According to Winnipeg Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press will not publish a printed edition on Tuesday.

Free Press unionized workers left their jobs on Monday in a legal strike.

Free Press management is continuing to negotiate with the union representing workers, whose collective agreement expired two weeks ago. A further meeting with a conciliator has been set for Tuesday morning.

We hope to reach a new agreement soon.

At this time all subscriptions will be put on hold. No subscribers will be charged for missed papers.

We will continue to publish a full menu of local, national and international news on our website, www.winnipegfreepress.com, including live coverage of the federal election on Tuesday night.

We will also continue to publish new obituaries on www.passagesmb.com, as well as continue to operate all other websites.

I would like to apologize to Free Press readers, advertisers and all of our customers and suppliers for this interruption of service.

We will return to your doorstep as soon as possible.

Bob Cox
Publisher
Winnipeg Free Press

Great! Thanks for mentioning this on THANKSGIVING. We are sooooooooooo thankful for that.

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You know .. it was cool when you were asked by your browser to “Remember?” the login and a cookie was saved on my computer and the next time you went to the site - all the login information was actually remembered.

But lately … it seems that my Zone Alarm is deleting my computer’s cookies or, certain sites are starting to detect that I am accessing it from two different computers (my desktop and my laptop) and keeps requesting me to login from scratch - the biggest is all my blogs that are on version 2.6 it would seem.

I’ve always been concerned about having my passwords and usernames on a file on my computer .. I use AZZCardfile.com for this, and all my contacts and phone numbers and notes etc. So, if I’m going to be using my laptop, I have to always copy this cardex system over to the ‘net, and download it with my laptop so I can use the latest version.

But - deleting your text file isn’t good enough … because you are still vulnerable if someone steals your computer. If you are using Firefox, all of your passwords and login userid’s are, by default, visible to anybody who looks. Click the image for a closer view. But, you should consider doing this if you are using Firefox

* From the top menu .. go to TOOLS
* Select menu topic .. OPTIONS
* Click tab … SECURITY
* In the password section .. either UNTICK the “Remember Passwords” for this site, or TICK the “Use Master Password” Option.

If you are remembering passwords, but not using a master password, all people have to do is click “Saved Passwords” and see everything - go ahead and try that!

So I’ve Been Looking To Securely Store My Passwords and Logins Online

I’ve been asking people in forums, searching the internet, trying many sites and even downloaded software trying to find the best solution for me. I won’t mention any of what I tried, because I didn’t like it. However, there was one that I kind of liked, and tested it out for at least a month now, and seem to like it. It’s called Clipperz. I consider it to be one step closer for me “living in the cloud“.

From their website:

* protect your passwords - Clipperz is a free and anonymous online password manager. Local encryption within the browser guarantees that no one except you can read your data. Nothing to install

* one-click login - Tired of entering your credentials in countless online forms? Enjoy the convenience of Clipperz “direct logins” and access web services with just one click.

* got PINs, CVVs, IDs, SSNs? - Clipperz is not just a password manager, it’s a personal online vault for any kind of sensitive data, from burglar alarm codes to confidential notes

* online and offline - Traveling a lot? Hiccups on your DSL line? Afraid of Clipperz downtimes? Relax: with Clipperz offline version your precious and confidential data are always at hand!

Here’s How I Use Clipperz To My Benefit

What I like about Clipperz is the option to have a one click entry into the various sites that I rarely use. I’ve got many usernames (although usually 4 variations) and I’ve got many passwords (although just a handful of variations) and I don’t have to worry about the ones that I normally access everyday more than once, like some of my popular blogs, some forum hangouts, etc. … BECAUSE I KNOW THESE PASSWORDS AND LOGINS OFF BY “HART” ALREADY! But, it’s quite useful for the sites that I don’t visit for longer periods of times when my ZoneAlarm clears my cookies etc. I’ve taken a few screenshots to show you what I mean and how to set something up for yourself.

Step One: Register And Create A New Account

Like any other site, you still need to create a username and password or “passphrase” as they call it. Once you create a passphrase - you have to remember it for always, because there is NO ‘forget password click here’ button to help you. For my purposes, I’ve been using many variations of passwords that I can always remember, and mashed it up into (believe it or not) a 28-character passphrase. Passphrases can be passwords, or it can even be a sentence, with spaces, or title of your favorite book or something that is easy to remember, by you - and not easy to crack - by others.

