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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Proofpoint ********** Got Spam? Defend your network with a free P600 Appliance Proofpoint is now offering the P600 Appliance (a $5750 value) free for a limited time only to defend your network against spam, viruses, and other message-borne threats right at the gateway. Click here to get more information on this offer and to get your free Meta Group report on Spam, Virus and Content Compliance. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136877-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ 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: * First Looks Review--HP Deskjet 6840 Color Inkjet: A Network-Ready Personal Printer * First Looks Review-- ViewEra V191D 19-inch LCD: Big Screen, Small Price * First Looks Review--Planar PL1910M 19-inch monitor: Midrange Features for a Midrange Price * Microsoft Word Power Tip--Solutions: Exploring Document Properties * Security Alerts--Security Watch Newsletter: Internet Bulletin Boards Join the Santy Generation * First Looks Review--blinkx 2.0: Search Results Before You Ask ============================================================ First Looks Review--HP Deskjet 6840 Color Inkjet: A Network-Ready Personal Printer Setting up network printers can be one of the most aggravating and time-consuming technical tasks, especially if you work at home or in a small office, where the chances of having an IT expert around are slim. The HP Deskjet 6840 Inkjet printer takes away the pain and is ready to network however you want--wired or wirelessly. Even better, you get fast, good-quality text, graphics, and photos. It's a nearly ideal printer for personal use or for multiple individuals with light printing needs. Read our labs review to see if this could be the relief for your network-printing headache. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136880-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review-- ViewEra V191D 19-inch LCD: Big Screen, Small Price For a 17-inch LCD monitor, $410 isn't bad, but for a 19-inch screen, it's pretty impressive. And the stripped-down price of the ViewEra V191D doesn't buy you a stripped-down unit. You'll find digital and analog connections as well as better-than-average built-in speakers. Is this the perfect monitor? No. Is it a compelling bargain? Very possibly. Take a look at our in-depth labs evaluation and see if this screen can save your business a few dollars. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136883-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review--Planar PL1910M 19-inch monitor: Midrange Features for a Midrange Price The Planar PL1910M is a decent LCD monitor, and although it's about $50 dollars more than the ViewEra V191D, it still falls into the low end of the price range for 19-inch monitors. The built-in speakers are better than those in most displays, and you'll also find a headphone jack as well as a roller control for volume. Some features are a bit inconvenient, but performance, for the most part, is good. This display offers a reasonable balance between features and price for many businesses. Read our review to see if your shop is among them. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136886-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Microsoft Word Power Tip--Solutions: Exploring Document Properties The documents your business produces are critical, and you need to be able to quickly find them and find out what's in them. Microsoft Word's document properties facility is a powerful feature that can help you do that and more, but few people pay attention to it. If you don't, you could be cutting efficiency and losing money as a result. You owe it to your business to find out about this feature's power. Let contributing editor and Word expert M. David Stone show you. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136889-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Alerts--Security Watch Newsletter: Internet Bulletin Boards Join the Santy Generation If your business has a component on a Web server, check that your server hasn't hosted this holiday visitor. The Santy worm is anything but jolly, and your Web server could be infected before it shows any signs. Make sure you don't get caught in Santy's claws. Read our Security Watch Newsletter now. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136892-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Review--blinkx 2.0: Search Results Before You Ask Once in a while, you hire an employee so tuned in to your wavelength, that answers are on your desk before you have a chance to ask. That's kind of what you find with blinkx 2.0. Working in the background, this search tool analyzes the Web pages, documents, and e-mail messages you view, producing search results before you ever start looking. Although the Web index it consults is smaller than those of Google or MSN, this almost preternaturally prescient helper is worth a look. Find out all about it from our full review. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1377-16-61-22817-136895-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ 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. 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