Archive for the ‘Tips & Tricks’ Category
October 16, 2007
Well whatta ya know? Google announced a week or so ago that they are now offering free information calls, that’s right, instead of directory assistance fees on your home or cell phone, Google’s service is F-R-E-E!
It’s pretty simple and fun to use! Of course if you don’t like FULLY automated voice response systems you won’t like this service. So here’s how it works:
- You’re at home, work, the car and you’re getting hungry
- You decide pizza is a good idea to satisfy your appetite
- Grab your phone and dial, 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-4664-411) and you’ll be connected to Google’s 411 directory.
- You’ll be prompted for “What City and State?”
- Ok, speak clearly as the first time I did this I mumbled Pennsylvania and the lookup failed. So I said, Exton, Pennsylvania
- Say the name or business type you are interested in
- “PIZZA!!!”
- Google’s search will read off the top 8 or so results found, how cool is that!?
- Once you hear the name you want just say “number 3″ for the third listing.
- Voila! You’re then whisked away through the magic of the Google to that business.
Hmmm, so now is Google tracking who’s calling what number? Like are they Caller ID’ing my phone number when I dial their service and then see what I’m searching on? Not like this would be a first for them.
Check out Google’s 411 page.
Oh and while on this topic, just a reminder that you can SMS/text message GOOGL (46645) from your mobile phone and then get local listings, weather, sports, definitions, flight info, maps, and a whole lot more. Here is a link to GoogleSMS.
September 4, 2007
With a honey-do list that is quickly filling up I need to find a solution for better time management and organization skils. In checking out my daily blogs today i landed on bnet.com and this following article.
How to Get Started with Getting Things Done on BNET
August 23, 2007
I stumbled across this pretty cool sounding web site earlier today. It’s called Shoeboxed.com. Basically it helps manage and track all of your online or physical receipts in one place, a “virtual shoebox”. This is great news as we can now reclaim one of the drawers in our kitchen where we have been stuffing receipts!
Wow, the COOL thing about this service is I will be able to pull up a receipt (if needed) from home, work, while on vacation…anywhere!
Not convinced that this might help you? Think about this, my parents had a house fire in June 2007 that destroyed everything. They are still in the process of dealing with their insurance provider, USAA, on content. They spent the better part of 3 weeks thinking of everything they owned and had to give an estimated cost and how long the item was owned. Image if ALL of this information was readily available online! Click click click, print! voila!!
If you needed to know if ShoeBoxed will also manage printed store receipts the answer from their FAQs is:
Yes! Take a digital photo of your receipts, or scan them into your computer. Then you can use the simple Shoeboxed Receipt Uploader which will automatically add these receipts to your Shoeboxed account.
So give them a look if you are like us and like to track receipts and not have them lost, or worse yet, thrown away!
August 14, 2007
I came across a link that sounded kinda cool and when I investigated it a little more, it was!! This new web app is called TimeBridge and can syncronize your Outlook or Google calendar between you (consultant) and other business contacts! How nice is that!?!
The article I read was on TechCrunch.com, give it a read to learn more! I think I’ll set this up to try it out as well.
TimeBridge: Now Synching Your Meetings Through The Web
August 9, 2007
Have two hard drives installed in your computer? can’t store all the music, videos you would like to?? Well repartition your existing drives to give you some extra storage room.
Disclaimer: reading more into this article is for the techie, not the first-timer! Proceed at own risk.
Manage Partitions for Free with QTParted - Expert Help by PC Magazine
August 8, 2007
Expert Help by PC Magazine
Well hopefully this article will help those of you, like me, who are frustrated with Vista’s security when it comes to accessing certain files. Even files that YOU own! I was having such a difficult time moving some of my Dad’s old files to his new Vista machine, kept popping up with Security warnings!
Tame User Account Control: Step by Step - Expert Help by PC Magazine
May 10, 2007
I stumbled across this pretty cool looking organization application called ToodleDo!
Toodledo :: A to-do list to organize your tasks
I haven’t yet converted my current task list from TaDaList (http://www.tadalist.com/) which I have found very useful over the past year. I just think by initial glance of Toodledo that it will give me better organization with my home tasks, freelance work assignments, and other things going on at home and work. It’s pretty much a one stop shop for all my organizational needs!
Give it a look and let me know what you think! Hopefully it will give you some organization!
February 23, 2007
Good news: web-developers can control the way web-sites look on the paper. There are many options and techniques you can use for print layouts. Here is a quick overview of some interesting solutions you can use to generate print layouts “on the fly”. With CSS and JavaScript.
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