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Do you get nervous when you have to speak in front of an audience?

frank parker — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:43:28 +0000

Most of us get nervous when we have to speak in front of an audience. Here are some very helpful hints from Garr Renolds. Dealing with public speaking nerves. Be sure to follow Garr on Twitter. Do you have any helpful tips on speaking in Read more

Do you need help creating presentations? Learn from the best. Garr Renolds.

frank parker — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:21:31 +0000

Everyone needs to create presentations from time to time in business and in school. I found out about Garr Renolds on a Six Pixels of Seperation postcast by Mitch Joel� called Presentation Zen. Be sure to check out Garrs blog Read more

Do you need a pick-me-up in the morning? Watch this video.

frank parker — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:01:11 +0000

Need something besides coffee to "get you going" in the morning? This video should do the Read more

What do you think about the coming $50.00 limit on your debit card transactions?

frank parker — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:02:51 +0000

When you go grocery shopping now you will have to take out your credit card and pay Visa and Master Card fees. So who do you think is behind putting a limit of $50.00 on your debit card? They say they might start with a $100.00 limit and later lower Read more

Flag those important outlook emails so you don’t miss them.

frank parker — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:18:37 +0000

In a previous article� Regain control of your Outlook Inbox and your time we discussed how to automatically place certain emails in a folder to read later. This saves you time since these emails don't clog up/show up in� your inbox. In this article Read more

The Obscene Medicine Rip-off

frank — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:39:44 +0000

I came across something reading a fellow computer consultants blog. Thought I would pass it along. It is interesting. It's about why the cost of medicine is so high. by Dian Chapman, MVP, MOS � I was just about to put Read more

Egyptian man names his newborn daughter Facebook.

frank — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:27:36 +0000

Do ya think social media had any impact on the way things played out in Egypt? When Egyptians started spreading the news about a revolution via Twitter the Egyptian government shut Twitter down in that country. Along comes Google and puts an 800 Read more

Will you spend 5 minutes to Help Fight Childhood Cancer? Won’t cost you a cent. It’s simple. Here’s how:

frank — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:56:45 +0000

IBM is sponsoring a program called� "The World Community Grid". The concept behind the project is to use your unused computer time to help with research. I have been doing this for over 10 years. When your computer sits idle, and I leave mine on Read more

Google Adwords: How do Ad Auctions work?

frank — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:58:37 +0000

In order to get your Ad to appear on Google you have to pay so much each time someone clicks on your ad. The nice part is that you only pay if someone comes to your website. The tough part is that you are competing against other providers of your Read more

How to save time by setting up your own Shortcut Keys to your most often used programs.

frank — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:53:18 +0000

If I am working away and I want to bring up the calculator I hold down the Ctrl and ALT keys with my left hand and hit the C key with my right. Up pops the calculator. I don't have to click on Start and then Programs and try to remember where the Read more