We’ve all seen it… an image on a website that looks small, but takes forever to download (even on a high speed connection). The problem? They are not optimized for the web! (more…)
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The best (free) way to optimize your images for the web
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Seek and you shall find…Some Help with Internet Searches
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Searching the internet is…well, it’s something almost all of us do every day. From movie times to outdoor gear to phone numbers–it’s all on the web, and generally that is our starting point. Such a wealth of information allows us to find anything. (more…)
Primo PDF: simple and free PDF printer (and why you need to use it)
Monday, May 4th, 2009I have had too many occasions recently where I have had clients who need to convert a document to a PDF and did not know how, nor did they have the software. All you small business owners listen carefully: a PDF is a safer and more professional method of sending documents. (more…)
5 simple steps to speeding up your Windows PC
Friday, April 17th, 2009As a business consultant in a technology-related field, I invariably spend time dealing with my clients’ computers and am often slowed by their PC’s inefficiencies. Whether I am showing them something on their PC and waiting for their slow system to load, or they are trying to get me something and it is taking forever, my productivity is unfortunately levered to the speed of their computers. Thus, this post, which will be dealing with simple ways to speed up a PC, is not so much a service to our clients and readers – giving them the ability to move faster – but a service to us. (more…)