This episode is all about making small business easier. Steve shows you the Epson Workforce 600, a multi-function printer that is great for a small business. The Workforce 600 has convenient wi-fi networking capabilities and it prints in laser quality in smudge and water resistant ink at an incredibly quick speed. 

Steve also shows you some very handy tips and tricks to use with your Blackberry and he takes a look at the online invoicing tool, Invoice2Go.

On Urban Upgrade, we look at options to integrate your iPod into you digital living room.

 Original Airdate: March 1, 2008

Steve thinks green with Lenovo’s Think Center A61e, an energy star compliant computer designed for the small business market. He rounds out his look at small business computers with a peek at Lenovo’s R61 Think Pad notebook.

Steve demos how we can use the internet for our phone service, even if you’re on the road. VOIP with Vonage will enable you to make and receive phone calls through an Internet connection, using your same home number no matter which town you’re in.  

Original Airdate: February 16, 2008

Do you have all of your files spread out over a number of different computers? Now you can stream your media to all your computers with HP’s MediaSmart Server. The MediaSmart Server makes it easy for you and your family to share photos, music and videos, and back up all your important files, whether you’re on a Mac or a PC.

Steve shows us the business side of Voice Over IP (VOIP) with Vonage. He explains how using the Internet for your phone line can translate to big savings for small business.   

On Tech Toys, Caroline shows us how to take a step beyond standard old photo frames with new digital photo frames. You can scroll through your photos manually, or run a photo slideshow automatically.

Small Business

We’ll show you the best new technologies for small business, such as HP’s Officejet Pro K550 printer. Steve introduces us to Vonage, a new kind of phone company that uses the internet to make and receive calls from anywhere in the world with just a regular telephone and adapter. He also shows us how to turn your computer into atelephone using Vonage’s SoftPhone.

Anti-Spam

Nothing gets Steve’s blood boiling like time wasted wading through spam. With Norton Internet Security 2006 you can efficiently deal with this annoying safety threat. And Caroline shows you how you can finally import all your contacts that are trapped on paper into your email program, with the Targus Mini Business Card Scanner.

Microsoft Office

Whether you're a student, small business owner, or a volume-license business customer, Microsoft has an Office 2003 Edition that's right for you. Each edition builds on the essential combination of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook adding on tools tailored to your needs. Each one of these programs is powerful by itself, but Microsoft Office ties them together beautifully and the sum ends up greater than the parts! Today we are going to look at Publisher which is available in both the Professional and Small Bussiness editions.

HP OfficeJet

This week we have a tool for you small/medium office users out there, an amazing tool! The moto of this baby is "get more work done for less". The HP OfficeJet 9100 series is a cost-effective, colour multifunction that also offers digital sending and networking features for high workload demands in small offices. Support productive workgroups with this up to 25/22 (black/colour) ppm office all-in-one designed to grow with your business, and equipped with the HP Embedded Web Server for simplified network management. Decrease office workgroup printing and imaging costs by replacing single-function devices with five-functions for printing, faxing, scanning, copying, and digital sending.