Step Two: Login

When you first log into the site with your username and passphrase, you are greeted with a warning when the last time you were logged in. I dunno, that type of stuff is interesting to me. I seem to be going there at least once a week, but definitely not everyday - as I suspected, because I’ve only been setting up accounts and logins that I do not normally access every day or two.

Step Three: Add A Bookmarklet To Your Bookmarks

I mentioned before that I have been synchronizing my bookmarks on the ‘net, and I have two links to Clipperz. The first is the link to the login screen, and the second is a “Bookmarklet” script that lets you “ADD TO CLIPPERZ” certain login information that is on the screen.

In the TOOLS section of Clipperz, by the way - where there is also a password generator inside ..

In the same section, is where you find the Bookmarklet instructions ..

Step Four: Go To A Site To Login and “Add To Clipperz”

Here’s the nice part of clipperz. When you go to the login screen of any site, enter your username and password. You can UNTICK the “remember me” box, but don’t login yet. This is where you take your Bookmarklet link and “ADD TO CLIPPERZ”. What will happen is that a javascript will create a popup little window with code inside it. Generally, before I do this - I would be logged into my clipperz account in another tabbed window. I copy the code from the popup, and then go into Clipperz.

Go to .. Add New Card … then Direct Login Screen .. PASTE the code .. and click CREATE.

Step Five: Simple Login

After you add these “direct logins” to your account, you get a list in the left corner of your direct logins like in the image below (which, was ‘borrowed’ from the Clipperz.com site and are not my actual login). All you have to do is click on the link and you are instantly logged into the site. Bada-Bada-Bing.

If you will note the center column “CARDS” .. that is just a repeat of all your direct logins, PLUS any new cards and logins and passwords that you can add at any time. These could be….

* Other online Web Passwords
* Bank information
* Credit card information
* Address book entries
* Custom entries, say if you want to keep track of insurance policy information

Honestly, I have a few custom entries created but nothing else but online web passwords at this moment. I do trust the site and might convert over the winter however

Other Clipperz Things Of Note

* They have this added feature, “One Time Passphrases”. This is handy because you can create a series of one-time only passwords for your account. This would be if you were at a public terminal, or showing your friends or family the account and some prying eyes are watching you log in with your passphrase (good for internet cafes that might also have cameras installed). You just log in with these one-time passphrase and if anybody ever tries to log in with that password, it will fail.

* There is an offline version that you can dump your encrypted data from Clipperz servers to your hard disk and create a read-only offline version of Clipperz to be used when you are not connected to the Internet.

The Clipperz Blog

There is a blog and apparently the developers are looking for a job to help finance the long-term upkeep of this venture. Feel free to donate to them, if you become a user! I’m sure they would appreciate it. Maybe you are an investor .. I’m sure they would like that too Here’s a promo slideshow they had on the Clipperz Blog that will tell you a little more about Clipperz, that I might have forgotten.

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By the way - in case you are wondering what I mean by “bookmarks on my top toolbar” .. I mean that I have added the “Bookmarks Toolbar” firefox extension to my browser, and instead of the long list of bookmarks from the top menu (or favorites) that we are accustomed to … I have pretty much the “quick jump” links to all my sites that I repeatedly go to every day. Consider it like pinning your favorite sites to your START/Start Menu - except instead, it’s all the favorite sites!

For myself, I have about 30 sites in my top bookmark toolbar, although about 15 are visible and the rest or sort of hidden on that >> in the far right side of the toolbar.

Well .. I’ve been using Foxmarks - a firefox extension addon - for about two weeks now and am quite pleased. Everytime one of my computers updates or adds a new bookmark to my top toolbar … it saves it over under my account at Foxmarks. I have the synchronization feature on so, when I turn on my laptop computer, it automatically checks for new bookmarks, and melds the two together. It’s probably the single reason my top toolbar has expanded from 15 to 30! I rarely save any bookmarks the old fashioned way anymore!

But - Here’s The Nice Part

With Internet Explorer 8 beta being released (I’ve always been an IE type of guy) and even that Google Chrome beta browser being released (I’m an ever increasing fan of Google applications now) .. I find that just this synchronizing feature alone makes my online life easier. I know when I leave this desktop browser and save a new bookmark, perhaps to sign into a new affiliate program of mine .. when I go to my laptop - the bookmark is there.

Check it out! Either at the Foxmarks site or the Firefox addons site.

Foxmarks is a free add-on for your Firefox browser that syncs your bookmarks across multiple computers and more.

