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Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one

Reward Programs – Not just for the big boys

August 18, 2008

I came across StickyStreet.com through an article written by my amazing invoicing / time tracking web application. Sticky Street is a customer loyalty web application targeted towards small business. With Sticky Street your business can easily create, manage, and track your own custom client loyalty and gift card programs with or without plastic cards or [...]

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Escape Awkard Situations

August 16, 2008

Not sure how a date or meeting is going to go? Schedule a automated call from GetMooh.com (GetMeOutOfHere) to ring your cell at a predetermined time. GetMooh.com will call you with the automated messaged you picked and give you a chance to escape that mind numbing meeting.
GetMooh.com is free and works in most countries.
Try it [...]

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Caterer.com Video Ads

August 15, 2008

Caterer.com has released a new Little Gordon video that is just as hilarious as the last. These videos are part of a viral marketing campaign sponsered by Caterer.com that they claim is an attempt to help stressed-out summer hospitality workers relax, and “show new industry talent how enjoyable and attractive the sector is.” Check it [...]

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Wordpress 2.6.1 Released

August 15, 2008

Wordpress has continued the tradition of releasing a “point one” bug fix release about one month after a major release. The 2.6.1 release contains over 60 bug fixes, get it now at Wordpress.org

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Searching your Gmail Account

May 6, 2008

If you’re like me your Gmail account now has thousands of e-mails and the simple search is not cutting it anymore. The real power in Gmail comes from using search operators to narrow your search results like the examples below:
If I want the email Lisa sent me with her flight information so I know when [...]

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Convert files Online for Free

May 3, 2008

Being unable to view a document because you don’t have the latest software is a thing of the past with ZamZar. ZamZar is a free online document conversion tool that allows you to upload a document(s) and have it converted into a format you can open.
They have an exhausted list of conversion types that you [...]

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Softphones and VOIP on Leopard Troubles

April 10, 2008

I finally made the jump from Windows to Mac at the start of the new year and haven’t looked back since. So far only 2 major issues have come up in the transition, moving from Quickbooks and finding a VOIP softphone that works in Leopard and connects to our Asterisk box.
After a week of trying [...]

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New Wordpress 2.5 Out!

March 29, 2008

Wordpress 2.5 has been released and it’s a big one – so what’s new you ask? Well grab a cup a coffee and pull up a chair, this is going to take a while.

Redesigned admin interface
New dashboard with a quick view on all the important goings on
Multifile uploading with progress bars
One-click upgrading of plugins
Built in [...]

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PDF to Word Conversion

January 9, 2008

Earlier I talked about a great free software to convert anything that you can print into a PDF document. What happens if you need to convert a PDF back into a editable document? A free software from HelloPDF just does just that converting any PDF into a .doc format maintaining the original format of [...]

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Mashups

December 31, 2007

Digital Camera + GPS + Google Maps = GPS Google Mashup

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