All Entries Tagged With: "Time Savers"

Is Someone Selling Your Email Address?

Do you ever wonder if a website you’ve subscribed to has sold your email address?  I do often.  And even though email is being slowly replaced as a communication medium by Twitter, Facebook and other tools, recently I’ve been getting way more spam that usual.
So how do you track who is selling your [...]

When Businesses Fix Themselves

It was just before Arnold was elected Governor that he said something about all the “expertise” in Sacramento government that existed, yet the state was still running in the red.
The point of what he was trying to say is that “experience” does not equal success.  Obama used the same argument, Google has used it and [...]

The Blackberry is Better than the iPhone

Well, after much usage and frustration, I have actually gone BACK to the Blackberry. Yup – I found it to be a superior tool for my needs.

The iPhone was fun and cool, but it was lame in key areas. So before you get one, I suggest you read my post. If you already have one, maybe you can tell me if you agree – either way, this conversation seems to be VERY polarized among my friends.

Blackberry vs. iphone – I Have Made the Switch

Yes, I’ve done it.  I’ve bought an iphone and these are my thoughts on the differences between the Blackberry Pearl and my Apple iPhone.
First, some basics. The exact devices i’m talking about are the Blackberry 8100 and the 8GB 3G iPhone.
It didn’t take me long to get excited about the lifestyle benefits of the iphone, [...]

Use Color Detector for free to get color codes

At some point, if you are doing anything online, you will need to copy an exact color. You can use color detector for free to find out any color code on your screen. Fortunately the web is organized very simply [...]

Pixel Ruler is a useful and free tool

Here is a very simple, free and easy to use tool that has proven useful for me. It’s called Pixel Ruler and you can get it here. If you spend any time online, at some point you’ll need to measure something in pixels.

Mahalo is a Search Engine Worth Trying

I came across Mahalo today and was quite pleased with how it worked. Of course Mahalo is the word in Hawaiian for thank you – which is what you might be saying when you use this search engine. It kind of reminds me of the [...]

How to quickly accept credit cards on your website

If you are looking for a quick and inexpensive solution to accepting payments on your website, check out PayPal. They offer a service that is free to set up and offers competitive transaction rates.

Get more backlinks with SocialMarker

Here is a service that you can use to get more backlinks, which are a very important part of increasing your natural search rankings. This free service is called SocialMarker. Very simply SocialMarker is an aggregation type service that automatically [...]

Dealing with Time Famine

Despite my best efforts to better manage my time.  I still feel short of it.  Everyone that I work with or talk to feels the same way.
Wasn’t technology supposed to make things easier?  Didn’t we all have the future planned for leisurely pursuits while technology did all the heavy lifting?
Heck no!  In fact, the [...]

Let’s Make Some Crappy Graphs

Here’s a great way to kill some time…. or to dazzle your audience into their next PowerPoint coma with …drum roll please Crappy Graphs!

Mass Category Edit Plugin for WordPress

Too many categories to feed? Today I needed to quickly clean up the categories on this site because I had too many and they no longer reflect the direction the blog is going. I found a little known, but very useful plugin for WordPress called [...]

Weiman Stainless Steel Polisher Cleans Up The Barbeque

This product worked well enough for me to write a post about it. Our barbeque sits outdoors all year and although we use it throughout the winter, by the time spring comes around, it’s usually looking a little rough. Being the detail fanatic that I am, if there’s something I can clean up [...]

Using a Leaf Blower to Dry Your Car

One of my favorite tools in the detailing bay has to be my leaf blower. I like it for a couple of reasons. First, it cuts my drying time by at least half compared to using a terry towel, synthetic chamois (often called a “shammy”) or other things that you would use to [...]