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Dropbox vs Google Drive

For quite a while now, GreenMellen has used Dropbox as the backbone of it’s storage, backup, and file sharing needs. We have always enjoyed the…

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Marlow’s Tavern, meet Gary Vaynerchuk

Last week, I saw a speech that Gary Vaynerchuk gave to a bunch of RE/MAX realtors on the topic of social media engagement and it…

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My favorite WordPress plug-ins

Three years ago I wrote up a list of my favorite plug-ins, and decided that it was well past time to give the list a…

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Playing Nintendo games on the Xoom using a Wii remote

I did this a while back on the Droid X, but I just realized it would probably work on the Xoom — and it does!…

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Are unscheduled phone calls rude?

I’m not a big fan of phone calls.  I certainly use it as needed, but it’s gradually becoming less and less often.  Google Voice helps…

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Professional pickpockets as marketers

Romania has a very high rate of phone theft, but most people “don’t think it could happen to them” (of course). To counter that, Vodafone…

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A couple of cool new tools to use with Dropbox

Over the last few years, I’ve made it quite clear that I’m a huge fan of Dropbox.  It’s so simple, so useful, and (for most…

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Where I use my tablet

I’ve had many people ask the same question about the Xoom and the iPad 2 – “when would I use it?”. Here’s a few answers:…

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Installing an iPad 2 in the dashboard of your truck

This isn’t a “how-to” but more of a “whoa, that’s awesome!” kind of video.  This guy obviously does these kinds of modifications for a living,…

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Student sells in place in line for the iPad 2; earns $900

If you have nothing to do and there’s a hot Apple product coming out in a few days, here’s a way to make some money…

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Cool new iPhone app to allow the blind to “see” money

This is just cool.  An new iPhone app called the “LookTel Money Reader” allows blind users to point the app at any piece of American…

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Should you get a netbook or a tablet?

Netbook or tablet? With all of my talk about the Motorola Xoom lately, you’d think my answer would be “tablet”, but it’s not that easy…

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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…

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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…

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Use Gmail’s “auto-resurrection” to save time

One of the great ideas behind GTD is the “two minute rule”.  In a nutshell, it says that if you come across a task that…

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