Why I love Google Voice
It’s taken me a few years to make the transition, but I’m really starting to love Google Voice. If you’re not familiar with what Google…
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Don’t be everything – just be awesome
As I’ve been building my business for the past few years, various personal weaknesses have shown up. Some of them, like my lack of organization,…
Why are churches so far behind?
I was recently asked a question, based on this chart: If [that chart] is true, then why are churches so far behind in web site…
How to make your Gmail much more secure
Google has always worked hard to make sure Gmail is secure and they’ve done a great job with it. However, with so many people having…
Facebook makes some nice upgrades to their Pages
A while back, I covered the difference between Facebook profiles, pages and groups. In a nutshell, “profiles” are for people, “pages” are for organizations, and…
Why don’t you have an iPad?
I enjoy tech gadgets, and I tend to have quite a few of them. I have a variety of computers, a Flip video camera, a…
It takes time to make time
One of the complaints I often hear about most of the productivity tools that I use is that people don’t have time for them. I…
Don’t let the meta drag you down; the two minute rule
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, keeping my inbox at zero is a huge part of my organizational process, and I attribute much of…
Content is still king
A few weeks ago, I decided to take the family on a Saturday trip to go horseback riding in the north Georgia mountains. The girls…
My 43 folders that tickle me
While I strive to do as much as I can electronically, there is still a lot of paper that goes through my hands. I deal…
Stop trying to remember things
One of the basic ideas behind GTD is what David Allen calls “mind like water” — keep your mind clear by keeping your tasks in…
More on churches and Twitter
Last month, I wrote a post about churches not responding well on Twitter and it got a nice response. I followed it up with a…
Thoughts on the Google Chrome OS laptop
As many of you know, Google has been giving away thousands of free laptops to help promote and troubleshoot their upcoming “Chrome OS” operating system….
Your business needs a website
I can’t believe I’m writing a post like this in 2010, but the sad fact remains that some small businesses don’t have websites. A friend…
Droid X + Ford SYNC = Awesome
Over the past few months, I’ve been using my Droid X in the car a lot more. It started with just the voice-activated bluetooth calling,…
