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Keynote by Tranglos Software is a great open source tool that I use all the time. I split my text editing chores between Evernote and Keynote equally I would say. It’s always accessible with a single keypress, even if you work in another application - which I like. Keynote can be used with any […]

ThinkFree Office 3 Show, iPod Edition uses the iPod as a USB hard disk. A separate “Export to iPod” menu in ThinkFree Office 3 Show, iPod Edition converts slides to JPEG format and uses Apple’s iTunes software to move the slide images to photo database on the iPod. These JPEG images are used for viewing […]

iFolder is an open source solution that allows people to easily share folders of files of any type with other users, whether they use the same or different operating systems. Thus, Linux, Windows and MacIntosh users can all use iFolder and share folders. More specifically: Novell’s Linux Desktop distribution/SUSE Linux 10.0 OSS/Ubunutu, Windows XP and […]

TracksLife DB is an easy-to-use, no technical skills needed application to create customized “tracks” or simple databases for just about anything that needs…well…tracking.

“Keep track of almost anything with Tracks — databases that combine columns of money, numbers, words, paragraphs and yes/no’s.”

Here are some samples of what people are using this Web 2.0 database application […]

The blog “WriteAboutUs” has an interesting roundup entitled: “Survival Guide - 100 Must Know Sites“… Most of them you already know, but it’s nice compilation none-the-less - but here are 5 new ones I checked out that I liked:
Diigo - Social Annotation
Valuable Content - A free article […]

As regular readers here know - I am a huge fan of RSS and it’s possibilities for small business. Last October a Yahoo! study reported that 27% of Internet users consume RSS content on personalized start pages such as My Yahoo!, My MSN, and Google’s Personalized Start Page. I don’t know for a fact, […]

I use this service on the road all the time. In fact, I think it’s made me a little lazy in that I dont want to write things down much anymore… but in a pinch, it can really save you.

ScanR lets you take one or more snapshots with your cellphone and send them via SMS […]

Stikkit (currently in Beta) is a Web 2.0 Sticky Note that integrates ToDos, calendaring, bookmarks, tags, and more…

Stikkit can even send you reminders via email or a SMS text message to your mobile phone. it also tracks history: every comment, change, tag, or share request gets recorded in the history, so you always know who […]

Here are this week’s link roundup for small business:

The Polling Report is a great place to get a pulse on society. Maybe you can spot some trends or investigate how people may feel about your latest service/product. It is heavily focused on politics but other topics like internet and American life is included as well.
Need […]

Every website or online store has a requirement for one or more HTML forms. Even if the only purpose is to collect data from visitors and/or interested parties. In the “old days” this meant you had to either develop the form yourself or outsource it to Rent-A-Coder or other site. Creating the form wasn’t even […]

You can get a free beta copy of Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007. There have been mixed reviews of this software, and I still haven’t gotten a chance to give it a whirl myself - but I though I would post it in case the link went away.

This is obviously Microsoft’s foray into Intuit’s […]

Trumba
If your business relies on scheduling, managing, and promoting events - then take a look at Trumba Active Calendar Services. Right off the bat I want to say that after the 30-day free trial, the cost is $99.95/month. So what do you get for that money? Increasing attendance at your events requires an […]

Although I am not a ‘get rich quick online’ proponent, I know that there are many small business that rely solely or in large part on the internet to do business. I find it inspiring to read about how others did it and the issues that they had to overcome to get it done. Therefore, […]

I didn’t plan on this becoming a week of posts about phone services, but…
In continuation of “Nothing but Phone Service” week here is another post:

iCall is a PC-based VoIP application. Like Skype it is currently Free for US calls. Unlike Skype, inbound calls are also Free. You can call any US-phone for Free […]

Since this week has shaped up to be about phone services for business - here is another entry:

TossableDigits - the phone number that is meant to be thrown away! Yes in the ever expanding consumerist society where everything is disposable - here is a concept that useful and environmentally safe.

You sign up for free […]

Grand Central will give you a Free lifetime phone number that will consolidate all your other phone numbers. When someone dials in to your GC phone number, it will dial any or all of the other numbers that you supplied in your setup: work, cell, Skype, friend’s house, etc. Now you can have one number […]

Do you have an urgent message you need to get to your employees? Change of date? Snow day? Emergency? Phone chains don’t always work - it takes time to make all those phone calls. Can you call hundreds or thousand of people in a few minutes?

Check out Call ‘em All

Call ‘em All is a […]

These email campaign services typically include the following features:
Create Email Campaigns using Templates
Build and track email lists
Track email campaign results
Anti-SPAM technology

Constant Contact

Constant Contact states that it works with all major ISPs to ensure proper delivery (i.e., we’re not […]

A friend and I were shopping in a book store recently and we got on the discussion of “If you could give your kids up to 10 books that you knew would change their life, what would you pick?” Since this was hypothetical, we set aside the question of how to get them to put […]