Yup. I stopped using del.ici.ous or delicious.com whatever it is now - long ago .. I was thinking of resurrecting a cleaner list with a new account, but I don’t see any reason to do that - ever again.

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ToodleDo.com

For $29.95 per year, I’ve upgraded to the “Pro Plus” subscription, in order to keep completed tasks “forever” and just in case .. 1GIG of storage space … and a whole bunch of other features .. but, honestly .. I prefer to just delete the tasks when I’ve completed them, and i probably could have just survived with the FREE version. I really thought I would need the less “Pro” subscription - just so I can use sub-tasks - but, it turns out that I can easily get buy without them. So, after the year’s up with my Pro-Plus subscription I will just let this lapse and continue to use the free version.

I’ve tried about 25 different ways to sort and keep track of my ToDo lists .. based on tasks, tags, dates, clients, deadlines, and more - but, I think I have finally found the best way to keep track of my workload - as I need it. I maintain the list at “Folder” view, which describes the major tasks that I need to take care of, and find that I only need 7 major categories:

* Year Ends (client’s year end financial statement preparation and all Y/E related)
* Monthly (client’s monthly bookkeeping, and financial statement preparation)
* Income Tax (personal income tax, TX19’s, elections to do, etc)
* Household (things to do around the house and basement)
* Bills Bills (accounts payable and upcoming due dates on my bills to pay)
* Meetings (to keep track of appointments .. maybe birthdays too)
* Online (blogging ToDo list with my HART-Empire Network

Adding a task is quite simple .. I put the whole description in the name - e.g. Client Corporation Ltd. June 2008 Y/E - because if you have a lot of things outstanding to do, it’s nice to see the summary list. Also, when I have the same client and multiple months to do .. it’s easier to identify in the short summary list - e.g. Client Corporation Ltd. July 2008 Month. For the notes, I’ve been leaving that blank, or adding commentary when I actually COMMIT myself to a completion date .. I seem to be getting lost in the details and the dates at times, so I note to myself when the client is expecting the work in that section.

The Best Part Of Using Toodledo!

What I like best is … no Memory sticks to carry! No backups to make! I can go from my desktop to my spare computer to my laptop and back and when a task is ready .. i cross it off the most recent version of my To Do list. Of course, I can always recreate most of my To Do list anytime because I keep each task in a separate plastic sling and then drop that slink into an box labelled “To Do” .. but just out of precaution .. when I have more than 25 items on my to list .. I print it out and thumbtack it on my pegboard next to my computer.

* Toodledo - Check it out!

(PS: the above link is a referral link - I make NO money, but if you sign up for a free account, and eventually decide to upgrade to a Pro-Plus subscription, and there are 3 of you .. then, they might add extra months to MY subscription, that will help me last longer before it stops and becomes a free subscription version~! if you prefer NOT to click the referral link .. click this instead .. toodledo.com )

Added Benefits - Many ways to connect

If I’m at a computer, I can TWEET myself a message and it will be added to my todo list. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to think of any useful way for this to be useful for me - as I have a bookmark link right on my toolbar that jumps to my Toodledo - so, I can add a new task anytime. I was thinking that if I ever tie in my Twitter account with a cell phone, I could add items to my todo list when a computer ISN’T around. Could be useful! There are other online/useful “Connections” that you can do with Toodledo .. and if any of these programs means something to you - you should check them out as well..

* Twitter
* TSheets
* Jott
* Google Calendar
* Google Homepage
* Netvibes / Pageflakes
* Apple Dashboard
* Firefox Addon (I’ve added this, but don’t use it)
* iPhone / iPod touch
* RSS Subscriptions
* iCal Subscription
* SMS/Email Reminders (I send mine to my Gmail account everyday incase I just “X” out my todo list)
* Mobile Phone
* Developer’s API

If you want to read more about Toodledo … here’s an interesting blurb, and then you can click the link and check out a few articles on their site.

Organization

One of the most important reasons for keeping a to-do list is the organization. Organizing your tasks with a list can make everything much more manageable and make you feel grounded. Seeing a clear outline of your completed and uncompleted tasks will help you feel organized and stay mentally focused.

As you cross items off your to-do list, you’ll feel a sense of progress and accomplishment that can be missed when rushing from one activity to the next. The affirmation that you are making progress will help motivate you to keep moving forward rather than feeling overwhelmed.

Source: www.toodledo.com/info/whyuse.php

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CHECK IT OUT - AND SEE ME OVER THERE!

