More of us are starting to use Evernote to store and organize the massive amounts of information in our lives. I use the application just about every day. Right now, I’m composing a draft of this post in my “blog post ideas” folder. It saves as I type and syncs across my computer, tablet, smartphone, and browser. No more lost [...]
Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation. So goes the wistful sigh of a teenager who relies on texting for just about everything, in The Flight from Conversation, a New York Times article. “We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for [...]
On the road with a handful of receipts and business cards? Have a signed agreement that needs to be faxed scanned and emailed right away? Scanner Pro to the rescue. Scanner Pro transforms your iPhone and iPad into portable scanners. It allows you to scan checks, agreements, whiteboards, pages and even multipage documents. After scanning you can email them or [...]
I got a new iPad. I held out for a long time, content with my iPhone and MacBook Pro, but couldn’t resist the shiny not-so-new toy any longer. It’s not the latest version of the iPad, but it’s new to me, and it’s plenty good. As with any new gadget, it’ll take a bit of getting used to and I’ve [...]
Imagine this: you type your name into Google, and the top ten hits are sites you wouldn’t want anyone to see. Your online identity is tarnished. It’s a rough world out there in cyberspace, and you need to know how to protect yourself and your clients from the bad guys. Join renowned Internet expert and author Craig Agranoff as he [...]
Between Evernote and Google Docs, I create and store most of my information in the clouds. Dropbox picks up the slack. Google continues to enhance their amazing products and Google Docs is no exception. Here are a few productivity tips to maximize your Docs experience: 1. Export files with 1-click Take your data out of multiple Google products in portable [...]
We’re big advocates of the WordPress platform for blogging. Not the free WordPress.com so much as the self-hosted WordPress.org. But although the platform is open source (read: free), you’ll need a web hosting service the hoist the blog. Most of these services are lost cost and some are even free. Free options If you’re willing to put up with advertising, [...]
Need to read PDFs on the go? Open a PDF email attachment that needs your signature? Do it quickly and easily on your smartphone or tablet with the free Adobe Reader for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Late last year Adobe came out with the app that allowed you to open, read, and search a PDF document on your mobile [...]
I don’t use any third party apps on Facebook. No games, no quizzes, not even productivity apps. Apps are granted access to way too much of my information. And frankly, since Facebook does a great job of complicating things, I have enough to navigate and want to keep my experience on the platform simple and streamlined. But it seems like [...]
It’s all about images these day. Just check out Pinterest’s explosive growth and Instagram’s recent billion dollar acquisition. Images draw people in. They add to the aesthetic of your blog and posts. And if you use Pinterest to pin select blog posts, then accompanying images are necessary. However, blogging can take up enough time without going on a hunting expedition [...]
