There’s always that one time when you’re travelling that you absolutely need access to your home office PC to grab a file, help your wife find a specific photo, or whatever. Thankfully, there are a ton of options out there for remote access - and for you today, I am going to cover three of [...]

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Of course I’m referring to the home office here, so get your mind out of the gutter. My wife and I have worked from home together for a number of years (will probably have a post about working from home with your spouse soon) and we’ve had our office in a number of areas.
Currently [...]

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As I was looking around for tax write-offs for my home office, I stumbled upon a feature over at Forbes (http://snipr.com/3xcgl  [www_forbes_com] ) that points out 10 cool toys you might be able to write off.  I have to say, the MacBook’s a mighty sexy suggestion, though I’m thinking more of Gateway’s new gaming laptop. [...]

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There’s nothing more worse than being one of those people who decided there was no need to “upgrade” to Office 2007, but having a client or two who just couldn’t help themselves. Sure the ribbon interface is pretty and all, but the new file format - not so necessary for 90% of us. So, what [...]

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After reading “The Four Hour Work Week,” and hearing author Timothy Ferriss extol the virtues of a virtual assistant, I figured I’d give it a shot, after all, I’m game for an inexpensive way to offload the more monotonous aspects of my work, such as reporting on client coverage and handling mailings.
Let me tell you, [...]

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I have to admit that I’m addicted to the App store for iPhone (though I just have an iPod Touch.) Not a day goes by that I don’t check in to see what’s new and cool. With that in mind, here are a few apps I use and find incredibly useful -
iNote - A replacement [...]

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So this morning I received a 12MB attachment in an email, and thought, “Wow, this person should lose email privileges for a day for that!” It’s a good thing I’m using Gmail for Domains and its web interface, and not something like a Blackberry or Outlook, otherwise, I’d be waiting all day for that download [...]

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So my wife, not unlike most wives, is probably tired of the usual frantic morning battle-cry of the desperate husband — "Honey!!! Have you seen my (insert keys/watch/ring/wallet)?"
I’m currently searching through my home office and my bedroom looking for my wedding ring that the cat probably decided would make a fine toy to play [...]

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How many times have you been at an event or a meeting, and either forgot to bring business cards, or ran out, and now you need one ASAP? It happens to me constantly, and now, rather than having to carry an extra 100 with me to an event every day, I’m pretty psyched about Dropcard [...]

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(Apologies to Kubrick and Dr. Strangelove)
I sometimes feel that I’m being tested by some outside force, or the old saying “things happen for a reason” often applies. Something really bad happened today, and as they say, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
Ok, I promise no more cliches. Last night I was having some [...]

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