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May 24th, 2011 - 9:10 pm § in Features

Understanding Digital Projector Specifications

When selecting a data projector it is important to understand the different features and specifications in order to ensure that choose the model most appropriate to your requirements. Armed with a thorough understanding of the different options on offer you will be able to make sense of the complica[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 2:38 pm § in Features

Printer specifications explained

Print Speed Quoted in pages per minute (ppm) the print speed is the theoretical maximum throughput that the printer is capable of. In reality, most jobs sent to the printer won’t achieve that speed, since the printer often needs time to warm up and different types of documents may take longer to p[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:47 pm § in Features

Desktop Linux for small business

Most small businesses assume that unless they want to use Apple computers, they have little choice but to use Microsoft Windows as their desktop operating system. In most cases, Windows is indeed the best option simply because almost everybody knows how to use it, and it runs pretty much every softw[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:40 pm § in Reviews

osCommerce review

While there are few commercial products competing with Actinic, one product comes close to rivalling its support network. osCommerce (www.oscommerce.com) is a an ‘open source’ ecommerce package which is available to anybody who wants it at absolutely no cost. If you are unfamiliar with the conce[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:40 pm § in Reviews

Actinic review

These kinds of products provide the tools you need to create an online shop without having to do any programming. In the UK and much of Europe the pre-packaged ecommerce software market is overwhelmingly dominated by a Surrey based company called Actinic. The company’s shop building software is a [...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:39 pm § in Reviews

PayPal review

PayPal (www.paypal.co.uk) is a well established online payment gateway owned by eBay (www.ebay.co.uk). The service was originally designed to allow individuals to securely transfer cash online between each other, but has grown into a professional payment system favoured by smaller businesses which d[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:38 pm § in Features

eCommerce software for small business

Whether your organisation sells direct to the public or offers goods to other businesses, a well implemented online store can have a dramatic effect on your company. The most obvious benefit is that by selling online you can reach a much wider audience and with careful marketing a website can result[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:36 pm § in Features

The case for colour printers in business

Mono was once the master of the office, but new colour printers at competitive prices means that there is a surge in colour usage in the business world. The past two years have seen a massive surge in the availability of low cost entry-level colour laser printers and prices across the entire spectru[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:33 pm § in Features

Colour inkjets versus colour laser printers

With the acquisition cost of inkjet printers standing at an all time low, it is easy to understand why many organisations are tempted to ignore their high running costs. For under £100, or even £50, you can start outputting high quality colour pages instantly, but there are several important diffe[...]

May 5th, 2011 - 12:30 pm § in Features

IT security issues for small business

How would your business cope if you lost all of your PCs for a couple of days, or perhaps even a week? For most companies this would be nothing short of a disaster and for many organizations a less severe IT failure could have an equally catastrophic impact on the business. If you’re unlucky enoug[...]