Bill Pfleging


The New Windows 7 Operating System

How Windows 7 compares with Vista and XP  Read story

The Best Air Mouse for Your Buck

An air mouse doesn't need a surface and can control your cursor from across the room  Read story

The Paperless Office

Two new ways to send a fax  Read story

A Computer in a Pen

Have you ever wanted a pen that could play the piano, solve math problems, record a lecture, speak Spanish, and translate your handwriting into type? No? Wel...  Read story

How to Delete Data before Trashing Old PCs

Companies are tossing their old tech like crazy lately with all the upgrading going on. But businesses need to make sure they don't throw the baby out with t...  Read story

New Tools for the Mobile Presenter

Increasingly, your staff is making presentations on the go -- either at conferences, with clients, or even one-to-one in airport lounges. Here are new techno...  Read story

World of Web Browsers: Are Alternatives Safer?

Some alternative Web browsers -- such as Apple's Safari, highly adaptable Opera, and the wildly popular Mozilla Firefox -- have more desirable features than ...  Read story

Webtop OS: What's on Your Desktop?

The new crop of Web 2.0 remote desktop operating systems, called Webtops, is a new way to run business workstations. All you need is an Internet browser.  Read story

Putting Widgets to Work

Widgets are no longer just for your Facebook page. Small and mid-sized businesses are using these online applications for viral marketing, to generate intere...  Read story

The Forgotten Security Hole: USB

Some CIOs have started super-gluing shut the USB ports of employees. USB "thumb" drives can be convenient but they are also a source of trouble -- both on th...  Read story

World of Web Browsers: Are Alternatives Safer?

Some alternative Web browsers -- such as Apple's Safari, highly adaptable Opera, and the wildly popular Mozilla Firefox -- have more desirable features than ...  Read story

Operating Systems: You Do Have Choice

In the wake of negative feedback about Microsoft Vista, we look at alternatives. Is this an opening for desktop Windows-like versions of Linux, such as Xandr...  Read story

Is Security Software Choking Your System?

Take anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and more security applications off your office computers? Security companies are now offering unified threat manage...  Read story

Putting Widgets to Work

Widgets are no longer just for your Facebook page. Small and mid-sized businesses are using these online applications for viral marketing, to generate intere...  Read story

Just What Is a "Vista Capable" Computer?

Over the past year, many businesses have tried to upgrade their operating systems to Windows Vista, only to find it to be a bad experience. Here's how to mak...  Read story

Video Streaming: Business in Living Color

Online video streaming, formerly a technology only available to large businesses with deep pockets, is now low cost -- and even free. Businesses are streamin...  Read story

Test the Waters: Migrate to Open Source

A growing number of small businesses, disappointed with licensing software, are sticking a toe in the open source waters, by migrating some employees over to...  Read story

Low-Cost -- and Free -- Collaboration Tools

Project management, shared calendars, contact lists, and other collaborative software can be pricey. Companies such as Zoho, Yugma, and Google aim to provide...  Read story

Collaboration 101: Why You Need These Tools

Collaboration tools are becoming widely available today as major technology players join start-ups to offer new solutions to connect remote workers in just a...  Read story

Accelerate Your Network

Tired of slow connections to the office system from the road or from home? A technique once only available to larger businesses – wide area network (WAN) a...  Read story

Intelligent Devices Help Smart Businesses

The use of 'smart' technologies -- such as sensors -- can help businesses keep better tabs on temperature, chemical composition, and other environmental fact...  Read story