Other Useful Tips

Podcasting

Friday, August 14th, 2009

A podcast is simply an audio recording that can be listened to online, on your computer or on a player. Many times this service is used for Internet Radio. The term podcast has no relation to iPod. A podcast is an audio file in digital format known as MP3. You can listen to a podcast on your iPod, iRiver or any other MP3 player.

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Using Instant Messenger

Friday, August 14th, 2009

I am interested in utilizing instant messenger or something similar for my employees but I do not want to subscribe to AOL. Our office is divided into separate work spaces and I am looking for an effective way for employees to communicate via computer. Any suggestions?

- Tina

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Take Your Networking to the Next Level

Friday, August 14th, 2009

In business, people are impressed if you can remember their name, and astonished if you recall how you met them in the first place. The person that dazzles us with this talent does so because either they have a great memory or great database. Which do you think it is?

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Get Into Digg

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Tired of seeing the same editorialized content on the internet? Check out Digg, an interactive information focused community that allows users to post and discuss, well, just about anything!

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We’re web clip friendly!

Friday, August 14th, 2009

So what exactly is a web clip? A web clip is a custom icon acting as a springboard that appears on an iPhone or iPod homepage.

First, navigate to the page which you’d like to add to your homepage. Then, click the + button as it appears below.

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Spotting a Scam

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Scammers are becoming smarter and smarter!  It’s not as easy to identify the legitimate emails now adays from the scams but here is a simple trick to help you spot an email scam.

My husband and I have a joint account with Bank of America and recently in an email he received this message:

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Computer Gremlins vs. Computer MoJo – How Do You Get “The Force” on Your Side?

Friday, May 11th, 2007

Kathy decided to treat herself to a new computer two weeks ago, and like many small businesses she reached out to the professionals she trusted to help transfer the information from her old computer to her new computer. In 2007, this should be a relatively painless process, at least that’s what Kathy thought. When her outside computer consultant was done transferring the information over and installing all her applications she was upset to find out that not everything worked as it had on her other computer. Her Microsoft Outlook, ACT and Palm were no longer working together. That’s when Kathy called me for a little Technology Therapy.

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Beware the Technical Support Specialist for Your Cell Phone / PDA Service

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Maria called me in tears the other night upset that after two hours on the phone with a technical support export for Verizon that she had lost her entire calendar. Maria’s calendar was used to keep track of her entire life; every appointment for her two children and other social events.

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To Mac or To PC? That is the Question.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

This will probably be the blog that stirs up the most controversy… but here goes.

Over the past few months Apple has started to air these new commercials with 2 men one older and one younger. The younger image represents a Mac while the older represents the PC, they just stand there comparing the problems that are prone to PC and not Mac. I sat and watched one of these commercials and began to get a bit concerned about the generalities Apple spoke about and how it confuses the general consumer.

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Choosing the Right Smart Phone

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Organizing our lives in business has become a priority for many of my clients. The wireless companies are capitalizing on this desire by offering so many options for all in one phones / pdas. All in one Palm Pilots like the Treo, all in one Pocket PC like the Motorola Q, and of course who can forget the all in one blackberry like the 7130c. But to make the choice on which phone to choose depends on more than just which one is cool. You need to be aware of a few different areas:


1. Usability
2. Compatibility
3. Features

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