June 8, 2009
After an absence of almost six months, we are back in the saddle, er coop, again! Did it feel good? You bet it did! We did have a few technical issues (I had to switch from Skype to my landline in the middle of the show) but Kim and Jerrilyn carried on as if I was still listening to them. I didn’t miss much and we don’t want you to miss any at all!
Kim and I welcomed one of our favorite guests, Jerrilyn Thomas, CEO of Women Partner International and an all-around cool chick! I acted as facilitator while Kim and Jerrilyn discussed their experiences and shared tips for not only enduring the recession but succeeding. The topics we discussed in Part 1 included:
- Cross-marketing
- Building a client base
- Bartering for services
Yep, it’s good to be back on Blog Talk Radio, where you can join us live every two weeks at http://blogtalkradio.com/viewfromthecoop. Visit our internet radio site to sign up for showtime reminders!
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June 5, 2009
I’m prepared. I just bought a new external hard drive to recover all the files on my old external that did crash. I subscribed to Mozy’s online backup service and even picked the files I want to back up and scheduled the first backup. That doesn’t mean I’m hoping my primary hard drive is going to crash on me!
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June 1, 2009
Do you use Firefox auto-complete to help you remember your login usernames? Have you ever mistyped one (don’t lie)? Have you ever mistyped the URL to a site you visit frequently, then clicked on it later on the history dropdown (again, don’t lie)?
Hey, I’ll tell you upfront that I’ve done both of those things at least a zillion (well, maybe not a zillion but many, many) times. Then, I always have to remember to scroll through them on the history dropdown until I find the right one and if I’m in a hurry, which happens a lot, I end up clicking the wrong one a couple of times before I realize I’m clicking a typo. When I finally have enough typos on the dropdown, I usually end up deleting them all by clearing my history and my private data which means I have to start all over again and guess what? More new typos! If this happens to you, and you know it does, I have a solution for getting rid of those mistyped entries ONE AT A TIME! All you have to do is start typing the login or URL into the appropriate field and when the dropdown appears, find the ones that you know are wrong. Highlight the incorrect entry, right-click and press Shift+Delete and it’s gone! Don’t you just love simple solutions?
Speaking of simple solutions to everyday computer aggravations, if you have any you’d like to share with Views from the Coop, we’d love to hear from you! Just drop a note to justask [at] viewsfromthecoop [dot] com and tell us about them! My thanks to Lifehacker for this little gem!!
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May 29, 2009
Do you backup your important files? I do. Where do you back them up? I backed mine up to a 250GB Maxtor One Touch™ external hard drive. Hey, I’m no fool. I know it’s good to backup. I preach it all the time. My friend, Harold, asked me once what I’d do if my backup crashed and I couldn’t answer him. Harold, I can answer you now!
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May 28, 2009
Kim and I have decided to begin our return to Blog Talk Radio with a series of shows on Business Trending in 2009. Technology has been a big part of doing business for large and small companies alike. Has the use of technology in this recessional economy changed? How has it changed? What are some of the trends we’re seeing?
Technology has always been a tool for helping a business stay “lean and mean” but it’s even more important today. We hope you’ll join us next Tuesday at 4pm central time as we explore the ways technology can help you recession proof your business. We’ll be looking at topics like:
- Cross-marketing
- Building a client base
- Bartering for services
We will also welcome Jerrilynn Thomas, CEO of Women Partner International, to lend her insight to the subject! You can join in the discussion live at Blog Talk Radio. See you there!
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