Chaos To Clarity: Success in a Digital World

6 Lucky Links for Free and Low Cost Mac Apps

April 16, 2010
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Use these lucky (cuz we did all the work) links from our collection on delicious to find some great low cost and free applications for your Mac®. Do you have another one to recommend? Add a comment and let us know.
1. Uninstalling applications on a Mac is easy compared to a Windows® machine. [...]

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One More Reason to Use a Mac for Your Business

April 14, 2010
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A few days ago I upgraded my Mac® operating system to the latest version Snow Leopard. Unlike Jo’s upgrade to Windows 7, my Mac upgrade was painless. It took under 45 minutes to install. I then restarted my machine and voila—everything worked. There was a glitch: my printer and sound settings went back to the defaults.
A minor glitch and  less [...]

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7 Lucky Extension Links for Google Chrome

April 9, 2010
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In Tuesday’s blog post,  I wrote that I made the switch from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome on both my Mac® & Windows® machines. Below are my must have Chrome extensions. Extensions add additional functionality and customization. They’re super easy to install and don’t require restarting your browser, unlike Firefox Add-ons.
1. AdBlock – Keep ads from annoying you with this must have extension.
2. GMail Checker – [...]

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Google Chrome—Speed, Security, & Ease of Use

April 6, 2010
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I recently made the switch from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome on both my Mac® & Windows® machines. Although I have been using Google Chrome on my Windows computer, I held out on my Mac because of the lack of Chrome extensions for the Mac. Chrome extensions are like Firefox Add-ons—they add additional functionality and customization to the browser. As more [...]

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Introduction to the Social Web

March 16, 2010
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Last Saturday found us, once again, at Cleveland Park Library talking with a local group of computer users—only this time it was with a lovely group of Mac users. You can learn more about the National Capitol Mac Users Group (NCA-MUG) on their website. Attendee experience with social networking ran the gamut from “why?” to [...]

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4 Lucky Links to Spring Forward & Track Time

March 12, 2010
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Don’t forget to spring forward this weekend! And since time is on our mind, we’ve collected some time-related links just for you.
Freelancers, consultants, creatives and others often need to track time on various projects throughout the day. Happily, there are a number of tools out there that work with your computer to give you a [...]

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Twitter for Business Online Workshops

March 9, 2010
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Have you heard that Twitter is great for business, but don’t have a clue why—think it all seems sort of silly. If you’re wondering what all the Twitter-related fuss is about, our information-packed 1 hour Twitter 101 workshop will clue you in with an informative slide presentation and practical demonstrations.
Do you use [...]

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Job Search Presentations: 5 Lucky Links

March 5, 2010
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Today’s job searches include social networks and social media–now what? Check out these 5 lucky (cuz we did all the work) links to slide decks for job seekers and make the most of social media. Link Friday is a regular feature. Do you have another suggestion or resource? Add a comment and let us [...]

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