SnagIt: One Of The Best And Cheapest Tools I Use

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Tech

I started blogging life (seriously anyway) as a personal finance blogger. Some of what I learned about living on a shoestring and putting money where it matters have help me run my business in a lean, mean way. If you knew Breaking Even B.A. (That would be Before...

Why One Woman Wrote A Whole Book From An iPhone

by | Mar 10, 2013 | Tech

This morning, I heard a story  on NPR about a woman who got diagnosed with ALS, a slowly degenerative disease that is eventually fatal. She spent the next year of her life living: travel with her family and doing all those other things you say you’ll do before...

What I Learned At The Joomla World Conference

by | Nov 29, 2012 | Tech

Last week, I got back from San Jose, California where I attended the Joomla World Conference. To those people who are not nerdy about websites, Joomla is one of the largest open source softwares used to create websites today (the other two ‘big’ ones are...

The Pros And Cons Of Google Apps

by | Aug 27, 2012 | Tech

I’ve been accused of being a bit of a Google enthusiast. The first stock I ever bought was Google. I use Google Calendar to manage my personal schedule and Gmail to filter my email. Within the business, we use Google Docs to manage projects, Google Chat to talk...

Early to rise makes you technically wise

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Tech

7:30 am, Wednesday April 25. You were probably still in your PJs enjoying your morning coffee while 30 MDI business owners were filling their bellies with eggs and their heads with knowledge at the mini-tech boot camp sponsored by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce....