I have heard so much on the Mac Minis lately – on the news, in newsgroups, jokes on TV – that I just had to look into it for myself. I thought I’d share what I learned. (This isn’t meant to be an endorsement for Mac – just an effort to keep us all in … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Neat Sites
Today’s Byte is a hodge podge of sites that I think are fun and/or useful. Deep Web Research 2005 – this is a great article from a librarian about the “deep web”, which the author describes as the 600 billion pages of information located through the world wide web in various files and formats that … Continue reading
Competitive Intelligence Online
Today’s Byte is for anyone who needs to know about a business for a job interview, for a competitive advantage, to make an investment choice, or any other reason. The Internet is a great place to learn more about a company. Here is a short course on how to start competitive intelligence online: 1. Look … Continue reading
Bravenet: Fee Tools for Web Sites
(Today’s Byte is for folks with a web site.) For years I have seen the Bravenet tools on the web. This week I actually looked at the Bravenet services. Here’s what I learned: Bravenet has tools that you can cut and paste into your web site, such as guest books, forms, clip art, and more. … Continue reading
Recycle & Reuse
I love when the Internet can help us save time or do things better in our real life. I have found a couple of sites that will help you recycle, donate, or barter stuff you don’t want. Freecycle They link to a number of local discussion lists where members post items that they are willing … Continue reading
New Resolutions
Here’s an idea for New Years – take a day to fine tune your computer. If you treat it right, it will perform better for you and last longer. Here are a few steps that can help: Get a tune up. PC Pitstop is a web site that will perform free diagnostics on your computer. … Continue reading
MSN Beta Search & Desktop
This week I am in Chicago at a Search Engine Strategies conference. It has been great and I have lots of fodder for future bytes! Today, however, I am short of time and will therefore have to share two quickie resources that I haven’t had time to fully research for you: MSN Search MSN has … Continue reading
Holiday Shopping Web Sites
A recent survey indicates that more than half of online shoppers plan to use the Internet more than last holiday season to comparison shop (89%), research gifts for others (86%), buy gifts for others (74%), and buy gifts for themselves (53%). (2004 Shop.org/BizRate.com Online Holiday Mood Study) So, I thought I’d share a few shopping … Continue reading
Improve Your Search Engine Ranking Without Changing Your Web Site
Today’s tip is for folks who have a web site. If you have a web site, you are probably looking for ways to get found more easily on the search engines. Normally you do this by making changes to your site. One trick that doesn’t involve your actual web site is – sending out a … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Quiz
Just for fun, today’s Byte is a Thanksgiving quiz today. You can share it with your families tomorrow – or just slip some interesting Thanksgiving facts into conversation and let them think you’re the smart one. You can get the answers here below: 1. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast? 1621 … Continue reading
