Because email is such an important part of our work day, its vital that you make the process as efficient as possible. MSGTAG (www.msgtag.com) helps you become more efficient by notifying you the moment your messages are opened. “When your email is viewed at its destination, MSGTAG lets you know. You receive notification from MSGTAG [...]
Archive for January, 2009
MSGTAG: Message Tag for Email
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To Blog or Not to Blog
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you are an ACT user there is a good chance you are a salesperson or a small business person. Have you considered a blog to promote your business? If you are considering starting a blog, your first consideration should be time? Do I have the time to write for my blog? Second, do you [...]
ACT!’s Task List and Calendars
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ACT! gives you four ways to view your calls, meetings and to-do’s: the daily, weekly and monthly calendars, and the tasklist. My business takes me out of the office on appointments and I’m constantly scheduling calls to clients and prospects. There are always more calls than appointments, and I like to be able keep my [...]
Finding Empty Fields in ACT!
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On occasion, you might find it beneficial to find all of your contacts that lack certain data, for example a zip code. This might be useful if you are doing a mailing from your database and you want to make sure all of your contacts have a zip code. Select Lookup (on the toolbar) | Zip [...]
PayPal: Accept Credit Cards with no monthly fees
Posted in ACT! Software Tips, Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many of you own small businesses and as a small business owner it is nice to be able to accept credit cards as a form of payment. The dilemma is that it doesn’t make sense to pay a 20 dollar monthly fee just to be able to accept credits if you only use this option [...]
On a lighter note: JibJab
Posted in Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted in 2005 During our most recent presidential election, I heard about a web site that offers political parodies as short little musical vignettes. It is rare when I suggest these things, but I think they are a riot and very well done. If you like political humor, turn up your speakers [...]
GoToMyPC: Access your computer from any other computer
Posted in Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
GoToMyPC is an Internet-based service that allows you to access your computer from anywhere you have Internet access. It is great if you travel or telecommute; or if you’re at home with a sick child home from school. GoToMyPC allows you to transfer files, and is an easy way to do remote backups. Click here [...]
Create PDF Documents for Free
Posted in Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My sister-in-law Alison told me about a great product that allows you to create PDF documents for free, called PDF995. All you do is select the print command from any application and choose PDF995 as the printer. For a free download, visit www.pdf995.com. It is very easy to use.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Alternatives
Posted in Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking for an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, for either security reasons, or maybe because you just dislike Microsoft, here are a few options: Netscape (www.netscape.com) Mozilla Firefox (www.mozilla.org) Opera (www.opera.com)
Three Good and Safe Passwords
Posted in Basic Computer Tips, tagged ACT!, ACT! 2005, ACT! 2006, ACT! 2007, ACT! 2008, ACT! 2009, ACT! 6.0, ACT! Software Tips, ACT! Software Training, Tony Holowitz on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I often work with clients in a situation that requires them to create or recall a password, and they often have a hard time with this task. That’s why I recommend creating three passwords you know by heart, so in the future if you need to recall a password, you know it is typically one of [...]
