Tek Tips

Love your passwords

Stop Hating Your Passwords

Everyone loves to hate passwords. It seems like just about the time you can remember one, it is time to change it. Even some of the password tricks we use to cope with creating and using passwords are no match for today’s Internet villains (check out this article from Lifehacker). So, how do you keep…

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Amazon Prime

Free Shipping, Streaming & Books with Amazon Prime

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday looming large, I figured this was the perfect time to make sure that everyone knows about Amazon Prime. What started out as a way to just get free two-day shipping for most items on Amazon has grown into a membership that provides free shipping plus instant access to select…

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Find email

Quickly find all emails from a sender in Gmail

Did you know there’s an alternative in Gmail to sorting by sender? Obviously, Gmail doesn’t do that (sorry Outlook fans). If you are looking for all emails from a specific sender, here’s a FAST way to get that done: Google Does Search Best An awesome thing about Gmail is its super-duper search capabilities. However, it…

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Inbox CRM - Streak

Track Customers and Sales in Gmail

Ah email, it becomes the default place for everything – the to-do list, customer tracking, event information and so so, so much more. Obviously your Inbox is not the ideal place for trying to manage customers, that is why CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software was invented. However, Streak is just the glue to bring CRM-level tracking…

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Gmail Labs

Make Gmail Even More Full-Featured With Labs

If you are a regular Gmail user you are probably already familiar with Labs. Per Google, “Labs is a testing ground for experimental features.” For you, Labs is a way to further customize your Gmail experience and can be very handy – especially for those who have favorite features of other email programs (I’m talking to…

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Magic contacts

Automagically Add Contacts in Gmail & Outlook.com

The truth is, I’m lazy. I admit it. Putting people in my contact list isn’t hard, and yet I want it to happen without me doing anything. Luckily, I found Writethat.Name; a service that connects to your Gmail or Outlook.com (the service formerly known as Hotmail) account and checks email signatures of your messages. When…

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Smartphone as PC Remote

Wireless mouse & keyboard – just use your phone

Smartphones (and tablets) can do just about anything, including substituting as a mouse and keyboard for your computer – which can be handy if your computer is connected to a TV for watching movies. Logitech Touch Mouse does the job for free. Just install the “server” software on your PC or Mac (that’s right, works…

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Moo Facebook cards

Stunning Business Cards – Just Moo!

I hate boring business cards, but not as much as I hate paying a lot for them.  I’m loving the options and service from Moo – quantities starting at 50 cards and prices at $20. You can quickly make cards from your Facebook page and print a different image on each of your cards (and you can…

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