Premium Utility, AppLauncher. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1047-16-19-22817-96479-1 ============================================================ Solution: WebEx Exposed The Internet can be a great cost-cutting tool, and that's especially important for small businesses. Because travel is particularly expensive, companies welcome anything that can reduce it. Find out how WebEx, a service that allows high-quality, secure Web conferences, can help your bottom line. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1632455,00.asp ============================================================ Internet Opinion: Buying Domains the Easy Way Too many otherwise bold entrepreneurs suddenly turn timid when thinking about staking out space on the Internet--some worry about the cost, others have heard stories about unscrupulous operators, and many think the technology is too complex. PC Magazine Online executive editor Lance Ulanoff is here to reassure those who've hesitated. Read about how he got his domains for peanuts with Yahoo!'s service. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1047-16-19-22817-96485-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review: Canon CP-330 Compact Photo Printer Pictures can have an enormous impact in sales presentations, business meetings, seminars and the like, and digital photography has made this power tool available to everyone. But what do you do when you're grabbing shots on the road and need printouts quickly? The small, light, battery-operated Canon CP-330 Compact Photo Printer may be the answer. Read our labs review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1047-16-19-22817-96488-1 ============================================================ Security Special: Windows XP SP2 Has a Dangerous Hole The recently released Windows XP SP2 is supposed to improve security of the OS, but an anonymous tip put us on the trail of a serious flaw, which we've since confirmed. It's only a matter of time before exploits taking advantage of this hole appear, so before you upgrade, be sure to learn all you can. Read our Security Watch Newsletter. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1047-16-19-22817-96491-1 ============================================================ Office Solution: Mapping Your Data Tracking and analyzing your business information in Excel is all well and good, but if that data varies geographically, a picture is worth a thousand stats. Maybe putting your data on the map will help put your business there, too. 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