Business news, reviews, and tips for Mac users in small and medium business

Primera intros PTPublisher burning and printing software for Mac

Nick Spence — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800

Primera Technology, a leading developer and manufacturer of CD/DVD/BD duplication and printing equipment, has announced PTPublisher for Mac.

Review: Samsung Moment smartphone

Ginny Mies — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:00 -0800

Sony may be on the cusp of introducing the PSP Go, a new handheld gaming system that seems to have borrowed some design cues from the iPhone and iPod touch.

Review: HTC Hero (Sprint) smartphone

Ginny Mies — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800

Although it has some quirks, the variety of features and the high customizability that the Hero smartphone offers is hard to beat.

Speedmark 6: Macworld Lab's new benchmark suite

James Galbraith — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0800

The Macworld Lab has been hard at work tweaking Speedmark, our overall system performance testing tool, to better accommodate Snow Leopard and to test the Macs on which it runs.

Skype's legal storm clears up

Juan Carlos Perez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:00 -0800

Skype's cofounders have reached an agreement to withdraw their legal challenges against eBay and Skype's future majority owners.

JavaScript getting faster, could displace Flash

Paul Krill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0800

JavaScript's creator claims JavaScript has displaced Java as a Web client, outlines projected enhancements

Five unexpected uses for the Control key

Sharon Zardetto — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:05:00 -0800

Sure, you’ve nearly worn out your Mac’s Control key using it to open contextual menus. But did you know you can also add Control to common key combinations to access different commands? Here are five of Sharon Zardetto's favorite Control key tricks.

Switchers Guide: Moving from Windows to the Mac

Harry McCracken — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

More and more people are switching from Windows PCs to the Mac. Harry McCracken explains what's involved in the move.

Review: Bombia Design The Invoice Machine invoicing software

Jeffery Battersby — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Simple to manage and easy to use, The Invoice Machine is a good web-based invoice application for very small businesses.

Kaspersky Lab releases antivirus app

Dan Miller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0800

OK, so Mac malware is virtually nonexistent. But Kaspersky Lab says Macs can still transmit viruses to PCs, and its new product can help prevent that.

Review: Research in Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone

Ginny Mies — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:31:00 -0800

If you’re rocking an aging BlackBerry, you should definitely consider the Bold 9700. Its keyboard, display, software, and specs make it the best BlackBerry to date, by far.

Intuit to phase out Quicken Online in favor of Mint.com

Nicholas Bonsack — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:38:00 -0800

Intuit has announced plans to replace its Quicken Online Web service with the recently acquired Mint.com.

Review: 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs (Late 2009)

Roman Loyola — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:29:00 -0800

The Late 2009 iMacs are really about the new displays—and the displays are impressive.

Review: BenQ Joybee GP1 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

This ultraportable projector displays good-looking images but works best only in low lighting.

Save big by combing through company wireless costs

Tim Greene — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:15:00 -0800

Is your company cutting back? According to participants at the VoiceCon conference, your wireless costs might be a good place to start.

iMac (Late 2009) benchmarks

James Galbraith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:00 -0800

Macworld Lab has the new iMacs and we’ve put them to the test.

Keep track of changes in Pages

Kirk McElhearn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:00 -0800

Apple's Pages not only tracks changes and comments in your documents, but also lets you share those changes, even with Microsoft Word users.

Google to upgrade video chat

Juan Carlos Perez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

The search and online-apps giant plans to beef up video chat capabilities.

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac arrives

Rob Griffiths — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0800

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is shipping, including Aero support in Vista and Windows 7, a new Crystal mode for full Windows/Mac OS integration, OpenGL 2.1 acceleration in Windows and Linux, and more.

New DiskTool Pro update includes CPU meter, improved Snow Leopard support

Roman Loyola — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:00 -0800

Macware on Tuesday announced an update to DiskTools Pro, the company’s software utility for hard drive management.

iPhone versus BlackBerry: Survey pits sexy against the suits

Tom Kaneshige — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:40:00 -0800

The "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" stereotypes in Apple's famous ad campaign have nothing on the findings from a new study of BlackBerry and iPhone owners.

G-Technology announces support for Hitachi 2TB hard drives

Roman Loyola — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0800

Hitachi GST announced that the G-Technology line of storage devices that use 3.5-inch hard drive mechanisms will now have a 2TB option.

OWC unveils new quad-interface 12X Blu-ray burner

Roman Loyola — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:00 -0800

OWC expanded your external Blu-ray choices by releasing its new Mercury Pro 12x Blu-ray burner.

Backblaze opens online backups to businesses

Dan Miller — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800

Backblaze has been offering online backup services to individual Mac users since last April. Now it's expanding those services to businesses, too.

Cable modem hacker busted by feds

Robert McMillan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:55:00 -0800

An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges.

Review: InFocus IN1102 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The versatile, 2.75-pound InFocus IN1102 is a superior choice for a double-duty, lamp-based projector that delivers bright, colorful images both in large conference rooms and in cozy living rooms.

Google Voice makes small businesses sound bigger

Tony Bradley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Why is Google Voice worth a look? The free service gives small companies an opportunity to use advanced call management features typically reserved for big budget businesses.

