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CES 2013: Kanex introduces meDrive, a simple file server for iDevices and Macs

by Erica Sadun (Jan 8th, 2013)

Kanex just announced its new meDrive, a bring-your-own storage network drive, accessible from your computer or iOS mobile device. Supporting WebDAV and Bonjour, it offers easy setup and discovery. Retailing for US$99, the device is particularly helpful for anyone who wants to bring along ...

FreshBooks small business accounting service launches an iPhone app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 28th, 2012)

Popular online accounting service FreshBooks released a new iPhone app that'll let users keep track of their small business expenses while on the go. The new app syncs to your online FreshBooks account and lets you manage many aspects of your small business right on your phone. Just like the ...

Daily Update for August 20, 2012

by Steven Sande (Aug 20th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

How apps are helping small business save money

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 20th, 2012)

During its keynote presentations, Apple often showcases how educational institutions and Fortune 500 companies are using the iPad and iPhone. Many people don't realize that small businesses are also benefiting from Apple's iOS devices. A report in USA Today sheds some light on how small ...

99Bill produces first iPhone credit card reader in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 11th, 2012)

99Bill, a leading electronic financial service provider in China, is launching a new mobile payment solution that looks surprisingly familiar. The square-shaped 99Bill Card Reader plugs into the audio jack of your iPhone or Android device and lets merchants accept credit card and bank card ...

PayPal unveils Square competitor 'PayPal Here'

by Steven Sande (Mar 15th, 2012)

Small businesses that are using PayPal to process credit cards but considering the Square service are in luck -- PayPal today unveiled a competitor to Square called "PayPal Here". Like Square, the new service comes with a free card reader dongle. In this case, the card reader has been designed ...

PayPal may go after Square's mobile payments

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 13th, 2012)

PayPal is planning to take on Square with a new payment processing dongle, says a report from GigaOM. The dongle will supposedly tie into PayPal's already robust payment processing system and will be targeted towards small businesses. Smaller companies would be able to use this system to process ...

iPad embraced by small businesses; use quadruples in one year

by Steven Sande (Mar 6th, 2012)

While we've been hearing a lot about enterprise use of Apple's iPad, there hasn't been much attention paid to the millions of small businesses that are using the tablet. The Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reported on a new national study that shows that small business use of the iPad ...

Kashoo iPad app: Business accounting on the go

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2012)

Kashoo began existence as an online business accounting service. With the addition of a new free iPad app, business owners now have a powerful accounting tool at their fingertips at all times. In this review, I'll take you through a quick look at Kashoo and describe how it's helped one small ...

Study finds small, medium businesses considering iPads

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 29th, 2011)

The iPad is popular, so popular that analysts have blamed the tablet for declining consumer netbook and notebook sales. While consumers may be buying tablets in lieu of PCs, small to medium businesses are not. A pair of recent surveys from the NPD group suggest businesses will continue to buy ...

MacTech Boot Camp 2011 coming to four more cities

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 18th, 2011)

If you missed MacTech Boot Camp before Macworld this year, you may have a chance to attend if you live in or around Dallas, Boston, Los Angeles or Chicago. In fact, there happen to be major airports in all of those towns, so if the cost of flying to San Francisco was out of reach, you're in luck! ...

First Look: Minimalist time tracking on Mac using Minco

by Steven Sande (Sep 21st, 2009)

Mauritius is a minimalist island nation in the Indian Ocean, and from that tiny set of spots on the map comes a new Mac time-tracking application for anyone who needs to keep track of how much time they spend on tasks. Minco, now in public beta from Celmaro, is a minuscule Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ...

Parliant PhoneValet 6.0 now available

by Steven Sande (Jun 2nd, 2009)

In the world of Mac telephony software, there's one leading product -- Parliant PhoneValet. Parliant today released version 6.0 of PhoneValet with some new features that make it even more attractive to small business owners. Those features include: Live receptionist -- Want to have a real person ...

Apple's small business share continues to grow

by Dave Caolo (Nov 26th, 2008)

I seem to be seeing Macs in small business offices with increasing frequency these days. My dentist uses all Macs, as does the wine shop in town, the photo developing shop, the kennel that watches our dog when we're away and the woman who sells craft supplies. Just a few years ago I'd be shocked to ...