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Thanks for the suggestion BTW: using workspaces (under business apps) you can share with third parties and restrict them to specific spaces; catch is that is under Live ID http://office.microsoft.com/client/helppreview.aspx?AssetID=HA102261051033&ns=OFLV20&lcid=1033&QueryID=4GADoT-aE0&respos...

Have you met a man who says he's a doctor out West? Wondering if your new business partner has a shady background? How about a job applicant who seems too good to be true? Fortunately, the Internet is loaded with helpful public-record databases. Many offer free information. You just need to know...

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Have you met a man who says he's a doctor out West? Wondering if your new business partner has a shady background? How about a job applicant who seems too good to be true? Fortunately, the Internet is loaded with helpful public-record databases. Many offer free information. You just need to know...

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Your dictionary still may not have the words "intranet" and "extranet" in it, but these terms are now an accepted part of the small-business lexicon. However, many small businesses without IT staffs still view private Web sites or workspaces as the domain of corporations. "You...

A few years back, personal coach Maya Talisman and husband Tom Frost, a jewelry importer and distributor, decided to move their his-and-hers businesses and four daughters from Portland, Ore., to Mazatlan, Mexico. "We chose Mazatlan because we had been there on vacation and knew it would be a friendly...

Microsoft Office Live makes it easy with pre-built workspaces For a busy small business owner, creating and maintaining a Web site is often a big step. So the idea of also building a "private" Web site for the limited purpose of sharing information with employees and partners might seem like...

If you have a Microsoft Office Live Essentials or Microsoft Office Live Premium subscription, you can access all of your Microsoft Office Live Mail information through Microsoft Office Outlook.* Using Office Outlook connectivity, you can manage your e-mail, contacts, calendars, and tasks even when you...