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Posted: February 9, 2012
These days we are working smarter and cheaper. We are looking for tools that do what we need inexpensively. In past blogs I mentioned free business tools, primarily software. You can’t get everything for free, but what you need doesn’t have to break the bank either.
Social Media
Nothing beats having your customers excited to sign up to take advantage of your expertise. Join social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn (okay, I’m starting with free tools) and share away. Offer your knowledge, your area of expertise. If you own a garage, give tips on seasonal car maintenance. If you own a salon, give your list of drugstore beauty finds worth trying. A realtor could share some free or low-cost ways to improving a home to make it ready for sale. By providing something others need, you can gain a large following, which will lead to sales. I take the idea that this is “free” back. Social media is not completely free; your time is money and you need to invest time to make this work.
Having trouble keeping up? Try a Social CRM (Contact Relationship Manager). There are several available but one that has been gaining in popularity is Sproutsocial. Sproutsocial is a tool that can manage your social media efforts such as scheduling messages to be sent, scanning social media sites for relevant information regarding your business and, perhaps, gathering analytics on your social media efforts.
Hardware
If you are a small business, investing in an all-in-one printer can be extremely cost effective. A good all-in-one printer could cost up to $500. If you do a lot of printing, you may choose to lease a commercial multi-functional printer that offers free maintenance and a per page cost. To ensure you are getting the most for your money, calculate the per page cost based on how many pages the printer ink will print.
Want more? Check out these links:
PC Magazine article on all-in-one printers
Cnet article on all-in-one printers
How to calculate cost per page
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: February 2, 2012
Thank you to all our clients and friends who participated in our course survey; we had a great response. Congratulations to Susan D’Entremont from Capital District Library Counsel who was the winner of the iPod Touch. Susan was joined by Jean Sheviak the Executive Director of CDLC.
Author: Kathleen Pingelski
kpingelski@microknowledge.com
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Posted: January 23, 2012
It’s happened to everyone. You get an email, it has an attachment, and you notice something you want to change – it could be a typo, addition or some sort of note. But can you edit the attachment right in your email?
Yes, you can! But, there’s one tricky action to take before you start making those edits. Here’s the step-by-step in Outlook 2010:
- Open your email with an attachment in a separate window.
- Edit your email by going to Actions > Edit Message on the Message tab.
- Open the attachment and click Enable Editing from the yellow bar at the top.
- Edit, Save, and Close the attachment.
- When closing the email you should get this message. Click Yes.
Now you’re all set. A bit of warning though – your IT professionals might not like the idea of primarily saving attachments on your email server. They do take up a lot of space, so choose wisely!
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: January 4, 2012
Businesses have been on the paperless trend for years, investing in scanners and document storage space. You see the call to “Go Green” on billboards and even in our daily emails. What about you? Are you going paperless? There are quite a few options to help you get away from paper.
Ironically, email is often a primary source for using paper. You might print out email so you’ll have the content with you when traveling. Let’s face it, not only is this a paper burden, you may have misplaced a few emails here or there. There is a simple solution: access your email through a web browser. Then there is no need to print the email and you can refer to it as often as you need.
What if you just need information? Perhaps what you need is just a few notes from a document on your computer and possibly some other locations. If so, Microsoft One Note is the tool for you. Takes notes, copy files, draw work flow from a variety of tools and locations (such as your PC or iPad), and have them available in one spot via a web browser.
Read a lot of books? Try the Kindle or Nook. You’ll have access to a large number of books without the weight and the cost (you can “borrow” books just as you can from a library).
Certainly technology today has made going paperless much simpler for individuals. If you haven’t made a transition, try one of the options above to start. Good luck on your paperless quest!
Want to learn more? Here are a few additional links to get you thinking about being green:
Great Debate: Reflections on a paperless society
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: December 12, 2011
Outlook is a popular program for email, calendaring and scheduling and is often used as a primitive contact management tool. If you currently use outlook and need more features relating to contact management, then try Microsoft’s Business Contact Manager. The Business Contact Manager can be downloaded if you own Office 2010 Professional Plus.
The Business Contact Manager can store and share contact information, manage sales leads and track opportunities and sales. The 2010 version offers a customizable dashboard to quickly display business metrics. It works well with Outlook and does not rely on the Microsoft Exchange server to share information. It is a good starting point for contact management.
Read more about Business Contact Manager 2010 and 10 Reasons to Try Business Contact Manager.
If you are interested in using the Business Contact Manager, give us a call. MicroKnowledge can offer you a session customized on the features you need.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: December 5, 2011
There’s got to be a better way… We’ve all uttered these words before. In my case, it’s when I have to repeat the same action over and over to make something look right. Here’s another tool in your belt to help you retain your sanity.
