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…
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…
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…
If you file your own taxes and have not yet gotten them finished, here is a little extra deduction that is new for this year. If you do not itemize deductions, and if you own your own home (that means, probably, that you make mortgage payments), you may add the amount of any real estate…
SBA this week is implementing two key provisions laid out in the Recovery Act. Our SBDC offices received information from our District SBA office that is surely good news not only for small business owners, but for our lenders too. On Monday, March 16, President Obama announced that the US Treasury Department will commit up…
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…
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…
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…
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