Although many of you may have participated in a GoToMeeting, some have been missing out on this great "remote" conferencing tool. It's hard not to hear about it these days, as I understand they are now advertising on national TV. Here's to becoming an early adopter. GoToMeeting is an electronic conference room. To participate in a meeting requires you to do two steps: log onto the site, so you can see the screen display of the presenter; and call into the site, either with your computer-attached mic and headphone or a standard telephone. Once you have completed both of these steps,...

We love Google, but sometimes it can be a little tough to find key information that you need. While trying to help someone locate the Google Apps Standard setup (the one that lets you setup gmail and shared calendaring with "@yourdomain.com"), we realized that its downright hard to find on the Google site. So here goes: 1) Go to http://google.com/a and select 'standard edition' they keep moving it around and hiding it. 2) Enter the domain name3) Create an admin account 4) You'll have to do the captcha and accept terms of service5) You should now be at the admin dashboard6)...

It happens to us all...whether in good situations or bad, your company will lose employees. If those employees are client-facing, not only do you have to worry about filling their spot, you also need to make sure client requests don't fall through the e-mail crack. If you're using Google Apps mail, or the "outsourced" mail service through Google, take these steps to make sure nothing gets lost in the mail: Log onto the web interface for your Google Apps mail -- www.google.com/a/yourdomain.com -- using a username and password with administrator privilege.On the top, left-hand side of the screen, click the "#...

One of our favorite tools on the Internet--you know, one of those where you slap your forehead and say, "Doh, wish I had thought of that!"--is Logo Tournament. The concept and functionality are excellent. It is the definition of free enterprise on a global level! Kudos to Tyler and his team for creating an environment that allows a fairly succinct managment tool for a very difficult process. The quality of designs is nothing short of spectacular, as long as you know how to make the tool work for you. The basic concept: you, the Contest Holder, develop a creative brief by...

With all of the "Go Green" messages in the marketplace, we are frequently asked to help businesses minimize their dependence upon resource-draining practices, such as consuming reams of paper and contributing the depletion of fossil fuels, as well as an increase in pollution. Our approach is one of improving your efficiency/productivity through technology and being a good steward of the resources on earth.

There are numerous ways to both improve efficiency and productivty using very simple technology implementations. For assistance implementing these technologies, please contact us!