January 2, 2009

• Useful Tool - Atomic Clock Sync

  What time is it?  Not "approximately" but down to the nano-second.  Check out the Atomic Clock Sync utility from WorldTimeServer.com.  Now in Version 3.0, Atomic Clock Sync automatically synchronizes your computer's clock to National Institute of Standards and Technology. (…)

December 28, 2008

• Useful Tool - FriendFeed

  If you use the Internet for business, you have no doubt come across numerous social networking sites.  There are a mind numbing number of these sites, all of which help you share what you are doing with the world, and to establish relationships with others who share common interests.   Examples of these social networking sites include:

  Twitter
  Facebook
  LinkedIn
  YouTube
  StumbleUpon
  del.icio.us
  digg
  flickr
  yelp
  Mixx
  Reddit

  These social networking sites can be useful if you want to learn what industry leaders are doing and thinking.  I frequently learn about new tools, websites and tactics from some of the people I follow. (…)

November 22, 2008

• Useful Tool - Gmail

  Gmail is certainly not an unknown product, but I am including it in my "useful tools" directory because it is such a good product.   For those who do not know, Gmail is Google's free email service.   Now, there are plenty of email services out there - what makes Gmail so much better than other services? (…)

November 17, 2008

• Useful Tool - Foxmarks

  In my view, one of the nicest things about the Internet relates to the multitude of "free" tools and resources out there.   This free stuff may not last forever (if you are old enough to remember the original Napster - and its promise of "free" music, you know what I mean).  In the meantime, I will periodically post reviews about some of the free stuff that I actually use. (…)

March 25, 2008

• GMail Assistant a Great Tool For Multiple GMail Accounts

  I have been a big fan of GMail since it was released.  Unlike most email services that require you to think hierarchically, GMail stores all emails chronologically, but allows you to search for content in your emails very quickly.  I used to use an email client called Bloomba, which had an Outlook like interface but also included a very rapid search feature.  GMail offers and equally fast search on a web based email client. (…)