Tech Tips

Learn all about the tools you can use to make your business run in tip-top shape, from how to keep a briefcase in your pocket to the latest in web-browsing tools.

Seven Steps to Keeping Your Computer in Top Shape
Rachael Friedman
These steps may save you thousands in repair costs and downtime—and help you avoid a techno-headache.

Seven Easy Ways to Avoid an Email Meltdown
Karin Price Mueller
Don't let haste, artistic bent or lack of protocol sabotage your email missives.

Time-Saving Tools
Maggie Leyes
Check out these three gadgets, which just may free up a bit of your day.

Make a Wish
Helen Thompson
They’ll know what to get and you’ll know what to give by using online “wish list” tools.

Cheaper, Easier, Better
Maggie Leyes
... a you-can-never-lose-it golf ball, a stylish VoIP phone and other gadgety marvels.

Before You Hit Send
By Karen Leland and Keith Bailey
Email can present a huge potential for misunderstanding and misinterpretation. These seven tips will help you use it wisely.

Un-Furl the Power of the Web
By Kip Gregory
This free web tool lets you easily save and share information from the Internet.

Blog Your Way to Better Clients
Jennifer McCay
You don’t need a web guru to use this online marketing tool. Here are five reasons to give it a try.

Feed Me, Seymour …
Helen Thompson
It’s really simple to get updated news headlines—including industry news—on your computer through RSS feeds.

Meet George Jetson …
Maggie Leyes
It’s time for some plug-in technology that actually works—easily. Here are some great work tools and fun gadgets.

How’s Your Browser?
Helen Thompson
New web-surfing tools can make your internet experience easier and more secure.

Versa-tool-ity!
Helen Thompson
You know what toys to get for everyone else at gift-giving time, but what about yourself?

Timely Connections
Kip Gregory
Webpage monitoring tools can keep you up-to-date on your clients and centers of influence.

A Briefcase in Your Pocket
Helen Thompson
Your paperwork is much easier to carry when it’s the size of a stick of gum.

Why Go Wireless?
Helen Thompson
Unsure about letting your data fly through the air with the greatest of ease? Now’s a great time to cut the cord.

Get an Earful
Helen Thompson
Bluetooth technology gives you more options for hands-free cell phone use.

The Search Is Over
Maggie Leyes
Desktop search tools from Yahoo! and Google can make your life easier.