Computer Hardware and Peripherals


A Laptop Bag for Every Purpose

Even speeding through security  Read story

The Portability Revolution

Four netbooks for business users  Read story

A Buyer's Guide To Personal Business Computers

The following 14 personal business computers can handle a variety of useful business applications. Yet they involve no more setup than a component stereo...  Read story

Proxim's Cordless PC Networking Solution

At first glance, the Proxim Symphony Cordless Networking product suite appears to leave little value-added opportunities for installers and integrators. H...  Read story

How can I increase my hard drive space without sacrificing speed?

Offices & Operations mentor Mie-Yun Lee responds to the following question from an inc.com user: Each month I delete old files...  Read story

Joining The Network

Now your office and factory can communicate quickly by means of a system that links up computerized equipment.  Read story

New Options In Office Printers

Whether you are looking for speed, low cost, high quality, or all three, there is probably a machine on the market that fills the bill.  Read story

Why Go Wireless?

Going wireless is about the bottom line. A 2003 study Conducted by NOP World Technology on Behalf of Cisco Systems showed that adopting a Wireless Local A...  Read story

What FACTA's Latest Disposal Rule Means for Businesses

The latest ruling by the Federal Trade Commission governing the 'Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records,' also known as the Disposal Rule, ca...  Read story

Local Area Networks (LANs)

Related Terms: Wide Area Networks I...  Read story

Wide Area Networks (WANs)

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Comdex/fall '82: More Byte For The Buck

The year's largest microcomputer show demonstrates that small businesspeople can get more capability in systems that are easier to use.  Read story

A Keyboard Whose Time Has Come

Patricia Kaplus is an accomplished touch typist. She is, in fact, supervisor of word processing at the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System's office ...  Read story

Coping With Inadequacy

If your micro doesn't have the horsepower you would like, an add-on -- or two, or three -- could give it the boost it needs.  Read story

The Tie That Binds

Microcomputer to mainframe and micro to mini communications are hot topics today -- with good reason. For many growing companies, these links could provide a...  Read story

The Return of the Floppies

Floppy disk drive company looks to innovate to compete with Japanese manufacturers.  Read story

Our Real Competitive Edge

Start-ups may be the U.S.' best hope in the high-tech production competition against Japan.  Read story

Carry On

What to look for in a portable computer.  Read story

Short Memories

Small semiconductor manufacturer goes to Washington to argue against the formation a U.S. consortium of DRAM makers  Read story

Computer Security

Some advice on keeping confidential computer files safe.  Read story

Laser Quality From Low-Cost Printers

Software that makes your low-cost printer behave like a laser printer.  Read story

Macs or IBMs

Should you buy a PC or a Macintosh? This article weighs the difference.  Read story

How to Test a Used Computer

Advice on testing a used computer and an available handbook.  Read story

Personal Computers

Complete guide to buying personal computers.  Read story

Happy Anniversary, PC

The cost evolution of the IBM PC.  Read story

PC Buyers' Lament

About 90% of purchasers of new desktop computers regret they didn't opt for more functionality.  Read story

What's Next: Paving the Information Highway

A high-tech expert predicts that the next wave in high-tech innovation will be in networks and what they will look like.  Read story

The Ever-Cheaper PC

A comparison of PC prices and where the prices may be going.  Read story

Recording Artist

A high tech expert explains the future of CD-ROM storage capacities and what that means for small businesses.  Read story

It's All in the Cards

A review of various PC cards that can turn your laptop into everything from a pager to a global positioner.  Read story

Sales Presentation: Questioning New Technology

A salesperson tells how she produced her company's first CD-ROM to distribute to customers, and offers some tips.  Read story

Multimedia Is the Message

Several small businesses are highlighted as readers see how to maximize the affects of marketing with multimedia.  Read story

Surveying the Scene, Projecting the Future, Bending Your Will

Various professionals review an assortment of hardware and software.  Read story

Panasonic Launches Laptops for Clumsy CEOs

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help your business.  Read story

Iomega's Desktop Hard Drives Support Mac Backup Feature

Iomega (NYSE:IOM)  has announced that its new desktop hard drives are compatible with Time Machine, the new backup feature in Mac OS X Leopard. <...  Read story

Sentry, Maxtor Launch Protected Data Storage

Residential and small-office security storage container provider Sentry Group has teamed up with Maxtor Storage Solutions, a Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX)...  Read story

Microsoft Introduces Virtualization Beta Early

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)  has unveiled a public beta version of its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology that was originally planned for ...  Read story

Linksys Launches New Wireless Router For Small Business

The WRP400 includes an internal wireless access router to manage data transfers.  Read story

Microsoft, Citrix to Deliver Virtualization

Citrix Presentation Server will now support Windows Server 2008.  Read story

HP Launches Green PCs

The HP Compaq dc7800 and the Compaq dc5800 include environmentally-friendly features.  Read story