My 9 Favorite (and free) Business Software downloads
If you read my previous post you know I’ve been busy reinstalling software onto my new computer. And while I have many purchase software programs, much of what I use is free (or nearly free) software I download from the internet.  I’ve been busy relocating old favourites but I’ve also had a chance to discover some new things that I suspect will quickly become faves. Since I’ve been immersed in software, I thought I’d share my list of must have programs. TweetDeck Although Twitter has added some cool features that make it more interesting to use Twitter from Twitter.com, I’m still a big user of

My Computer is Dead! Don’t Let this Happen To You
Last Friday, after about seven hours on the phone with tech support, it was determined that while my laptop wasn’t quite dead yet, it was well on the way. And couldn’t be brought back to life without some major repairs: a new motherboard, memory and whatever else isn’t working. On the plus side, this was three weeks BEFORE my warranty ran o

Afraid of Selling? Learn From Your Kids
Too many people feel like selling is beyond them. “I’m just not a natural salesperson.” I say that’s a load of crap. We are all natural born sales people. It’s just that somewhere along the line we unlearned this very natural skill. Don’t believe me? Watch your kids. Think Big Kids automatically think big. They don’t think, “Oh that’s too much. I’d better think smaller.” No, they dream big. My son is a perfect example. He is currently working on his Christmas list so I can tell the grandparents and other relatives what he wants. He has three (three!?!) items on his list that are over $200. Now I know that having three sets

LinkedIn and Twitter are finally talking
Last week LinkedIn announced it was adding Twitter to the list of applications you can add to your LinkedIn profile. How to Add Twitter to LinkedIn This means you can now have Twitter update your LinkedIn status and vice versa. For someone like me who is a heavy user of both LinkedIn and Twitter, this added functiona

Don’t miss the latest Blogging Boomers Carnival
It’s that time again: the weekly collection of tasty tidbits from the the best collection of baby boomer bloggers on the web. This week’s Blogging Boomers Carnival is being hosted by Cynthia Samuels at Don’t Gel Too Soon. This week’s carnival includes posts about Anti-Aging Clinics, Short Sleeves, Chocolate, finding your passion, a youngest child’s 30th birthday and more. I know you’ll enjoy this week’s offerings so please head on over an