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Livescribe – a MAGIC Pen?

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:22:21 +0000

You are at an important meeting or lecture.

And you’re jotting down notes to remind you of what is being said.

Now imagine that three months later, what was said at that meeting become of vital importance to you.

So you just go back to the notes you made, touch your pen onto the notes you made, and [...]

Picasa 3.5 now Identifies FACES in your photos. VERY cool!!

Eric Graudins — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:22:43 +0000

I’ve been using the free Photo management program “Picasa” for the management of my photos for ages.

It’s the best application I’ve used for removing red eye, sending pics by email, making albums, etc. etc.

The latest version, 3.5 now adds many new features like geotagging and face recognition.

I LOVE face recognition. Picasa scans your hard [...]

WordPress – The Perfect Website for Small Business People

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:25:28 +0000

You can have a fully operational website like this within a few hours. Free.

A common stumbling block for small businesses is the creation of a new website. Or the updating of an old website.

I’ve seen people waiting for months while a friend or relative “builds them a site”. Or spend thousands of dollars on a [...]

How To Accept Online Payments on Your Website

Eric Graudins — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:56:42 +0000

There are many ways of collecting payments for the goods and services that you sell online. Many are simple to set up, and just involve pasting a bit of code onto your existing web pages.

I’ll start off by discussing the easiest method – the non-bank service providers.

Non-Bank Online Payment Methods

Over the past few years, many [...]

Quick Website Tip: Put contact Details on EVERY page.

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:05:31 +0000

Many websites only show their contact details on a special contact page. This is a mistake that could be costing you business.

Many people use the internet for research, and print out WEB pages for later reference. If your contact details are not on this page, then it becomes impossible for your prospective customer to [...]

Dealing with the Rats Nest of Power Cords in your Office

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:49:15 +0000

At last count, my office contained 26 things that need connection to the AC power supply.

And when something needs to be unplugged, it used to take me ages to find the right cord, and I often would unplug the wrong thing and the computer or some other item would die.

I tried labelling the cords with [...]

How I Used VOIP TO Slash My Phone Costs by 83%

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:00:37 +0000

You’ve probably heard about VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) recently. This is a technology where you use your broadband Internet connection to make phone calls, instead of your normal phone system.

VOIP allows you to make long distance calls at a much cheaper rate than normally charged by your phone company. I can make a call [...]

I’ve outsourced my autoresponder to AWeber

admin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:31:36 +0000

I’ve just got rid of a faithful old friend. A friend who had delivered many thousands of important messages for me. Autoresponders are emailing programs that can managing your mail lists, send out personalised newsletters, and keep track of who should receive sequential mailouts of courses, sales letters, etc. For many years I’ve [...]