If you add up how much you spent on software, what would the figure be? I’m sure it is a small fortune. It really doesn’t matter whether you are paying monthly for software or a script you install on your web site or even something for your...
Topics: Business Tools, Featured, Freebies, Productivity Tools

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Once in a while a question like this will end up in my inbox,“I just received a ton of bounced emails that aren’t written by me. The email address is mine, but honestly, I did not send them. Has my email/website I been hacked?”While...
Topics: Business Tools, Domain Names, Featured, Internet Service Providers, Technology Services

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Late September 2009, Google Docs introduced an API for Google Sites. All that is kinda geeky so if you don’t understand it that’s OK. Basically, it allows developers to create companion applications for Google Sites or work Google Sites into..
Topics: Business Tools, Featured, Freebies, Productivity Tools, Technology News

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It is a well known fact when you buy a printer, you don’t truly pay for its cost up front. You will pay for it later when you buy the ink cartridges. This week, a friend and entrepreneur expressed how their printer only cost $20 and it would be...
Topics: Business Tools, Electronics, Featured, Home Office

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Last year, I read of how a company released pictures of its products on Flickr for people to use. According to the article, it paid off for them. Since then, this concept has intrigued me a lot. This is truly a good way of using blogs and the open source.
Topics: Business Tools, Featured, Free Advertising

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