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I love the internet and the giving nature of the web. I don’t mean giving viruses although that does happen. I mean software companies sharing their software for free! Many software companies will provide a stripped down version of their software for free. People will try them out then realize they do not mind...
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I love my job! I have a great boss (me) and like helping my customers with their computer and internet questions. It is fun watching their companies grow and enjoying their success. How about you? Are you happy with your current job? Maybe you are interested in growing your paycheck or finding...
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Things always pick up at the gym at the beginning of the year and every year with people starting their New Year’s resolutions. I’m happy for them. It’s a fresh start with a fresh year. However, the chaos starts to taper off around the end of February or March. That’s puzzling at a...
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Now that we’ve gotten past the latest “apocalypse” and moved into a brand-new year, many of us are thinking of ways to improve ourselves (and our lives) over the coming months. With technology playing a bigger and bigger role in our daily work and personal activities, that makes February the perfect time to instill...
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In the interest of full disclosure, I should probably admit that I used a headline that might be slightly over the top. But, while most of us probably aren’t using our iPhones, Androids, and other smart phones for purely evil purposes, we probably aren’t using them for as much good as we could be,...
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I was recently presenting at a workshop and a lady asked how to get off the Facebook list. I wasn’t sure what she meant, so she told me she had received an email from Facebook that said her husband added pictures. She was asked to login through a link in an email. I knew...
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I know no one wants to think about the holidays yet, but like it or not, they are coming. We need to get those holiday cards and newsletters out on time. Why not make it easy on ourselves and get a few shortcuts from websites? I don’t mean putting a status update on your...
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If this economy has thrown you back into the job market – or if you have decided that it’s the right time to make a career move – then you probably already know that the Internet could be your top resource for finding a new job. Even if you have a big network of personal...
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Most of us would agree that “being a good citizen” is an easy way to make the world a better place, and part of our unspoken, unsigned contract with the rest of society. We count on each other to do things like be polite to strangers, pick up after ourselves in public parks, and...
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I recently attended a comedy show and the comedian asked that people put their phones away and appreciate the “experience.” I laughed but realized that many people are missing out on what’s happening around them. I saw a video on Facebook of one of my friends on stage with one of my favorite bands....
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