Yesterday I gave a presentation in Duluth. It was a fun group of nonprofits who were interested in why someone might want to blog or Twitter. (Learn more about the group here: http://twitter.com/techtues I thought I’d share the presentation with Byte Readers: Also there was a follow up question: How can I find people … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Yelp
I know I’ve been weak lately with the Bytes. I could send you my synopsis of the FCC rural broadband plan if you’re wondering what I’m doing. I wanted to at least send something this week – and I ran into a web site that helped me choose my lunch destination today: Yelp http://www.yelp.com – … Continue reading
Wolfram Alpha
Remember when I used to be so good about the Byte of the *Week*? Well, to make up for the days I’ve been late, I thought I’d send one early: Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com It’s a new search engine that focuses on computation power. So I typed in “to be or not to be” and the … Continue reading
Utterli – part podcast, part Twitter
I’m not a big user (yet), but I wanted to send a note out about Utterli. I think it’s part podcast, part Twitter. It’s free and easy tool and maybe a better way to go for folks who would rather talk than write. The tool is Utterli http://www.utterli.com Just sign up for a free account. … Continue reading
Résumé Templates and more
A friend asked me yesterday about résumé templates online. After 10 minutes of searching I remembered by old friend Microsoft templates: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx They have templates for just about anything – graduation invitations, expense reports, résumé and more. Just do a search on the template you need. Click on the name of the template in the … Continue reading
Web Site Checkups
Today I spoke to MAP’s Nonprofit Tech Talk group about web sites. The idea was really a checklist of items to look for on your web site – especially if you are considering or making changes to your site. Here’s the presentation and the actual checklist; it includes a lot of my favorite free tools. Continue reading
What’s a Flash Mob?
So I was just invited to my first Flash Mob. Unfortunately it’s Saturday night in Dublin. A flash mob is a group of people meeting in a public place to do something unusual. For example, I was invited to meet outside a pub and draw a circle on my hand. Usually it starts with a … Continue reading
Google Calendars
Yesterday I was up in Grand Rapids talking to folks about Google Calendars. I hadn’t used them for a while and I have to say they were even easier than I remembered to set up, post on your web site and share. I thought some folks might be interested in the presentation I gave and … Continue reading
Free Online PDF Converter
Just a super quick byte this week. http://premium.pdfonline.com/BCLOnline/PrintOut.aspx – this is my new favorite site for converting Microsoft items into PDF. So far I’ve only tested Word Docs. You upload and they convert, you download and save. Have a great weekend! Continue reading
Removing Online Info from Google
Other people’s articles are rarely the impetus for the Bytes – but I ran into a great article today that I really liked: Google won’t remove pages about you: http://tinyurl.com/aqka4s I occasionally get calls from people wanting to have info removed from Google. Well, as Google says, they don’t own the Internet. (Though I … Continue reading
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