You can see me in the private forum area, as I have signed up for this course and hope to learn much and gain many new perspectives, networking friendships and even opportunities for expansion of both my skillset and my HART-Empire Network. I’m .. PetLvr .. in the forums! Don’t forget to say hi! I normally wouldn’t recommend things like this - so I can keep all this knowledge to myself - but, this is just too good NOT to pass along! Also - I do not make any commissions from this recommendations .. so you know I’m not just making this up.

UPDATE:

OOPS! Apparently I am an affiliate, so .. uh .. if you do want to sign up and appreciate me for letting you know about this, click this link instead .. Authority Blogger

(I’ve left the non-affiliated links alone but remember - I’ll see ya in there :D)

If you are serious in taking your online business to the next level - click the links below, and do your homework. This is not for everybody. For instance:

* Not everybody wants to get noticed and influence their industy
* Not everybody wants to attract real prospects to their online business
* Not everybody wants to build up their profile and gain industry fame with their business and blog
* Not everybody wants to keep audiences from coming back day after day buying products or services from them without sleazy sales tactics

Ask yourself a question … Given the niche or industry you are in - if someone is looking for a specific service, consultation or product - where do these people go? Wouldn’t it be nice if they went to see you?

What is the Authority Blogger Course?

The Authority Blogger Course is an online course designed to teach you how to use blogging to build an engaged, loyal audience, industry profile, more respect, and trust. You will learn everything from growing a popular and effective blog, through to creating and selling your own products and services.

Who is Chris Garrett?

Chris Garrett is a professional blogger, internet marketing consultant, new media industry commentator, writer, coach, speaker, trainer and web geek.

SOURCE: ChrisG.com

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News Release

Ottawa, Ontario, September 4, 2008… The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Revenue, today unveiled a new state-of-the-art tool to target the market of contraband and counterfeit tobacco in Canada.

“Our Government takes the issues of tobacco contraband and counterfeit very seriously,” said Minister O’Connor. “While the new tobacco stamp will not single-handedly resolve all those issues, it is a key element in the government’s overall strategy to combat this illicit activity. We are all working together as a government to deliver on our commitment to keep our communities safe and secure.”

“Illicit cigarette manufacturing and sales represent a significant threat to the safety and security of our communities and to our economy,” said the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety. “Trafficking in contraband tobacco fuels other illegal activities by organized crime, such as drug trafficking and gun smuggling. The new tobacco stamp will strengthen the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to prevent the production and distribution of illicit tobacco.”

As part of its Tobacco Compliance Strategy, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently contracted the joint venture of Canadian Bank Note Company and SICPA Product Security SA to design, produce, and distribute a new excise duty stamp for tobacco products. This sophisticated identifier contains a number of overt and covert security features, much like those found on Canadian currency, which, once fully implemented, will allow authorities to more easily identify legitimate tobacco products and detect counterfeit or contraband products.

The CRA works with a number of other government departments such as the Canada Border Services Agency, as well as with federal and provincial enforcement agencies, to ensure that Canada’s tobacco laws are applied effectively. The new excise duty stamp for tobacco products will add another important tool to strengthen the Agency’s and its partners’ efforts to fight contraband tobacco in Canada.

For more information about the new excise duty stamping regime for tobacco products, see the attached backgrounder.

SOURCE: CRA Newsroom

BACKGROUNDER New Excise Stamping Regime for Tobacco Products

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News Release

Ottawa, Ontario, September 3, 2008… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations. These rates are calculated quarterly in accordance with applicable legislation and will be in effect from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Income tax

* The interest rate charged on overdue taxes, Canada Pension Plan contributions, and Employment Insurance Premiums will be 7%.
* The interest rate paid on overpayments will be 5%.
* The interest rate used to calculate taxable benefits for employees and shareholders from interest-free and low-interest loans will be 3%.

Other taxes

The interest rate on overdue and overpaid remittances for the following taxes will be:

Tax and Duty	Overdue remittances	Overpaid remittances
Goods and Services Tax	7%	5%
Harmonized Sales Tax	7%	5%
Air Travellers Security Charge	7%	5%
Excise Tax (non GST)	7%	5%
Excise Duty (except Brewer Licensees)	7%	5%
Excise Duty (Brewer Licensees)	5%	N/A
Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge	7%	5%

For information on the prescribed interest rates of other calendar quarters, go to the www.cra.gc.ca/interestrates Web page.

