Going On Vacation in a Wired World

Posted 04.20.2009 in Good Reads/Tips, Technology, Time Management

Getting out of the office and on vacation is one of the of the hardest things to do when you work for yourself. Technology, great as it is, always seems to have a hold on us.  Fortunately, we can use technology to fight technology allowing you to actually enjoy that vacation you’ve earned.  Following you’ll [...]

Links in Advertising

Posted 01.22.2009 in Marketing, Technology

I just got done speaking with a client about website statistics and we made a startling discovery about lawyers.com.  This client, like many law firms, is paying to have a prominent and complete directory listing on the Martindale Hubble website lawyers.com.  The reason we were looking at statistics was to figure out how much traffic [...]

Tips for e-mail sanity

Posted 04.10.2006 in Technology, Time Management

There is a growing movement of good people out there called “Life Hackers.” Life hacks are tips and ideas to improve efficiency and get things off your mind, they generally have a technology slant. Some of the best commentary and thoughts on this topic can be found on www.43folders.com.
A few of the tips I’ve [...]

Voice over IP (VOIP) Telephone Security Concerns

Posted 04.03.2006 in Technology

VOIP is destined to be the “way of the future” for telephone communications. With the catchy Vonage commercials, rapid growth of Skype, cable companies pushing “digital phone”, and business phone vendors pushing this latest technology we’ve probably all heard of VOIP.
The following links are interesting articles on VOIP technology, what it is, and [...]

Blackberry Thumb | Brain Numb

Posted 03.15.2006 in Technology, Time Management

In 1999 I unpacked my very first Blackberry wireless e-mail device and was elated. I could now receive e-mail anywhere, instantly. Better than that I could easily respond to messages and completely conceal the fact that I was not dutifully sitting in front of my computer just waiting for new messages. The Blackberry [...]

Creating a strong password system

Posted 02.04.2006 in Good Reads/Tips, Technology

We all know that we have too many passwords. Between pin numbers, e-mail, online shopping, voicemail, company networks, home security and various memberships the number of passwords we have to remember is staggering. I personally counted 38 activities that require passwords on a regular basis, as in at least once a week. Sometimes [...]