Creating an exceptional online presence requires an enormous amount of specialized knowledge. A blog is only as usable and useful as the template it is built upon. I have been doing research, thinking about, and reading up on better blog design. While some bloggers do learn to make WordPress themes do you really want to invest that much time in something you only really have to do once? I've visited hundreds of blogs in the past few days making notes on what I like about each one - and … [Read more...]
How to Promote Your Business Online
Surely you want your current customers or clients to easily find your contact information, don't you? You can also make it easier for them to find out what hours you're open, what you sell, and how to find your Web site. Even your best customers could lose your phone number or not have it handy when they need it or want to share it with others! Do you want more business? … [Read more...]
Get Organized: Use Tomboy Notes
Do you ever forget where you wrote or saved something? Like to do research and need a way to keep track of it all? Wish you were more organized? Don't keep beating yourself up - you're probably gifted and need a better method to track it all. The free Open Source application Tomboy Notes which is now available for Unix, Windows and Mac is an elegantly simple solution. … [Read more...]
Oh I Wish I Were a True Geek!
Although some people object to being called geeks, I use the word geek lovingly: I wish I were one. I hope those who think technical things are so simple that the rest of us must be morons will read this post. Perhaps then they'll understand why mere mortals - and quasi-geeks like myself - have kept paying for operating systems and programs when better free versions are available. I finally figured out what the geeks have that we don't: awesome … [Read more...]
I Love Ubuntu – But…
Ubuntu is not quite ready for non-geek users. After years of cursing you know who I finally took the plunge. I decided to switch to Ubuntu cold turkey. I love it - am glad I did it - and do not regret. I just wish it were finally ready for prime time - it isn't. IF you personally know a computer geek who will assist you or are a do-it-yourself type with the time to figure it all out I encourage you to go for it now. If that does not describe you hang on for a bit. I will be posting here … [Read more...]
