Another guest post from that Realtor extraordinaire north of the border, Larry Yatkowsky on a cool tool to turn your blog posts to something you, or a friend, can hold in your hand (no, this has nothing to do with his How’s Your Blog Hanging post– a paper version of your illuminating blo...

I love using video and was looking for a video player I could brand and put on the blog, email and use on the web.  But I couldn’t find anything.  Then I started using the TalkFusion video email tool. While TalkFusion was designed to have your email stand out from the crowd (it does), I saw ...

Background: In an earlier post I talked about some new features for Windows 2008 and Vista.  One of those new features that is often overlooked are the data collector sets (DCS).  One particular role that leverages data collector sets is active directory.  Active directory has put “...

Image via Wikipedia I write all over the internet, but interested in seeing the new Typealizer program to see how my blogging style coverts between two different subjects. I ran one for how I write on Techwag, and one for Alternating Reality Books, and got two very different results. For Techwag, I ...

So I was thinking of writing some kind of synthesis of ASAE's Technology Conference that I have just returned from, but my brain is totally fried, so just for fun I thought it might be cool to use LoudTwitter, one of the cool tools Lindy and I mentioned in our "Unleash Your Inner Geek" session, to r...

Have you ever hammered nails into a board with a banana? Me neither. But yesterday, a Minnesota news station demonstrated that cold weather has certain unlikely advantages. Apparently, when the mercury drops to -13 or below, a banana will freeze so solid that you can use it to hammer nails into a bo...

Life has its awkward moments — like when you’re late for a meeting and need to get some important, detailed information to someone quickly but don’t have time for the  chit chat that would certainly follow if you spoke to them. Typing it all out in a text message would just be hel...

A lot of folks are just starting to remodel and need tools. Here is one of the most important tools the home remodeler can have in their tool box. The 21'' Wonder Bar This is one of those tools that is indispensable for demolition. It is a re-imaging of the crowbar. Basically it is a bent te...

I'm ditching my PDA (currently a BlackBerry Curve) and my laptop for note taking and going retro. For the past few years I've been taking notes in various digital media. Back when I had my Palm, I would do handwritten notes (sometimes trying to fight that silly PalmScript recognizer). When I ha...

There is a lot of stuff on the web about social media for nonprofits, but it's so dispersed that it can be hard for a beginner to know where to start. This free five-part webinar series on storytelling and social media from TechSoup Global and NTEN looks like an excellent introduction for beginners ...