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New SmartSheet Beta Features and a Great Deal

16-Sep-08

I recently got a tip that Smartsheet Beta has some new features and has a real bargain for people who are using the new version of their service.
The new features include the ability to view cell history, live web links, and multi-column sort. The first 2 features have real practical applications for me. The [...]

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Must Haves for the Home Computer Shop

02-Sep-08

If you are thinking about setting up a computer shop in your home, here are some things that will make your life easier without having to upgrade your home to one with more rooms.

Work bench: It doesn’t necessarily have to be a work bench, it can be your desk. You just need a place [...]

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Weighing Affordable CRM Alternatives for Mobile

25-Aug-08

Lately, I’ve been in the “market” for an affordable CRM that I can use with my mobile phone. I find my choices to be Zoho CRM and Highrise. If you are not familiar, a Customer Relationship Manager is a software solution that lets you keep all your client information in one place so you can [...]

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Jott is Out of Beta

21-Aug-08

One of my favorite web services is finally out of Beta. Jott recently announced that they will go into full gear. For some of us moochers, this is a bit of a bummer; who wouldn’t like such an awesome free service. Now, I’m going to evaluate the free version and try out the subscriptions to [...]

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New Smartsheet BETA Improves on Something Good

06-Aug-08

Smartsheet has gone and improved on something that was already good; they have opened up a new Beta version. Though it is still in development, it promises to be better than the original. Earlier this year, I started using SmartSheet as a way to keep track of projects on which I was working. I found [...]

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Microsoft OneCare Interferes With VPN

05-Aug-08

Yesterday, I was messing around trying to get my VPN connection to work going. I’ve had trouble doing it and figured maybe I had the settings wrong. It turns out that Microsoft OneCare has a built-in firewall that blocks outgoing traffic as well. I had turned off the Windows Firewall, so had no reason to [...]

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