It's Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business

Based upon one of MSNBC's longest-running series (YOUR BUSINESS with JJ Ramberg), this collection of hard-earned practical advice is culled from the thousands of successful small business owners and entrepreneurs who have appeared on JJ's show.

With advice from Ramberg and such notable entrepreneurs as Blake Mycoskie and Guy Kawasaki, this right-to-the-point book covers topics from human resources to finance, public relations to sales, and much, much more -- all geared towards the small business owner.

Microsoft Windows 8 Pro

If you currently have a personal computer running Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista then you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro (Professional). With Windows 8 Pro, you can connect and share your files. Windows 8 Pro also adds enhanced features if you need to connect to company networks, access remote files, encrypt sensitive data, and other more advanced tasks.

HTC EVO 4G Android Cell Phone for Sprint

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Packed full of powerful mobile communication and multimedia features, the HTC EVO 4G has a large, vibrant 4.3 inch display and a built-in kickstand for easy viewing of videos--from Sprint TV programming to HD movies captured on the 8-megapixel auto-focus camera. 

MySQL Connection String on Visual FoxPro

If we build an application using Visual FoxPro, using the MySQL database server, then "connection string" is better than ODBC. Why do I say so? If we use "connection string", we no longer need to set the datasource (ODBC) on client computers that will access the MySQL database server. We just install MySQL Connector ODBC that we can download on http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/