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Having a lot of people following your business’ Twitter page is great. But what’s even better is when these followers are motivated to buy your company’s offerings or recommend your business to others. If you wish to create these active followers, the Web site Small Business Trends provides some advice you'll want to follow.

We all want to give our printers a good kick from time to time. How many times do you hit the “print” button only to watch as your printer sits quietly, ruining your mood and your productivity? Fortunately, PCMag writer Tony Hoffman understands your pain.

Your business has two main avenues to profit: You can focus on quantity, producing the highest possible number of goods and services. Or you can concentrate on quality, creating the best products or services in your market. ITWorld writer Matthew Mombrea focuses on this tug-of-war in a recent ITWorld column.

The new Xbox One will be a state-of-the-art video game system perfect for amazing graphics and fluid gameplay. But how about using it for business? A recent story by PC World writer Christopher Null states that Microsoft is in fact pitching the Xbox One as a great tool for businesses.

Sick of your desktop wallpaper? Well, we have good news for you. The lifehacker Web site recently shared some great online sources for free desktop wallpaper. Now there isn't any reason to stare at a boring computer screen during your downtime.

Desktop Wallpaper Project

Want to adorn your screen with original art? Head over to the The Fox is Black blog every Wednesday.

April 8, 2014, is a big -- well, bad -- day for fans of Microsoft Windows XP. That's when Microsoft will end support for that operating system. Microsoft is reminding users of this, wishing that they'll upgrade to a newer version of Windows. But as InformationWeek writer Kevin Casey says in a recent story, many business owners aren't willing to ditch this system.

You want to be a smart consumer. You're willing to research before buying your next smartphone. Here's a thought, though, not everybody believes that this research is required. Jesus Diaz, a writer for the lifehacker Web site, is one of them. He says that today's smartphones are so alike it doesn't matter which one you purchase for yourself.

You may think the PC era is just about over if you believe everything you read in the tech media. Indeed, the sales numbers for tablets are soaring

Has Microsoft made Windows 8 much better with its Windows 8.1 tweak?

What’s the worst thing about going on a vacation? How about coming back to a crammed e-mail inbox? Fortunately, you can take steps to prevent this, and Jonathan Feldman, a contributing editor at InformationWeek lets you know how