But longtime observers know, “The Google” starts and acquires lots of products (and products that were actually features) that never really catch on. Google products fail, in other words. All the time. But that’s okay. You’re not learning if you’re not failing.Rex Hammock New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get…
External hard drives are my new favorite tool for small businesses. Last year, I bought a Western Digital My Book. It cost me under $100, and it’s small enough to carry around to my various computers. This one holds 500 gb, and that’s more than enough for me, even with my digital photography habit. The…
Here’s the reader question of the day: “In accounting, how do you post a land purchase?” Of course, I promptly turned this over to Maesz, our resident accounting expert. Here’s her reply: This is for a pure land purchase — no buildings, fences, wells, etc (technically these must be assigned value at purchase and then…
Lauren Coley offered me a chance to review the Brother MFC-6490CW. It’s a very business like multifunction printer, scanner and fax. One thing caught my attention: 11″x17″ printing and scanning. So I said yes. I tested this one a bit more than the other printers I’ve done, because the printer goes back to Brother as…
Our friend Shawn Kirsch, is back with another guest post. He’s been thinking about small town websites. We are living in a time where it is easier to share information than ever before. We’ve advanced from the telegram, to the USPS, and to email. Today’s internet offers a multitude of ways to share information. Digg…
There is a whole series of commercials, based on the idea that hotel staff people are going out of their way to be extra nice to travelers who are going to review them online. I’ve got some random thoughts from that. 1. You are getting reviewed online, right now. Whether you know it or not, people…
Angela Maiers was kind enough to share a copy of Classroom Habitudes with me. It’s her book on how to teach 21st Century learning habits and attitudes, exactly as described on the cover.So, why is a small business site reviewing a book that, on first glance, appears to be for teachers? Isn’t part of your…
Need to receive faxes without a fax machine? My sister needs this for her small business. So I did a quick poll on Twitter, looking for services that would receive a fax and send it as an email. Here are the suggestions, from real small biz people using these services for their needs. www.myfax.com –…
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