Imagine you’ve just pasted a list of items into Word and this is what you got:
Did it paste the way you wanted? Probably not. In this case I wanted a list where each keyword is on its own line. Before you start pressing Backspace and Enter 20+ times, consider using Find and Replace:
- Press Ctrl+H to bring up the Replace window
- Type a comma and space next to Find what
- Type a ^p (which is a paragraph mark) next to Replace with
- Click Replace All
Now my list looks like this. Perfect!
If you actually wanted to remove the line breaks, you can instead replace the paragraph marks with nothing (leave the replace field blank). Now Replace acts like a mass-delete.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: November 28, 2011
On November 15th we celebrated 25 years in business. We had a great gathering of friends, family, clients and community members. As we reflect on the holidays, we are grateful for all of the support and continued success you have given to us. Thank you and we look forward to our future and servicing our communities and beyond!
Author: Maureen Fodera
mfodera@microknowledge.com
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Posted: November 12, 2011
As I have mentioned in a previous blog post, MicroKnowledge has been exploring quite a few free web-based tools. Last November, we launched a new website and blog. Both are powered by WordPress, a free blog and publishing tool. WordPress is written by volunteers and has enough add-ins to enhance your website with a variety of functionality.
In addition to WordPress, other tools such as Drupal and Joomla are available to you. All three tools are free, open source and completely customizable. Sound complicated? Not really. Each tool offers a large number of pre-defined templates. Add your content and you could have an incredible site with very little to no programming necessary.
If you are considering using WordPress or Drupal in your business, MicroKnowledge offers classes for both. Hope to see you!
Send me your favorite free business tools and I’ll post them in a later blog.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: October 27, 2011
Want to encourage better data entry in your Excel form? (And maybe have a little fun?) You can write customized error messages that appear if someone enters invalid data in a cell. To set it up, click on the cell you want to watch, go to Data > Data Validation and choose what to allow someone to type in the cell.
For a quick example, you can choose to allow a whole number between 1 and 5. Next click the Error Alert tab and type in a message to display if someone doesn’t follow the rule. Click OK and test it out.
Did you type a 6? I knew it!
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: October 18, 2011
MicroKnowledge celebrates 25 years in business. We are thrilled to still be offering great service and we are looking forward to our continued commitment and success to our clients and community.
Take a look at this great piece in Spotlight Newspapers acknowledging our years of service and the dedication to our community.
MicroKnowledge Featured in Spotlight
Author: Maureen Fodera
mfodera@microknowledge.com
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Posted: October 4, 2011
Last month I introduced some free tools for business. Throughout the year MicroKnowledge has been exploring quite a few free, web-based tools. One tool in particular is Google Apps, which contains tools for gathering information, email, calendaring and file sharing. Available in the cloud, with Google Apps you have access to your information regardless of where your business takes you. With many great tools to reduce costs and gain efficiency, all you need to get yourself started is a gmail account.
If you have a larger business, try Google Apps for Business, which allows for unlimited users for a minimal fee (Google Apps limits users to 10). Review the benefits of Google Apps for Business.
Considering a switch? You are not the only one. Google boasts that more than 3 million customers have made the switch. Read their stories: Business that have made the switch to Google Apps.
If you are considering using Google Apps in your business, MicroKnowledge offers a Google Apps class. Hope to see you at an upcoming session!
Send me your favorite free business tools and I’ll post them in a later blog.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: September 22, 2011
You can password protect most Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) quickly and easily. If you’ve never seen the option, I don’t blame you – Microsoft hid it pretty well. From the Save As dialog box, click Tools > General Options. Now simply type in a password and you’re protected!
Extra Tip: If you want everyone to be able to open the document, but only people with a password to be able to change it, use the Password to modify option.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: September 13, 2011
Operating a business can be costly. In an effort to reduce expenses companies are exploring alternative solutions. This means finding a way to run their businesses more efficiently. The good news is, you can consider business tools that are available as free resources (Open Source). Open Source tools are intended to provide you with the freedom to use the base application and build on the application through programming or other application tools.
MicroKnowledge is exploring using cloud based surveys, organizational tools and website open source applications.
Here are a few tools to get you started: The Best Things in Life are Free; Free Business Tools
Throughout the last quarter of the year I will be featuring more free tools. Have you found a free resource helpful? Why not share it.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: August 22, 2011
You may have noticed the blue number that shows up next to each folder in Outlook. That number is a count of your unread messages in that folder. But you can configure Outlook to show you the total number of emails instead.
To change the number displayed, right-click on the folder, choose properties, and toggle between the two count options on the General tab. Do you have more than 1,000 Sent items? It might be time for a cleanup.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: August 9, 2011
These days it’s easy to end up with a phone that is multi-functional. Not only can it be a source of entertainment, but your phone also has some practical applications to keep you moving toward checking items off your to do list.
