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- December 24th, 2009
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Cool Tools for 2010
Happy Holidays!! I’m totally cheating this week with the Byte. I wrote a fun article for the Blandin Foundation this month so I thought I’d share it. I’ll give you the first 4 cool tools here  
- December 17th, 2009
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Google web sites
Google now hosts template-based sites: https://sites.google.com/site/sites/ I set one up: https://sites.google.com/site/pelicancruises/ The good news: • the site looks very OK • it only took about…
- December 11th, 2009
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Good Search
I know I’ve talked about Good Search before – but this is such a good time of year for a reminder of Good Search. Here’s the quick take: Use Good Search as your search engine http://www.goodsear…
- December 2nd, 2009
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Online Chat Tools
Jay in Minneapolis asked me about affordable and/or free online chat options, such as Private Chat from the Online Institute (http://www.onlineinstitute.com/chat/). Private Chat allows you to chat wit…
- November 11th, 2009
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Twitalyzer
So you’ve got your Twitter account set up. Maybe you’ve tweeted a couple of times. Maybe you have a few followers but you’re wondering how you stack up against your Twittering friends. Twitalyze…
- November 3rd, 2009
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Two good tech conferences
I have been totally negligent in the Byte lately and I’m cheating today by sharing news, not a tip. I apologize but I wanted to send a heads up about two events that are coming up. Also I just poste…
- October 18th, 2009
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Learning Zone at MLA
Earlier this week I gave a presentation at the Minnesota Library Association. I spoke to Friends’ Groups about hot o use social media. It was a fun presentation. Some folks in the room were big soci…
- October 14th, 2009
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Ping.fm
I gave a presentation this week on how to use Twitter and Blogging to help with a job search. The quick answer is that both give you an opportunity to show off your expertise, build and/or show up you…
- October 12th, 2009
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Blogs & Twitter for job seekers
Today I am giving the following presentation to a group of job seekers: Here are some of the digested Bytes I plan to mention. I want to add links here to make it easier for folks to find them tomorr…
- October 8th, 2009
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Keyword Spy
So you have a web site and you want your potential customers to find you on Google. The problem is you have a couple of clients who keep beating you out of the top places. Well the first step to beati…
- September 30th, 2009
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trashy places and coupons
Two fun web sites today. First, thanks to Rick in Minneapolis for the Solid Waste What to do Site (http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/solid-waste/what-to-do-A.asp). OK fun might not be the operative word…
- September 22nd, 2009
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Social media good for business
Yesterday I got to speak with a group of business owners in Owatonna about social media. They are part of a CEO Peer Council sponsored by Enterprise Minnesota. They were a fun group of folks. Some had…
- September 17th, 2009
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Quick close of Word files
Today’s Byte is kind of a cheat in that I’m copying from a resource I found. Here’s a way to close lots of Word Documents at once – if like me you ever realized you have way too many open: To…
- September 10th, 2009
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Social Media for Real Estate
Today I’m giving a presentation to the Professional Women in Real Estate group in St Paul Minnesota. I’m excited to talk with the group. I suspect that everyone is coming at it with very different…
- September 8th, 2009
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Super Cook
Today’s Byte is only kind of tech related. It’s a fun site that will help you come up with recipes based on what you have in your kitchen. Super Cook: http://www.supercook.com You enter your ingre…
- September 2nd, 2009
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Coax people to your site
Today someone asked me how to drive traffic to their site. I know I’ve written on this before but I thought that if I came up with a list of 7 things to do that Byte readers might find that to be in…
- August 26th, 2009
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Animoto
I found a new way to share vacation pictures – Animoto (www.animoto.com). You can sign up for free – the directions on the site are specific and easy to follow. You simply upload your photos, cho…
- August 19th, 2009
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Online Forum Policies
Today’s Byte is pretty specific but I hope a few folks will it useful. For a more general tip…After my last Byte John in Hibbing had a good suggestion for a fax to email tool: Faxaway: http://www.…
- August 7th, 2009
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Social media success with Learning Zone Express
Earlier this summer I started working with Learning Zone Express. They create and sell posters, books, curricula and more related to kids’ health and nutrition. Some stuff is geared towards teachers…
- August 3rd, 2009
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fax to email
OK I know I’ve been terrible with the timely bytes this summer – I’m going home on Thursday and that should help me get back on track. In the meantime… Someone asked me about email to fax and…
- July 19th, 2009
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Skype forwarding
I know I’ve talked about Skype www.skype.com before. I’m not the biggest user at home – but I love it when I’m in Ireland. My new favorite thing is that I can forward my Skype phone number to…
- July 8th, 2009
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Adding Twitter Feed to Blog sidebar
Sorry I’ve been terrible about the Byte of the Week lately. I’m back in Ireland – but only for 6 weeks. You can see what we’re doing here: http://10qs.wordpress.com/ Sticking with the Twitter…
- June 17th, 2009
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Twitter shortcuts
Last week I talked about why you might want to Twitter. So I’m sure you’ve all jumped in and have been Tweeting ever since. Here are a few commands that will #topic – I talked about this last we…
- June 10th, 2009
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Why Twitter?
Good uses of Twitter http://twitter.com/ Last week I spoke to a group about Twitter. The big question was – why would I ever want to use it. Some folks used it with friends but couldn’t see a busi…
- June 3rd, 2009
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Blogging & Twitter
Yesterday I gave a presentation in Duluth. It was a fun group of nonprofits who were interested in why someone might want to blog or Twitter. (Learn more about the group here: http://twitter.com/techt…
- May 30th, 2009
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Yelp
I know I’ve been weak lately with the Bytes. I could send you my synopsis of the FCC rural broadband plan if you’re wondering what I’m doing. I wanted to at least send something this week – an…
- May 18th, 2009
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Wolfram Alpha
Remember when I used to be so good about the Byte of the *Week*? Well, to make up for the days I’ve been late, I thought I’d send one early: Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com It’s a new…
- May 14th, 2009
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Utterli – part podcast, part Twitter
I’m not a big user (yet), but I wanted to send a note out about Utterli. I think it’s part podcast, part Twitter. It’s free and easy tool and maybe a better way to go for folks who would rather…
- May 6th, 2009
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Résumé Templates and more
A friend asked me yesterday about résumé templates online. After 10 minutes of searching I remembered by old friend Microsoft templates: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx They…
- April 23rd, 2009
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Web Site Checkups
Today I spoke to MAP’s Nonprofit Tech Talk group about web sites. The idea was really a checklist of items to look for on your web site – especially if you are considering or making changes to you…
- April 17th, 2009
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What’s a Flash Mob?
So I was just invited to my first Flash Mob. Unfortunately it’s Saturday night in Dublin. A flash mob is a group of people meeting in a public place to do something unusual. For example, I was invit…
- March 25th, 2009
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Google Calendars
Yesterday I was up in Grand Rapids talking to folks about Google Calendars. I hadn’t used them for a while and I have to say they were even easier than I remembered to set up, post on your web site…
- March 14th, 2009
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Free Online PDF Converter
Just a super quick byte this week. http://premium.pdfonline.com/BCLOnline/PrintOut.aspx  - this is my new favorite site for converting Microsoft items into PDF. So far I’ve only tested Word Docs. Y…
