Posts in Business

How To Handle a Million Tasks Every Day

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

No single human being can carry out one million substantial tasks daily, but it can certainly feel like there are a million things not getting done each day. After years of trying every complex approach in the book (okay, not every one, but quite a few), I use a dead simple tool for handling my daily tasks. The notepad.

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10 Ways to Survive the Recession

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Many business owners and entrepreneurs like myself are probably feeling the harsh economy here in the US. Many businesses have been laying workers off, cutting costs at all costs, and seeking dreaded lines of credit just to weather the storm.

I’ve seen many business news clips, blogs and articles lately that offer advice on keeping your business alive during tough times. There is some good advice and some bad advice, and some advice that’s just a waste of time. I decided to try and boil down the top ten recession survival techniques in my book right now.

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Tips for Naming Your Business, Product or Service

Monday, October 10th, 2005

Anyone who has ever registered a domain, named a product or business, or otherwise had to come up with a suitable, catchy name for something, knows how hard it can be to find a unique and catchy name.

Some names have almost nothing to do with the actual product or service they represent, and are just catchy. That’s fine, but I’m focusing on developing a name that inspires a specific image in a potential customers mind.

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Outlook 2002 Email Setup Guide

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

This guide explains how to configure a new IMAP email account in MS Outlook 2002.

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PHP Presentation at MaineWUG 2004

Monday, May 17th, 2004

This post contains slides and details of the PHP presentation I did for the MESDA Webmasters Group (MaineWUG) in May 2004.

Learn why PHP is one of the most popular web programming languages today. From evaluating the basics of a PHP web page to discussing multi-tier applications in PHP, we will cover topics of interest for both the beginner and the professional.

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