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February 9, 2022 Ideas that will shake you: Am I just a postage stamp on the screen?
We are literally trapped in our own space. Unable to travel or go on holiday, and our work is mediated through Teams, Webex or Zoom. It is a position that would have been unimaginable only a year ago, and yet now we are mostly acculturated but not enthusiastic. We have accepted our fate and adapted […]
NEWS November 23, 2021 WHY I AM BLOGGING MY NEXT BOOK HERE ON THIS BLOG
If you haven’t noticed, I’m blogging bits of my next book, The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, 2014), here on this blog. Now, why would I do that? And why would my publisher want me to do that? Let me explain. BLOGGING A BOOK IS A GOOD IDEA First, the concept of blogging a book, writing, publishing […]
ELECTRONICS February 17, 2020 Should I repair or replace electronics?
When an important piece of equipment stops functioning normally, it is an annoying problem that can be potentially costly if a replacement is necessary. At the same time, nobody wants to waste time, energy, and money trying to repair electronics that are unfixable. Knowing when a repair will work or if a replacement is necessary […]
CLOTHING November 23, 2017 Rent the Runway changed the way I shop, and I first tried it on Cyber Monday – here’s how much this year’s deal will save
Bryan Bedder / GettyYou can get unlimited access to designer clothing for less than $10 an item. Rent the Runway is offering a Black Friday deal of 25% off orders of $100 or more. The discount applies to the first month of Rent the Runway Unlimited , which typically costs $159. Rent the Runway’s unlimited subscription allows you to […]
HOME & GARDEN November 14, 2017 ‘I just needed to feel the real world’: gardening writer Anna Pavord describes crawling onto lawn after cancer
Anna Pavord at her home in Dorset CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER JONES FOR THE TELEGRAPH Barely out of intensive care and unable to walk after treatment for stomach cancer, Anna Pavord quite literally “crawled” on her hands and knees onto a patch of grass, desperate to reconnect with nature. The much-loved gardening writer has told how she dragged herself along a […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2017 I Love AR and VR, but I’m Not Looking Forward to Apple’s ARKit
HIGHLIGHTS All the major tech companies are betting on AR Apple’s iOS 11 is likely to make it go mainstream The resulting “gold rush” could kill it before it takes off There’s a lot of excitement these days around a couple of concepts that are different, but similar – virtual reality and augmented reality. The […]
HOME & GARDEN July 3, 2017 Amazon Prime Day 2017: What home and garden deals can I expect?
Bargain-hunters, the time has come. Online retail giant Amazonhas announced details of its 2017 Prime Day sales event, once again only open to consumers who have signed up to its £79-a-year subscription service. Beginning on Monday July 10 at 6pm, shoppers around the globe will have 30-hours instead of the usual 24 to pick up thousands of deals – including home […]
January 1, 2017 Finney: Computer store hell, or why I prefer hardware stores
(Photo: Ingram Publishing, Getty Images/Ingram Publishing) The tiny light on my personal computer’s power cord failed to turn on when I plugged it into the wall. The light is supposed to be orange when it is charging the laptop’s battery, and green when the battery is fully charged. But it was black as a burned […]
ALL DEALS December 9, 2016 What is Udemy And How Can I Use It For Business?
Type “Online marketing courses” in a browser, and you will get 29+ million results with every option imaginable. And one of the search results undoubtedly will be Udemy, an online learning platform. What is Udemy? Udemy has a library of over 40,000 courses, 20k instructors, and 12 million students in 190 countries around the world, […]
COUPONS November 14, 2016 What is Snapchat and How Can I Use It for Business?
If you’re over 25 years old, there’s a good chance you’ve asked yourself, “What is Snapchat and how can I use it for business?” Yes, demographics are very important when you consider using Snapchat as the majority of its user base to trends young. That leads to a question you need to answer even before you […]
NEWS November 1, 2016 I Have a Customer Who Wants the Cloud, How Do I Write My First Proposal?
As IT companies embrace the business opportunity the cloud presents and transition to become cloud-ready service providers, one of the first questions that may arise is how to draft a proposal that reflects the change in orientation, from traditional project-based to managed services. For the answer, Small Business Trends turned to Chaitra Vedullapalli, cloud architect […]
ALL DEALS September 28, 2016 What is Busker and How Can I Use It for Business?
Livestreaming is one of the easiest ways to increase your brand recognition, viewers and qualified leads. There are already a number of livestreaming apps with massive user bases. Periscope, a Twitter app, already boasts more than 200 million broadcasts and now, there are apps like Busker that allow you to not only stream live, but […]
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