If you add up how much you spent on software, what would the figure be? I’m sure it is a small fortune. It really doesn’t matter whether you are paying monthly for software or a script you install on your web site or even something for your desktop. $30 here and there add up quickly.
We [...]

Late September 2009, Google Docs introduced an API for Google Sites. All that is kinda geeky so if you don’t understand it that’s OK. Basically, it allows developers to create companion applications for Google Sites or work Google Sites into their existing applications. One developer quickly jumped on this API to create a much needed [...]

Do you ever hate having to take your hands off your keyboard because you need to do something with your mouse? I do. It’s a distraction which is why I try to use as many keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys as possible. Ctrl+C (copy) and Ctrl+V (paste) are my two favorite ones. It’s more accurate than [...]

Some weeks ago, when we all posted pictures of our workspaces, I was part of a brief private discussion about workspace clutter. Someone said, if you go paperless, it is easy to reduce the clutter. I agree. However, it seems like not everyone in my life wants to cooperate with me.
Here’s what I mean. I [...]

Picking up the talk about browsers again, I’ve been looking at my list of Firefox Add-Ons. Some of these I’ve been using for a long, long time and cannot ever do without. I’m sharing my list here so you could maybe find something useful too.

BBCodeXtra – this helps me format lists, URLs and text on [...]

If you took some time to look back at your Internet browsing habits over the years does it amaze you? Like most, I started out with Internet Explorer but back then, Netscape was pretty major for me as well.
Can’t say what exactly made me shift from IE to Netscape, for a time I stayed with [...]

Today I’d like to put you in the spotlight. Ok, ok, I will admit I’m just really curious about you! Many small business owners today are pretty tech or rather Internet savvy. You may not think of yourself as such but you are! I am often amazed by how much my fellow entrepreneurs know about [...]

First of all, IMAP is not a webmail service like Gmail. It is a protocol (or method) for retrieving emails. You can use IMAP method with your current email client. In other words, if you love Outlook, you don’t have to switch to something else to connect to your mailbox using IMAP. Here’s why it [...]

This is a guest blog post by Joe Pawlikowsk.
When asked what aspect of working at home they enjoy most, many will say the freedom. The freedom to start work at any time. The freedom to work at one’s own individual pace. The freedom to take a walk to the coffee shop and not feel [...]

There are two types of software. Huge, gangly bloated ones that claim to do everything under the sun – and also suck up your disk space and resources and those that are small, does the job sufficiently well for the few times you need it and only costs you very little in resources and disk [...]