SOURCE: CRA Newsroom

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News Release

Ottawa, Ontario, September 3, 2008… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has revoked the status of the Canadian Amateur Football Association (CAFA) as a registered Canadian amateur athletic association, effective August 30, 2008. The following notice was published in the Canada Gazette:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to […] 168(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act, that I propose to revoke the registration of the organization listed below under 168(2) of the Income Tax Act and that the revocation of registration is effective on the date of publication of this notice.

According to paragraph 168(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act, the Minister may revoke the registration of a registered charity or a registered Canadian amateur athletic association (RCAAA) where it “issues a receipt for a gift or donation otherwise than in accordance with this Act and the regulations or that contains false information.”

RCAAAs are non-profit organizations that were established for the primary purpose of promoting amateur athletics in Canada on a nationwide basis. These organizations are registered as such under the Income Tax Act and have the authority to issue official donation receipts for income tax purposes.

An RCAAA whose registered status has been revoked can no longer issue official donation receipts for income tax purposes and is no longer a qualified donee under the Income Tax Act.

RCAAAs and registered charities perform valuable work in our communities, and Canadians support this work in many ways. The CRA regulates RCAAAs and registered charities through the Income Tax Act and is committed to ensuring that they operate in compliance with the law. When an RCAAA is found not to comply with its legal obligations, the CRA may revoke its registered status under the Income Tax Act.

SOURCE: CRA Newsroom

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News Release:

Ottawa, Ontario, August 29, 2008… The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Revenue today announced a $20 million investment over the next four years to combat contraband tobacco and its damaging effects on the health of Canadians.

“Today the Government of Canada is announcing an investment of $20 million to combat contraband tobacco and to reduce the amount of tobacco that Canadians consume,” said Minister O’Connor. “Contraband tobacco negatively affects all Canadians and our Government is determined to fight the problem.”

This important investment will help in two key areas: strengthening tobacco control; and advancing initiatives aimed at reducing the availability of illegal tobacco products and the consumption of tobacco in Canada.

Taxing tobacco products at a high level is an important element of the governments’ health strategy to discourage smoking among Canadians. Smuggling and the contraband tobacco trade undermine this strategy. Enhancements to tobacco tax compliance and enforcement programs will ensure that the Government is meeting these goals with effective tax, regulatory and control measures.

On July 31, 2008, the Government of Canada joined with all provinces in a landmark settlement concerning tobacco smuggling. Two of Canada’s largest tobacco manufacturers, Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., admitted involvement in “aiding persons to sell or be in possession of tobacco products manufactured in Canada that were not packaged and were not stamped in conformity with the Excise Act and its amendments and the ministerial regulations,” between 1989 and 1994.

The settlement addresses a long standing issue and allows the federal government to focus efforts on tobacco compliance and control issues facing Canada today.

SOURCE: CRA Newsroom

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First Of All …

I must admit, Google’s spam control is pretty good, although not perfect. I also used my Spam control for automated posts that come in, that are NOT spam, but I didn’t want to see in my InBox. I must admit, as well, when I marked these unwanted emails (Report Spam) .. they pretty much stayed in the spam section! I didn’t have to worry about seeing them again. And, if that’s not interesting enough .. every day I would review the last 100 spam emails, and only had to unmark only about 20 emails (Not Spam) in about 2000 emails that were reviewed. And, after looking at the figures below, you ‘ll see why I say this - if you have sent me an email and it accidentally got routed to my Spam section in Gmail .. and you haven’t heard a response back yet - email me again please!

From July 28th to August 22nd .. the following is a 26 day period while I was on vacation, and up to midnight last night.

My InBox

During the 26 days of my GMail experiment, I received 1822 emails in my INBOX that was not spam, and each email required a direct response by me. This averages to be 70 actual legitimate emails per day.

My Spam Box

During the same 26 days of my GMail experiment, I received 36,231 Spam emails in my SPAMBOX. That averages out to 1,394 emails per day. This would seem to confirm that I really do receive (1,394 + 70 = 1,464) over 1400 emails per day!

My Conclusions About Using GMail

I don’t have to be a rocket scientist to discover the benefits of “living in the cloud” and I have personally experienced a revelation. I have decided to permanently use GMAIL as my email client of choice. When you reach a level as I have, and receive over 1,400 emails a day .. I have to continually check for new emails, and before - my Eudora was checking emails every 10 minutes.

