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Cool Tools: The Best Magazine Articles Ever
This is a great collection of articles covering a wide range of topics. I’ve made my way through half of them and have not been disappointed. The following are suggestions for the best magazine...
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PayPal iPhone app review: deposit check with a photo
Another innovative feature from PayPal. This is free. Deposit a check just by taking a photo of it with your iPhone camera. I tried it and it took 7 days for the check to clear. Not exactly warp speed...
View ArticleTextExpander vs Typeit4me: one bug to rule them
I am trying out “TextExpander” because I was having a problem with Typeit4me where it would stop working often with no reason. The TextExpander folks got back to me quickly with an explanation and I...
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A More Usable Skype 5 Mac Beta
The new Skype for mac has so many problems. Better video quality but serious UI issues. Full screen mode and partial screen sharing are gone but this skin solves the too-much-whitespace issue. This...
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Eco-friendly signage: Paperless “Poster” on glass
Here’s an innovative idea for putting ink on glass. This avoids using a plastic substrate to adhere to the glass. But not nearly as easy and convenient to use. In the end, Speedball’s nontoxic...
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Prey: Free anti-theft solution for laptops
Stop “praying” and instal this great free app that helps you get info on yhour stolen laptop (and other devices). It will give you location info and take images with the built in camera so you have...
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Yelp: How to Respond to Negative Reviews in an Age Yearning for Authenticity
I’ve had a couple clients recently who came to me with the issue of how to deal with negative reviews on Yelp. Yelp is such a powerful resource for consumers and can be a really great tool to build...
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1Password vs RoboForm
Remembering a different password for each site is an impossible task. If you use the same login credentials at most every site you are just asking for trouble that will eventually catch up to you. I...
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Panoramic Video: Kogeto vs GoPano
Neat stuff – 3 options for little gadgets that attach to your iPhone and allow you to shoot 360 degree videos. goPano I see complains about fuzzy videos and an explanation that teaches alot about how...
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Apple Mail “Letterbox” update fix
Apple Mail disabled the amazing “Letterbox” plugin after the recent Mac OS10.6.8 update. Here’s a link to an easy fix. Letterbox is a plugin for Apple’s Mail.app that takes advantage of the full width...
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Tint for social mashups and connect pages
An interesting new option for a very visual way to ‘mash up’ any social feeds. http://www.tintup.com The video on the front page is pretty good at explaining what it is. Here’s a quick test I did just...
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How to remove a Google account from “Choose an account” page list
Here’s a quick tip on something very simple that I could not figure out for the longest time. One of those bugs that was somehow thought to be a feature at some point in the development process over...
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Google “local”“places” and “+”
It’s another Google riddle: What’s local yet keeps moving? I had a listing on Google “local” and then that became a Google “places” page and now it’s a “Google+” page. I’m sure they’ll change it again...
View ArticleFake reviews at Yelp, Amazon Books – authenticity engine details
An interesting new report from PBS NewsHour about fake reviews on Yelp and Bazaarvoice: They don’t mention the services that sell Facebook friends and other social media followers but that’s in the...
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Safari 7.1.4 Where is “Empty Cache”
Speaking of food metaphors…. an Apple moved the cheese. Trying to clear cache in Safari 7.1.4? It’s no longer under the “Safari” menu. Here’s how to clear the cache in the new Safari. Select...
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Comparing SEO Tracking Tools: free alternatives to AuthorityLabs
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine’s unpaid results. If your site is higher ranked on the SERP (search engine...
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Mac Sign software for plotters
I wanted to share my research about inexpensive sign cutting software for plotter for the Mac since it was not easy to find online. I’ve had a few plotters over the years (including USCutter and...
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PayPal Here vs Square for “swipes” and “chips”
Lots of options these days for Credit Card processing—you can see their pricing is virtually identical. PayPal used to have per-item fixed fees and that adds alot for small transactions but now they...
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A New Law to Protect Negative Yelp Reviews
Interesting development with Yelp — and other sites that allow public review. The “authenticity engine” and the consumer win again! Last week, Congress passed a law that will make it illegal for...
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Best third party Gravity Forms plugins
First make sure to review the mostly free plugins in the WordPress directory: wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=gravity+forms wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gravity-form Start with the list of free...
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