When we unveiled The Next Bench, I blogged about how gratifying it was to see the final product. I’m equally excited to introduce 367AddisonAve.com, a new community for small and medium businesses named after the address of the famous HP garage where Bill and Dave made their start. Anyone working at – or familiar with HP – knows that the garage is a symbol for us of the entrepreneurial spirit (it even factored in to the naming of The Next Bench). To this day, enabling small and medium businesses through innovative technology is a subject near and dear to our heart. I suspect a good number of you on The Next Bench probably work at a small or medium business.

If you’re like Darren and me (but not too much like us…that’d just be downright creepy), you want to be able to watch movies, TV shows, home videos, and the occasional music video (last night, it was Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody for me) from anywhere in your home. Even if said content is stored on a computer in another room. Nowadays, practically all our music has gone digital – and video content isn’t too far behind. We’re going to show you how to easily stream that video throughout the house on this installment of SmartHome Improvement…using your Xbox 360!

Today, HP announced a group of new products for SMBs that help simplify processes, reduce costs and improve productivity, including the new HP 500B and 505B Series Business Desktops. The stylish Minitowers incorporate an array of expandable features to help customers as they grow their businesses and are ideal for companies without a dedicated IT staff. The 500B series desktops are equipped with Windows 7 operating systems and include applications tailored for small businesses, including Roxio Creator 10 for advanced photo, video and audio sharing and eReaders for access to the latest books, magazines and newspapers.

Growing a company can take a lot of legwork and travel time. If you’re racking up frequent flyer miles or constantly on the road for business trips, the recently launched HP Mini 5103 Notebook PC is the ideal companion PC for on-the-go mobile professionals. Designed for customers looking for a compact, stylish PC with multi-touch capabilities, the Mini 5103 includes a durable all-metal espresso-colored case, up to 10 hours and 15 minutes of battery life, spill-resistant keyboard and a 10.1-inch diagonal LED-backlit display. With instant network access, the Mini 5103 turns any airport or conference room into your own virtual office.

Welcome to the inaugural post of 367 Addison Avenue, the new HP blog created for small and medium businesses.

This series is called “Small Business Tech Myths,” and it’s designed to help our readers to sort through the facts and fictions around technology.

Is the Elevator Pitch Dead? As a business owner, you’ve most likely given some thought to your company’s “elevator pitch.” There’s been a lively discussion among the thousands LinkedIn Small Biz Nation members on if they can summarize their company in fewer than 10 words.

When Camera Corner/Connecting Point (CCCP), a technology and AV reseller based in Green Bay, wanted to broaden its reach into other parts of Wisconsin, it came face-to-face with a competitive challenge. Could it compete effectively downstate in Madison or La Crosse, against local competitors, despite being more than 100 miles away? The answer was “yes”, with HP Virtual Rooms.