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Retail Man is an A1 POS system

POS stands for point of sale, but small-business owners who have struggled to implement PC-based POS systems sometimes use a more colorful phrase. Retail Man POS from Ezisolutions aims to answer the many shortcomings of other POS suites, chief among them the confusion they cause in the owner who sets them up and the employees who use them. Retail Main POS features descriptive icon images and pop-up labels that help clarify just what each icon does, be it sales, inventory, payments, or contacts. It's a full-featured POS system, too, with invoices, inventories, balance sheets, reporting, and even barcode printing.… Read more

The 404 596: Where the new iPhone is old news (podcast)

After months of speculation, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is finally here, and everyone except Jeff is eager to see what Steve Jobs will unveil at the show. You can follow all the coverage on our CNET live blog, and don't forget about CNET's WWDC 2010 Bingo Card!

We won't spend too much time speculating, since we practically know everything about the new iPhone anyway, so let's put that off until tomorrow and discuss the other big news of the day: Facebook merch.

At last week's D8 conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg became so visibly … Read more

Bookstore manager

Denver Research's ezPower Bookstore Point of Sale provides a simple set of tools for running a bookstore. By managing sales, stock, and employees with only a few mouse clicks, this is a great program for entrepreneurs.

The program is simple to set up and operate. The interface holds your hand and walks you through the setup to the point where it can turn you loose to open your own bookshop. The most time-consuming aspect of ezPower Bookstore is building your stock. However, the software still makes the process as simple as possible, since you only have to enter a … Read more

Effective photo editor

Photo Pos Lite provides many of the same tools for photo editing and retouching that other programs do. However, this program nudges slightly ahead of similar competition with its layout.

We found this program's interface to be its strongest suit. Not that its other elements were flat, but its command icons, display of the image, and control of editing tools felt as if they came from a high-dollar professional program. We were impressed from the start. The rest of the program was fairly standard and was reliable for manipulating shots. We were able to apply filters and adjust the … Read more

Feature-filled point of sale

POS 4 Business (Point of Sale) is a point-of-sale program that allows users to ring up customer transactions, manage inventory, and more. It's not the most intuitive program we've ever seen, but it does have plenty of useful features.

The program's interface is not particularly attractive, and many of the images it uses are pixelated and amateurish, giving it an unprofessional air. We found the program confusing at first, and we were relieved when we finally ran across the Initial Setup menu, which explained things to some extent. The program offers several options for ringing up purchases, … Read more

Invoice maker

POS Maid provides users with practically all the tools necessary to run a business. With simple operation and a surprising feature set, business owners will be pleased with this tool.

We jumped directly into operating our test business thanks to the program's smooth, professional layout and its frequent pop-up screens featuring instruction. We were impressed with how easy building a database of inventory and company information was when we filled out some simple wizard-like menus. An invoice was prepared and ready to print in a few minutes after we inserted a few key pieces of customer information. All of … Read more

Helpful retail program

Imonggo Free POS Software provides an incredible range of control for small businesses. It ackles every aspect of retail with a streamlined program. We were quickly impressed.

The program's interface initially turned us off, since it was not a downloadable program, but an online tool that required us to register. However, its professional layout, simple commands, and insightful Help file instructions quickly converted us into believers. The program focused on the three biggest aspects of retail: Inventory, Store, and Office. It impressed us at each stop. Imonggo Free POS Software's inventory was easy to populate, even allowing barcodes … Read more

Not quite a card replacement...yet

CardStar is a free app that's designed to help you thin out your wallet or key chain, by replacing all of your discount, reward, and membership cards with bar codes. CardStar requires some work up front, as you have to enter your identification numbers by hand for each card. The app currently supports more than 130 companies, from popular grocery and drug stores to gyms, airlines, and libraries. You can also use the app's "advanced" mode to enter cards for companies that aren't listed.

The developers behind CardStar say that the app works better with … Read more

Easy photo editor

Pos Free Photo Editor promises to take the complex work of improving digital photo quality and distilling it into something everyone can do. While this product does a great job of breaking the process down to its elements, more experienced photo editors will probably want more than what it has to offer.

This free program has a vibrant interface that invites new users to experiment and learn. With large, colorful buttons along the top and left side of the photo, users will have an easy time learning each of their functions. The upper row of icons offers opportunities to alter … Read more