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Jan
13

Google Docs and Common Craft

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Today’s post is all about two things l use and love.

I love Google Docs and I use it for just about everything. It has more or less replaced MS Office for me. My favorite and most used feature is collaboration. I can create a document or spreadsheet and collaborate with others. I can allow them to edit and view or just view. If I allow them to edit, I can track all changes either of us has made. It’s extremely useful for project management, working with clients, scripting a story, drafting post and anything that benefits from collaboration.

Check it out at docs.google.com or watch the video below that perfectly explains Google Docs and coolly segways to my next favorite pick.




My next fave is Common Craft (www.commoncraft.com)
They sell explanations. Yea, explanations and they are awesome. The best I have ever seen.

Here is one of my favorites.

Common craft is also a great example of what I consider an organically grown business. A husband and a wife with a talent for explanation.I don’t know all the details but I would be willing to bet big money they did not go the

They make the videos by hand in stop motion. Check out their blog post that explains the process. Oh yea, they also use Google docs.


Interesting Links

How A Husband And Wife Built Common Craft, A Company That Sells Explanations – with Lee LeFever



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Dec
09

The Future of Magazines

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Newspapers too for that matter. Perhaps. It’s easy to see the advantages of this platform. The device looks very Mac to me. I wonder if its a prototype of the Apple Tablet.

Very Cool!

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Dec
01

Add Skype to your site or blog.

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Skype is an excellent communication tool. You can use Skype on your computer, your mobile device and more. You can and should add it to your website or blog. Its very simple and well worth doing.

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NameChk.com

NameChk.com

Before you get started. Before you purchase that domain name even. Check out www.namechk.com and see if your name is available across multiple networks. Trust me, this can save you so much time.

 

 

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Feb
17

Flock Browser

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Flock is a browser based on the Mozilla Platform. It is available for Mac, PC, Linux, Ubuntu, etc…
This browser is essential for anyone with more than one social network or social based site.

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