I’m cheating this week by passing on tips that one of my customers is passing on to their patrons: Here’s a quick take on the article on handling email: 1. Lower the volume. 2. Don’t ask to be kept “in the loop.” 3. Return email in batches. 4. Be clear. 5. Spell correctly. 6. Leave … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
New Client Site: Montana Rural Health Initiative
I’m enjoying a rare day of calm – so I thought I’d update the Byte of the Week with some of the newly minted web sites, starting with the Montana Rural Health Initiative. They had used WordPress for their old site – but some of the features had gone wonky so it was time for … Continue reading
DVDSoft – free video conerter
Last year I got a Droid. I’ve been pretty happy with it and it takes decent video – but I can’t upload them directly to YouTube, which is kind of a pain. Luckily I found a free and easy video converter. DVDVideoSoft http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ has a series of free downloads related to video and video conversion. … Continue reading
Google Analytic Averages
I recently received an email from Google that compiles average traffic stats for web sites that opted to share their stats in the aggregate. It’s interesting to look at them – because it’s nice to know where most sites get their traffic or how much time most people spend on the average web site. So … Continue reading
Google+
I know I’ve been MIA for a while. My good excuse is that I’ve been traveling (http://10questionsabout.com/) – although that really only covers me for the last couple of weeks. I’m trying to get better about sending posts again. I’ve been kind of curious about Google+. I’m not a user – but I did look … Continue reading
Get Published
I’ve talked before about how search engines rank web sites. They look at the keywords you use on your web site, they look at how many other (quality) sites link to you and they look at how often you update your site. Getting links to your site is always the trickiest part because it’s one … Continue reading
Block FB Friends – Free Earth Day poster
Two Bytes in a week? Maybe I’m back on track. One item was timely so I wanted to get this out in time for folks to enjoy the poster! First – I work with some folks who have put together a cute Earth Day Poster that you can download for free http://www.learningzonexpress.com (scroll down to … Continue reading
Kickstarter
This week I attended the MHTA (MN High Tech Association) Spring Conference. Robert Stephens, founder of the Geek Squad, was a keynote. Robert was also a speaker at the Blandin Conference last fall. (Many of you will know that I work with and love the Blandin Foundation.) Anyways over the next couple weeks I’m going … Continue reading
Free webinar on social media April 28
I wanted to thank folks who attended the free webinar earlier this month on search engine optimization. If you didn’t get to attend and want to see the presentation or listen to the recording, you can check them out here: http://www.mnrem.com/blog/?page_id=53 We’ve set a date for the next one-hour webinar and I wanted to invite … Continue reading
Don’t leave your laptop plugged in
I hope everyone survived St Patrick’s Day. We marched in the parade in St Paul! That was the height of it. The highlight of my week has been getting the new motherboard for my laptop. It’s been that kind of week. I’ve had a lot of troubles with my latest laptop. Today I learned something … Continue reading
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