Computers

• How to Make the Switch to Mac

  Apple is making serious in roads at long last with business users due to a perfect storm: Vista's woes, excitement about the iPhone, and promised enterprise applications for the iPhone. Here's what you need to know to switch.
  Renee Oricchio

• Five Features No New Laptop Should Be Without

  A look at some of the newer laptop features worth considering for you and your growing business, including integrated wide area networking, solid state drives, and security components.
  Marc Saltzman

• Tech to Take Printing Jobs In-House

  New types of printer systems targeted at the small and mid-sized business market are designed to encourage the businesses to print materials that they would have formerly outsourced to a print shop.
  Todd Wasserman

• The Case for Standardized PC Configuration

  Making sure all your company's desktops and laptops are running exactly the same software can hold down maintenance costs, keep IT staff happy, and help equipment last longer.
  Minda Zetlin

• Tech Talk: Tablet PCs Save Construction Time

  A Boston-based construction company discovered that equipping managers out in the field with tablet computers shaved hours, days and potentially weeks off of construction projects.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Reenergizing Sluggish Computers

  Not every small business can just buy replacement computers when their office machines slow down. There are simple steps, however, that can breathe new life into old PCs.
  Linda Wilson

• Assembling the Best Content-Creating Machine

  In an age when content is king, and many businesses are creating their own content online, you need to consider processor, memory, graphics and other facets whether buying a new computer or upgrading an older model.
  Brent Leary

• Pay-as-You-Go with Cloud Computing

  Some of the biggest names in computing have been targeting small and mid-sized businesses with “cloud computing” services – also known as utility computing. These vendors offer pay-per-usage or pay-as-you-go access to computers.
  Renee Oricchio

• Microsoft Surface: Computer in a Tabletop

  Essentially a Windows Vista PC in a tabletop, 'Surface' is all about touch functionality. And the first customers targeted are some of you: restaurants, hotels, retail establishments, and entertainment venues.
  Marc Saltzman

• The Case for Mobile Thin Clients

  With the increased concern about missing laptops that expose sensitive information, is it time to equip your staff with a “thin” client? Thin client technology is set to take off due to security and energy usage concerns.
  Marc Saltzman

• In Defense of the Business PC

  There’s so much talk about laptops these days, that many businesses are overlooking the fact that desktop computers are not only more powerful but they are often cheaper bit-for-bit.
  Marc Saltzman

• Not All PCs Are Created Equal -- Part II

  A new generation of PCs -- and laptops -- designed for business use fits the needs of small businesses better than consumer-grade hardware.
  Andrea Peiro