Archive for January, 2010
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Jan 29th
What Google Voice Is About
Jan 28th
- One number: a single phone number that rings all your phones
- Free SMS: send, receive & store text messages online
- Block calls: send unwanted callers straight to voicemail
- Record calls: record phone calls and store them online
- Conference calls: join several people into a single call
- Screen callers: hear who is calling before you pick up
- Google voicemail: voicemail like email
- Voicemail transcription: read what your voicemail says
- Custom greetings: vary voicemail greetings by caller
- International calling: low cost calls to the world
- Notifications: read voicemail messages via email or SMS
- Share voicemails: forward, embed, or download voicemails
Work Slacker!! – Super Mario Bros. NES
Jan 25th
Got a case of the Monday’s? Or you just sitting behind your desk looking for things to do to waste time? Every now and then we agree. It’s ok to take a break. This week I bring you something different. Click on the image below to play the game.
Use Google Docs For Business or School
Jan 24th
If you haven’t started using Google Docs as a substitute to Word or Excel, or at the very least start using it at minimalist level you are living under a rock. We have been using it for the past year and the improvements that have been made during that time period have been incredible.
One of the best features is the online collaboration. You can upload or create a document and share it with an individual or a team. Same goes for being paired up with an individual for a school project or a group project. You can even have chat sessions within the document. You will be able see the other person updating the document right before you very eyes.
As an added effort to boost their document system Google has added some key features. These are the main ones:
- Upload any file
Over the next couple of weeks, we’re rolling out the ability to upload, store, and share any file in Google Docs. Your files will be stored in their original format and downloadable from anywhere. Uploading files to the cloud allows them to be safely stored and accessible at all times. - Shared folders
Now you can simultaneously share a group of docs with your friends, coworkers, or family, by sharing an entire folder with them. - Bulk upload
Upload multiple files quickly to your Docs list.
You can go to: What’s New in Google Docs to read the rest of the feature list.
I recommend Google Docs for any business or student. Or at least give it a try. It won’t cost you a cent.
TweetWarren Buffett’s 10 Rules for Getting Rich
Jan 4th
Reinvest your profits. “Even a small sum can turn into great wealth,” Schroeder writes, if you’re disciplined to not touch your profits. Let the power of compound interest work for you.
- Be willing to be different. Don’t follow the herd. Do what is best for you and your situation.
- Never suck your thumb. Ah, how I could learn from this one. Buffett makes decisions quickly based on the available information. I tend to sit and stew about things. Acting decisively can give you an advantage and prevent procrastination.
- Spell out the deal before you start. I stress this all the time: Don’t sign a contract unless you’ve read it (especially not a mortgage). Read the fine print. Understand the what you’re getting yourself into.
- Watch small expenses. While it’s true that the big things matter, the little things do too. Frugality is an important part of personal finance. But this principle also applies when investing, which is one reason I’m a fan of low-cost index funds.
- Limit what you borrow. “Living on credit cards and loans won’t make you rich,” writes Schroeder. Sure, leverage can get you into a home or a new car, but too much debt is one of the biggest drags on your financial well-being.
- Be persistent. If you know what you’re doing is important and right, stick to it. Doggedly pursue your goals. Learn to “fail forward”.
- Know when to quit. The other day, I wrote about the danger of the sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you’ve already paid $10 to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, doesn’t mean you should sit through to the end. Be willing to cut your losses and walk away.
- Assess the risks. “Asking yourself ‘and then what?’ can help you see all of the possible consequences when you’re struggling to make a decision — and can guide you to the smartest choice.”
- Know what success really means. Success is different for each of us. Find what it is that brings meaning to your life, what makes each day important. Make this your focus. Buffett says: “When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. That’s the ultimate test of how you’ve lived your life.”