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Password Manager Reviews – RoboForm vs Lastpass

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:09:37 +0000

Keeping track of all the passwords you use for the many internet sites you visit is a real problem.

For the past few years, I’ve used RoboForm – which is regarded as the best password manager and form filler available.

I recently stopped using it. Here’s why.

They always seem to have their hands in your wallet. The [...]

Internet Marketing Classes

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:13:17 +0000

Internet Marketing is a generic term that means selling goods and services on the internet.

There are dozens of different methods of doing this, but all of them boil down to having knowledge of a base level set of internet related skills. So you either learn them yourself, or pay someone else to do them.

Many [...]

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 [...]

Three Essential Newsletters.

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:20:39 +0000

I subscribe to lots of newsletters, and just skim through most of them. However, I always read through these 3 newsletters as soon as I receive them.

1. The Daily Reckoning. Bill Bonner and his crew make finance interesting. Their very readable analysis of global events, together with a wicked sense of humour makes this my favorite [...]

Giveaway Of the Day gives you free software

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:53:26 +0000

Giveaway of the Day provides you with a free daily software program that is available to download and install within 24 hours of its release. . As with all free things, you’ve got to be careful though.

Sometimes a dodgy program is offered, so make sure you read the comments posted by other people before you [...]

Unlikely Internet Success Stories

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:03:19 +0000

LO, Pretty well anything can be promoted successfully on the internet if you are creative about it.

Even if it’s unsexy and boring. Exhibit 1: Blendtec Consider the problem faced by Tom Dickson, founder of Blendtec. He makes home blenders. Hardly an exciting item. Here’s what he did to promote blender sales for his ailing company. He asked the question “Will [...]