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Make GMail Social with Rapportive
A few weeks ago I visited an old friend who has spent his entire career in outside sales. He asked me what my company did so I explained that we provide clients with technology solutions to business challenges; however, as soon as I mentioned Social Media he crossed his arms and got a sour look on his face. I asked him what was wrong, and he said “Social Media is just a way for people to tell their friends what they had for lunch. Who cares???” Unfortunately my friend’s opinion of Social Media is not uncommon,...
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WordPress was created as a blogging platform in 2003 but has since evolved into the most popular Content Management System in the world. As a result, it’s estimated that 22% of all new websites built today are powered by WordPress. It is free, easy to use, and offers thousands of third-party themes and plugins, all of which makes it an incredibly versatile publishing platform. In fact, DentonSolutions.com is built on WordPress, as are the sites of many of our clients. Since we spend so much time with WordPress we’ve had a...
read moreTwenty Time Saving Keyboard Shortcuts
As an IT consultant for small businesses, I spend a lot of time at the computer and most of that time is spent typing. Whether I’m answering email, drafting a client proposal, or authoring a client status report I try to be as efficient as possible when I’m sitting in front of a keyboard. One of the ways I save time is with keyboard shortcuts. It sounds silly but the less time I have to spend using my mouse the more time I’m actually getting work done. There are many types of computers used in small businesses today...
read moreTen Reasons the iPhone is Better than Android Phones
If you’ve been keeping up with our blog you saw my rant about Android’s superiority over the iPhone last week. While I would personally never trade my ‘Droid for an iPhone, I can’t ignore that the iPhone is still the single most popular phone on the market today. Here are what I consider to be the top ten reasons so many people have chosen Apple over Android. iPhones can be serviced at any Apple Store, regardless of where you bought the phone. Android phones have to be serviced by the vendor from which...
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I love my Motorola Droid X. It really is a great phone but it can’t even hold a candle to the latest and greatest Android-powered phones like the Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S II. That said, even if my Droid X is an older phone I’d still choose it over the newest iPhone every single time. Here are ten reasons why I think Android makes for a much better phone than iOS. Android OS is available on dozens if not hundreds of phones. With iOS you only get to pick from five. Android devices support removable memory so you can...
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