The problem with doing this, was that every day - I mean EVERY day - I would get that white screen at least 4-5 times a day and had to continually reboot my computer, which is time lost. If I didn’t have my email checking every 10 minutes, all I needed was someone to forward me a .WAV or .MP3 file and then it would take forever to download the emails once in a day.

Case in Point: On July 27th, I went into all of my cPanel accounts, and FORWARDED my email to my GMail account. Unfortunately, for me … I didn’t realize at the time that all it does is forward a COPY! When I came back on August 13th, there was still about 27,000 emails to download in my Eudora. I have been unable to effectively download ANY of my emails, without getting the white screen, and as such - everything I have been keeping for the last 5 years online with Eudora - is lost. For prosperity, I have placed a few copies on a several memory sticks and placed them in my drawer, hoping that on my next computer purchase - with mega memory and no other crap on it .. I can reload it and try to recover - if I really needed to.

But… since August 14th, since I’ve been home and working on the computer all day (and all night :D) … using only GMail has saved a tremendous amount of resources on my computer. I have been using Firefox 3 more and more these days, and it’s a memory hog and may crash my system - especially with Eudora. My computer has not crashed once. I like that!

GMAIL: How I Use It

I thought that I would mention, that I am using Gmail to send emails from my other addresses, so you probably won’t even know I am using GMail (Google mail/settings/accounts to do that). I always have my Google Talk open, and when I see a lot of new mails, I check my mail. For stuff that I should be taking care of, I immediately “STAR” these emails, then mark everything as read. Generally, a few times each day I will click the Starred link in the left sidebar and clear the starred emails in my InBox (mostly the ones requesting social intervention, voting, etc, or ones I need to respond to). So far .. so good.

What is “Living in the Cloud”?

I’ve been trying to do this for the past few years now, but have really only heard this term in the recent months. I believe there has been speeches at Podcast and other famous blogging conventions that has happened in 2008, but I will not point any fingers to who first coined that phrase.

Basically, “living in the cloud” … is an online concept … where you are able to walk up to ANY COMPUTER ANYWHERE WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION .. be productive … but also access all of your data! You are probably living a little in the cloud, like me .. and like a lot of people. Do you store digital pictures on Flickr? Do you listen to internet radio?

Currently, if you didn’t know - I’ve got a lot of blogs. What you probably didn’t know - for sure - is that I also have several GMail accounts! Currently, I am backing up every blog of mine .. every day .. and emailing the backup to one of my GMail accounts. GMail is giving me 7GIGS per account, and I’m using GMail as my own personal online data storage center!

Paul Stamatiou examines How To: Live The Cloud Life and it’s a great insight for me to realize, that I CANNOT live the cloud life that I desire. Currently, with my DSL connection, I am downloading at about 5mp/s and uploading about 1mp/s but, I think you need more of a T1 connection! In Paul’s example, he is uploading over 25mp/s. I have over 3500 .mp3’s alone, and it would be very costly to upload this to the ‘net.

My Next Step?

I am happy to say, that I have decided to switch my TODO list - to an online program “in the cloud”. While I was at the cottage on vacation, I maintained, developed and kept an upto date ToDo List on my laptop with Vista. Unfortunately, that program somehow doesn’t work on my desktop XP because, well - someone I had either some trial version on this computer, or maybe even a “cracked” version and well, it didn’t work.

I am now using Toodledo program as my online ToDo list - and, although it’s free .. I immediately upgraded to the Pro-Plus version ($29.95 USD). If you click on this link, I do not make commissions but, it is a referral link. They will keep track of any of you who decide to try it - and likes it - and upgrades to the Pro Account ($14.95) or the Pro-Plus account as a referral for me. And, if you do - for every 3 people that upgrade .. I might earn a month extended subscription for each of you! If you feel you do not want to support me, just do a search for “toodledo” and I won’t get any benefit from that.

I wanted to upgrade to the Pro account, because it retains the completion of tasks up to 2 years .. and the Pro-Plus upgrades that to “forever” plus, you have the ability to upload files up to 1GB of storage. I thought I would upload a few ZIPPED installed programs that I might need to download and use locally at clients in the future. Previously, I was just uploading to a secret folder on one of my domains.

Also - I can even create new TODO tasks by sending a “tweet” with my twitter account! How cool is that? If you don’t need any online storage or a reason to retain history of completed tasks .. it’s quite the utility with a great price - $FREE

Toodledo.com is an easy to use, web-based to-do list. Keeping track of all your tasks will help you avoid disorganization, stay motivated and be more productive. Check it out.

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