In addition to managing your email and calendar, there are a large number of smartphone applications to manage your business. There are apps for expense tracking, social media, management of finances and mobile office.
Have an iPad or iPhone? Use USPS Mobile to find the zip code you are in or search for addresses or cities near where you are.
Trying to walk or drive your way around a new city? Review the GPS Smackdown article comparing GPS apps from popular cell phone carriers.
Don’t have an iPhone? There are apps for you too. Look here:
Windows OS phone apps and Andriod phone apps
Is there something you need? Grab a cup of coffee and search the internet. Chances are there’s an app for that.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: July 29, 2011
We hope you’ll save the date for the 7th Annual Awards Celebration Honoring the Accomplishments of Women in the Workplace, hosted by our good friends at the Capital District Women’s Employment Resource Center on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Mark your calendar now and plan to join us from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Century House in Latham for this annual event which will recognize Theresa Marangas, partner at Wilson, Elser Law Firm; Andrea Crisafulli Russo, president of Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing & Heating; The Quinn/Nieckarz Group at UBS Financial Services; and Juanita Ecker, president of Professional Image Management.
The Capital District WERC is a private, not-for-profit organization that works to advance women’s success in the workplace by building their economic and personal independence. WERC has provided quality workforce development services to more than 5,200 women since 1988, helping them to successfully find or improve their employment and their quality of life.
The MicroKnowledge Team is proud to be a long-time supporter of WERC.
Author: Kathleen Pingelski
kpingelski@microknowledge.com
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Posted: July 21, 2011
Ask anyone who takes an Excel Basic class and they’ll tell you one of the best tools in Excel is called the auto-fill handle. You might know it more commonly as the black plus sign you get when hovering over the lower-right corner of a selected cell. If you drag the fill handle down the spreadsheet, your formula copies down to each row you select.
But what if you have hundreds or thousands of rows? That’s a lot of dragging.
Next time, write your formula, then when you see the auto-fill handle double-click on it. Your formula automatically copies down to every row that has data next to it. And you know what ? It’s still handy if you only have 3 rows.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: July 6, 2011
Have you seen those digital boxes on coupon books or in a printed advertisement and wondered what they were? They are called QR codes or Quick Response codes.
Believe it or not, those small, coded boxes can be incredibly helpful to businesses. They can be used to invite someone to an event or to hold contact information. Best of all, they are free!
All you need to read a QR code is QR code scanning software and a camera phone. So yes, there is an app for that.
Want an app to read QR codes? I have used and like the following:
Want to create your own? I have found both of these sites incredibly helpful:
Want my contact information? Scan the following QR code with your new QR reader.
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: June 20, 2011
Editing Emails in your Outlook Mailbox
I often find that I receive emails that are missing one crucial piece of information. If that sounds familiar, ditch the paper and pen, and edit the email directly in your mailbox. Simply open the email in a separate window and go to Actions > Edit Message. Now you are free to type away!
For even better email organization, you can edit email subjects too. When your email is open in a separate window, just click in the subject and type.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: June 6, 2011
You’ve probably heard phrases such as “cloud computing” or “to the cloud!” What does that mean? Simply stated, cloud computing is when the internet is used as a place to store, manage and process data as opposed to a local server or computer.
Chances are you are “in the cloud” already. During tax season, did you use an online tax program? If you share pictures with your family, do you do it with a web-based program? Today we are using cloud computing for almost everything from personal entertainment to business tools.
For a small business or not-for-profit with limited resources (or for that matter, lack of technical skills) and big needs, cloud computing can certainly be the answer. Microsoft is working on a cloud service called Office 365, which will give businesses the opportunity to utilize programs such as SharePoint, Exchange and Office Professional for a small monthly fee per user.
There are many advantages to a service like Office 365, such as a reduction in technology investments, updated software, access to files and other collaboration tools regardless of their location. In the end, you get more resources at your disposal without having to purchase or manage them.
So whether you are interested in these technologies for business or personal reasons, look to the cloud as a way to give you more for less.
Want more information:
Microsoft announces Office 365
Cloud computing sites for Business Travelers
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: May 25, 2011
MicroKnowledge, Inc. is pleased to support the Women’s Employment Resource Center by providing computer training to WERC’s students to assist them in increasing their skills and advancement in the workplace. I hope you will join me at an exciting WERC event coming up on Tuesday, June 7 at The Crossings of Colonie from 5 to 7 pm. At the event, WERC will accept donations of women’s clothing and accessories, briefcases and working laptops. Please bring a donation of your choice to support this outstanding community organization.
Click the following link for details:
Capital District Women’s Employment & Resource Center
Author: Kathleen Pingelski
kpingelski@microknowledge.com
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Posted: May 17, 2011
Pin Websites to the Taskbar
I love the Windows 7 taskbar, at least with a little tweaking. The Microsoft developers made it really simple to pin a program to the taskbar – which is great – but what about pinning items to the frequent items lists?