Visioneer returns with two-in-one scanner

Dan Miller — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0800

Strobe 500 works on desktop or, with press of button, goes portable.

Video: Up close with the Magic Mouse

Roman Loyola — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:30:00 -0700

In this video, Roman Loyola takes a close look at Apple new Magic Mouse and its Multi-Touch gestures.

Mac mini (Late 2009) benchmarks

James Galbraith — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:58:00 -0700

Macworld Lab has the Mac minis, and we put them through our benchmark tests. Our result show that the new Mac minis are impressively faster than the models they replace.

Could H1N1 flu make the Internet sick?

Matt Hamblen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:10:00 -0700

Could the H1N1 flu virus give networks a bad case of congestion? It could if workers and students are forced to stay home because of the pandemic.

Review: Optoma Technology EW330 ultraportable projector

Richard Jantz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:30:00 -0700

Optoma’s compact, 2.4-pound EW330 is a lamp-based ultraportable projector that features 1280 by 800 resolution and enough illumination power for use in a large conference room.

Review: Motorola Droid smartphone

Robert S. Anthony — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:00 -0700

The Droid certainly lives up to its promises and does a lot of things the iPhone doesn’t. The iPhone will probably keep its smartphone throne for now, but it will have to deal with a powerful new competitor.

Report: Apple plans store changes for holidays

Aayush Arya — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:12:00 -0700

Apple’s plans for the upcoming holidays includes new t-shirts for Apple Store employees and a more efficient checkout process.

Five unexpected uses for the Esc key

Sharon Zardetto — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:15:00 -0700

The Esc key has long been the “get me outta here” panacea for many things: canceling a dialog box, getting rid of a button-less splash screen, you name it. (Esc is, after all, short for "escape.") Here’s a handful of less-than-obvious solutions the Esc key provides.

Review: 13-inch MacBook/2.26GHz (Late 2009)

Jonathan Seff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:00 -0700

In bringing the unibody treatment to the white MacBook, Apple has added many pro features while removing FireWire and the infrared port.

Review: MetaLab Ballpark invoicing software

Jeffery Battersby — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:35:00 -0700

Ballpark is a simple, Web-based estimate and billing application that allows you to manage estimates, bills, and payments from the Web.

MacBook (Late 2009) benchmarks

James Galbraith — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:05:00 -0700

Macworld Lab has received the new MacBook and has been hard at work, putting it to the test. And while we don’t have Speedmark 6 finalized just yet, we do have some MacBook benchmark results we’d like to share.

Avoiding death by e-mail

Tom L. Barnett — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:35:00 -0700

Do you love your e-mail? Come on, it's just the two of us. Do you really? If you feel imprisoned by your inbox (and like you never get any work done as a result) check out one company's idea for breaking out.

Review: ScreenFlow 2

Rob Griffiths — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:30:00 -0700

ScreenFlow 2 adds transitions, audio ducking, clip playback speed adjustment, and more to the screen recording and editing suite.

First Look: VMware Fusion 3

Rob Griffiths — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0700

VMware Fusion3 brings better overall performance and a number of major new features to the virtualization app. Fusion now supports "Aero" 3D effects in Windows 7 and Vista, improves 3D graphics performance, and includes full Snow Leopard support.

Swine flu national emergency should spur businesses to action

Lucas Mearian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0700

President Obama's declaration of a national swine flu emergency should send up a red flag to businesses that are still unprepared for a pandemic.

Apple flourishes in Europe and beyond

Lex Friedman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0700

The company showed year-over-year increases in revenue for worldwide markets in its Q4 filings.

Review: Apple Magic Mouse

Roman Loyola — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0700

Though it’s not perfect, the Magic Mouse successfully combines design and usability.

Review: BusyMac BusyCal 1.0 calendar software

Joe Kissell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0700

If you’ve been frustrated by iCal’s limitations or are looking for a scheduling program with a little more oomph, BusyMac’s BusyCal may be just what you need.

Add notes to events and contacts created with data detectors

Rob Griffiths — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:14:00 -0700

Data detectors in Mail in 10.5 and 10.6 can help you create new contacts and events from dates, addresses, and phone numbers. Learn how to automatically associate notes with these new entries.

Net neutrality could lead to broadband changes for businesses

Tim Greene — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Net neutrality could lead to inexpensive, high-quality broadband services for businesses.

Bugs & Fixes: Font duplicate misadventures

Ted Landau — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:40:00 -0700

After upgrading to Snow Leopard, Ted Landau was surprised to find 16 duplicate font warnings. And it took some effort to resolve the matter.

Multiple-Clipboard utilities (and why you should use one)

Dan Frakes — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0700

In this week’s Macworld video, Dan Frakes takes a look at three of his favorite utilities for gaining multiple Clipboards, in the process showing you how they can improve your productivity.

The fight to keep personal data private

Jaikumar Vijayan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:35:00 -0700

What happens when a privacy advocate takes Social Security numbers she finds in public records (of politicians, no less) and republishes them on her Web site? Lawsuits start to fly.