============================================================ ------ PCMag.com Small Business Update ------ ------ for the week of November 11, 2004 ------ ------ www.pcmag.com/smallbusiness ------ ============================================================
============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Interland ********** Interland, Premium-Class Managed Hosting at Middle-Class Rates! Get the business essentials once reserved for large companies. -- from managed security to guaranteed Web traffic. It's all tailored to your requirements, powered by best-of-breed technology, and skillfully managed to assure 100% uptime for your business. Visit http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117869-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to this week's Small Business Update newsletter, dedicated to bringing you the latest information on technology that can help you manage, grow, and protect your business. IN THIS ISSUE: * Feature Review Roundup: The Best Free Software * First Looks Review Mini-Roundup: Two Roads to a Spam-Free Inbox * Review Roundup: Your Service's Best Cell Phone * Security Watch: IE Hole Lets New MyDoom In * First Looks Review: IBM M400 projector * First Looks Review: Ricoh Aficio CL7100D color laser ============================================================ Feature Review Roundup: The Best Free Software As part of a recent front-page article on technology, the Wall Street Journal reported that more and more business are turning to open-source applications. There are good reasons for the move, not the least of which is cost--many of these programs are free. And, counter to the worn aphorism "you get what you pay for," with software, you often pay for what you don't need. Freeware tends to be less subject to creeping featuritis. We took a look at office suites and graphics tools and have in-depth labs reviews of a number of products. You'll even find a list of our fall freeware recommendations. Read our reports and find out how you can save your business a big chunk of change. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117872-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review Mini-Roundup: Two Roads to a Spam-Free Inbox Spam is an enormous drag on productivity and resources, but you don't have to resign yourself to the unrelenting assault. Tools to fight the scourge are getting better all the time, and we review two of the latest--Cloudmark SpamNet 3.0 and Norton AntiSpam 2005. Each takes a different defensive approach, but both are successful enough to earn 4-star ratings, and one showed such skill that we awarded it an Editors' Choice. Read the review to see which e-mail protector should be on your staff. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117875-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review Roundup: Your Service's Best Cell Phone Cell phones are invaluable for business, and when you're ready for a new one, experience tells you PC Mag will give you the hard, unbiased facts about which are best. We have cutting-edge laboratory installations found nowhere else, the best tech analysts in the industry, and decades more experience. That last is critical. It's why we instinctively understand things others miss--like the fact that a hundred and one phone reviews sounds good but wastes your time, especially when no products work with your service. We know. Cut to the chase with "Your Service's Best Cell Phone." http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117878-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Watch: IE Hole Lets New MyDoom In There's a newly discovered flaw in IE and a just-minted virus to exploit it--never a good combination. The current malicious intruder doesn't affect systems with Windows XP SP2, and it's not a big deal in the wild--but it is a harbinger, and you'd better familiarize yourself with this malefactor. Not only does our latest Security Watch letter give you the info you need about this and other threats, it also shows you how to cope. Read the report now and protect your business. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117881-0-0-0-1 Also: Need info about past threats? Try our Security Watch Newsletter archive. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117884-0-0-0-1 And: Keep your guard up the easy way: Subscribe to our Security Watch Newsletter. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117887-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review: IBM M400 projector When you're on the road and making presentations, carrying a heavy, bulky projector is just one of the unpleasant but necessary chores--or maybe not. If you speak to small groups, you're a perfect candidate for the IBM M400. It's only 2.4 pounds and almost fits in a coat pocket, yet it still produces colorful XGA images that are bright enough, even under typical room illumination, for small audiences. We found it worthy of four stars on a scale of five. See if this traveling light can lighten your travel. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117890-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review: Ricoh Aficio CL7100D color laser If you need fast, high-quality color printing--and a lot of it--the heavy duty Ricoh Aficio CL7100D should be on your short list. Although the $4,300 you'll put out for the basic machine isn't pocket change, this is the fastest color laser printer we've seen for the money. The output quality, heavy-duty paper handling, and 200,000-page-per-month duty cycle, among other assets, makes this workhorse well-deserving of its four-star rating. Read the complete review to see if this printer can add color to your business. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117893-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. Well, you can rely on Neil Randall and your friends at PC Magazine to correct that oversight. Here's the complete compendium of solutions to the things that bug you, threaten your security, slow you down, or other-wise prevent Windows XP from running like it should. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1240-16-61-22817-117896-0-0-0-1 PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking Ready to plunge into creating your own home network? 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