In years past I used to carry a laptop, portable scanner and portable printer with me whenever I took a trip. I had a nice Tumi bag that held everything very nicely. But, it was heavy and in order to use it all, I had to go through the setup and boot up process. Times…
In fact, don’t do anything in the office at all! Except to meet your clients who want to meet in the office, attend office meetings and other management required office attendance. Other than that, you need to be spending your time where the clients are…and I have a news flash for you…they aren’t in your…
If you are running a Mac, you can skip this post. If you are already running Windows 10, then you can skip this post too. However, If you are running Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, then this post is especially for you! Last July 29th, Microsoft released Windows 10 and made it a…
If you are still using Windows computers, you are probably using Windows 7, or maybe Windows 8.x. If so, you are under assault by Microsoft to “upgrade” to Windows 10. At this point in time, I strongly advise you to NOT do that. Windows 10, the new operating system from Microsoft, was released to the…
I recently spent three weeks on the beautiful island of Maui! Going to Maui is something that I done every year and have done for the past 20 years. Maui is my place to go to reflect, recharge, and stimulate my creative flow. I haven’t always been able to do three weeks at a time,…
While on vacation recently I had the need to send a paper document to someone. I had no scanner or fax machine available to me. To compound matters, the document needed to be in Kansas that afternoon…and I was in Maui! I really didn’t feel like going in search of a fax machine, so I…
I recently learned of a new web based tool for staying on top of the news that is important to you. It does this by watching the social stream and organizing what it finds in several different and interesting ways. And that;’s just the public portion. If you register (currently free), you can get personalized information…
I spent most of the month of June in England, Wales and Ireland. I’ve been to England and Wales before (and Scotland) but I’ve never been to Ireland, so I was particularly looking forward to the trip. As in past European adventures I was concerned about being able to stay connected to my business as…
<Begin Rant> A real estate magazine arrived in the mail yesterday and as is my normal procedure, I looked through it to see who was advertising homes in print these days. Now this rant is not about why you advertise in print, I get it. There are still some sellers out there who think that…
Mobile Websites Are a MUST for “Mobile-Only” Web Users Can you believe that some Internet users ONLY access the web from their mobile phones? Considering the explosive popularity the mobile market has experienced in recent years, it really isn’t that hard to believe. While still in the minority, a significant percentage of internet users (approximately…