Take Internet Explorer. I want to right-click on the icon and choose my website. But my frequent items list is somehow filled with my least frequently visited sites. How can I get this list to show my favorites?
- Go to the Start Menu and type Favorites. Click on the Favorites folder under Programs.
- Pick a website in your Favorites and drag it onto the taskbar. This adds the website to your default browser’s pinned items list.
- Right-click on your browser icon (e.g., Internet Explorer) to view your favorites. Now, that’s more like it!
This tip will work with most other programs too, like Windows Explorer folders or Microsoft Word or Excel documents.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: May 9, 2011
I hope you will join me at an exciting event coming up on May 18th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy sponsored by the NYS Heart Association. I have personally participated in the Better U program for 12 weeks and have had great success with moving towards a healthy heart and feeling mentally and physically great. I would love to see you at the event on May 18th.
Click the following link for details:
Author: Kathleen Pingelski
kpingelski@microknowledge.com
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Posted: May 2, 2011
There has been a lot of buzz regarding the iPad since its release in April 2010. Although I like and use a Windows based computer, I am lured in by the iPad’s cost, size and social features. The iPad costs as little as $500, weighs as little as 1.5 pounds, is only .5 inch think and has the flick capabilities of the iPod for easy navigation.
So is an iPad appropriate for business use? After doing some research, I believe that if you primarily rely on email, internet connectivity and a place to jot meeting notes, etc. then the answer is yes. It has all the typical features for someone who is mobile most of the time.
Although the iPad is being crowned as “best” in tablet computing, there may be alternatives in a smart phone/Windows world. If you really need your Windows environment with iPad like features, then there are some alternatives.
If you are considering an iPad – I’m still deciding – there will be a new release to the iPad and other tablets this year. You may want to wait it out until the summer to see what is in store for your dream of a low-cost, low-weight, high-efficiency tablet. It looks like we have a lot of cool devices to look forward to this year. It will be interesting to see if any of the Windows/smart phone alternatives are able to compete with the iPad 2. I know I will be paying attention.
For a small list of anticipated tablets in 2011, look here:
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: April 18, 2011
Copying Excel Data with Hidden Columns
Have you ever tried to copy cells in Excel when the range contains hidden columns? If you have, you may be frustrated by the outcome – the hidden columns of data will paste as well.
The next time you need to do this, highlight the cells, press Ctrl+G, click the Special button, and select Visible cells only. Now when you copy and paste, Excel will stop pasting the hidden data.
Extra Tip: If you did want to paste all that data but have the columns stay hidden, after you perform a normal copy and paste, right-click again and choose Paste Special > Keep Source Column Widths.
Author: Ryan Donelan
rdonelan@microknowledge.com
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Posted: February 22, 2011
If you love your smart phone, iPod and Verizon service like I do, then you are probably excited about the long-awaited release of the Verizon iPhone 4.
What’s the hype? The iPhone integrates all the features of your Smart Phone (apps, email, calendar) and iPod (music, apps on steroids) with video, voice, apps, everything but the “kitchen sink.” Basically, this phone is one-stop shopping for the busy professional.
Not sure if the iPhone is for you? Take a look at the articles I have reviewed below to help you decide:
Still Interested? Take a look at some of the apps available for the busy professional:
Author: Lisa Ryan
lryan@microknowledge.com
Posted: November 16, 2010
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Posted: November 15, 2010
New to RSS Feeds?
RSS feeds provide you with the opportuntity to track new information as it is posted from your favorite website or organization (check out the MicroKnowledge blog called In the Know!). It is helpful to view the content through Outlook.
- Click Subscribe to RSS link on web site. MicroKnowledge link is located at the bottom of the page in the lower right of web site. Web site feed page displays.
- Click Subscribe to this feed link. Subscribe to this Feed dialog box displays.
- Type a new name for feed, if desired. Keep Feeds for Create in unless there is a different location you would like to store the RSS Feed.
- Click Subscribe button. The message, You’ve successfully subscribed to this feed! displays.
- Go to the address bar of Internet Explorer. Select address. Press Ctrl + C to copy.
- Open Outlook. Right click RSS Feeds from the Navigation Pane. New RSS Feed dialog box displays.
- Click in the Enter the location of the RSS feed you want to add to Outlook box. Press Ctrl + V to paste the address. Address displays.
- Click Add button. Add this RSS feed to Outlook dialog box displays.
- Click Yes. RSS Feed is added to the RSS Feeds folder in Outlook.
- Click the RSS Feed subfolder to view the web sites new postings.
Note:
- To view the RSS Feed in Internet Explorer, click the Favorites Center button. A drop down menu displays. Click Feeds.
- Want more details? Review our PDF version of this blog entry.
