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 [...]
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ACT!’s Task List and Calendars
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Finding Empty Fields in ACT!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 [...]
Copernic Desktop Search: Great for Outlook Users
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About two years ago I downloaded Copernic’s Desktop Search tool and found it interesting but I wasn’t overly impressed. Copernic recently released a new version of this free tool that is easier to use Microsoft’s awkward search tool for finding files on your computer. I started using it by searching for misplaced music files and [...]
Changing Your Screen Resolution
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Note: Originally Written in 2005 In early August I rode 192 miles in the Pan Mass Challenge and I must say I felt pretty good about myself as I approached the ripe old age of 45 years young (on August 20th). Around the same time I also realized I was squinting as I sat in [...]
