It seems as if lately everyone is asking me about blogs. I know I’ve written about them here before but the questions are being asked so I thought I’d write again. A blog (web log) is an online journal. Generally one person or team of people posts articles on their blog (which is really a … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Colors & Speaker Invitation
I found a new favorite color web site, ColorMatch 5K (http://www.colormatch.dk/). Those of you who know or have seen me know that colors and matching are not my longest suits. ColorMatch is a tool, where you select a color and it provides you with a palette of 5 matching colors. Now if I could only … Continue reading
All About Google
This week had a reason to revisit Google Maps (http://maps.google.com). I needed satellite pictures of some property. I forgot just how cool it was. I could see how many cars were in the parking lot and it was so easy to use. I made me want to check to see what else Google has been … Continue reading
All About Google
This week had a reason to revisit Google Maps (http://maps.google.com). I needed satellite pictures of some property. I forgot just how cool it was. I could see how many cars were in the parking lot and it was so easy to use. I made me want to check to see what else Google has been … Continue reading
Freedon of Information
I am very pleased to have a guest Byte writer this week. Some of you know the author; many will recognize the name – Mary Treacy as she’s my aunt. I’m posting this a little early so that anyone interested in attending the event at St Kate’s will have time to RSVP. If you want … Continue reading
Overture keyword ads
Today’s Byte is a big happy testimonial. I buy keywords for clients. I generally buy them from Google (http://www.google.com/ads/) or Yahoo/Overture (http://www.overture.com). The keyword ads show up on search engines and various partner content sites. You may be able to picture them on the side of your search results listed as “sponsored links” or … Continue reading
Backup Tactics
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend who had a sad technology tale. Her laptop died. She hadn’t backed up her files in a long time (years). Everything was lost. She learned some things in the process of trying to breathe some life into her computer and was OK with me sharing what she learned. … Continue reading
Bits & Pieces
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I said I found a web email list tool that I loved. You might not remember because that message may have never reached you, which leads me to report that I no longer love simplelists.com. Having lunch with some Byte subscribers I learned that they hadn’t heard from … Continue reading
web site tools for resorts & others
This week I had a very fun working vacation in Brainerd (Northern MN). I spoke to a group of resort owners about web sites. I thought I’d share my handout with the Byte readers. Many of the resources have been mentioned in previous Bytes (so I won’t add too much to my notes) but I … Continue reading
LibriVox
I ran across a super fun site today – LibriVox (http://www.librivox.org/) -their catch line is “acoustical liberation of books in the public domain.” They catalog and store audio recordings of books in the public domain. Through LibriVox you can download an old favorite or read and upload arecording of an old favorite. I think the … Continue reading
