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You may have already taken advantage of free storage space in the 'cloud" such as Dropbox but now there is another cloud drive coming from Google which has some features that will make it especially helpful for proposal work.
Here is what Google says about their new "Google Drive."
Access everywhere.
Google Drive is everywhere you are—on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So wherever you are, your stuff is just...there. Ready to go, ready to share. Get started with 5 GB free.
Google Drive is available for:
PC and Mac
iPhone and iPad (coming soon)
Android devices
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I saw an article about this external disc drive from Seagate. Although they market it for entertainment (streaming movies, etc.) it occurred to me that it could have an application to proposal development. You have wireless access to the hard drive from up to 8 devices. Here are some of the features:
- Stream media over Wi-Fi to 8 devices at the same time
- Automatically sync media and documents from your PC or Mac computer
- Easily access and stream your media using the free app or your device’s web browser
- Up to 7 hours battery life**
Check it out here:
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You may occasionally need to insert a Trademark symbol, a Copyright symbol, or a Registered symbol. These instructions should make that as easy as pie.
To insert symbols into a Word document you can choose one of the two shortcut methods below.
Method 1
For Trademark ™ : Type (TM)
For Copyright © : Type (C)
For Registered ® : Type (R)
Method 2
You can use the Alt key plus numeric keypad keys tinsert trademark, copyright and registered symbols, but remember the NumLock on your keyboard must be ON to do that as the normal number keys on keyboard does not work for this.
For Trademark ™ : Press and hold ALT key, type 0153 and release ALT
For Copyright © : Press and hold ALT key, type 0169 and release ALT
For Registered ® : Press and hold ALT key, type 0174 and release ALT
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I have been using Refdesk.com for links to all sorts of information for years.
"VISION STATEMENT: Since 1995, Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources."
You might want to vist them and learn something new.
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Here are a few websites that will give you some good information about managing your finances. My Money: The Federal Government's website dedicated to helping Americans understand more about their money – how to save it, invest it, and manage it to meet their personal goals.
Money Smart: A training program created by FDIC to enhance money skills and create positive banking relationships. Available in both online andinstructor led versions.
Basic Economic Security: The Basic Economic Security Tables™ (BEST) Index and the Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index (Elder Index) measure the incomes workers and retired elders need to achieve economic security.
Feed The Pig: Free financial information and tools to empower 24-35 year olds to take charge of their personal finances and live within their means.
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Here is a list of companies that give you something on your birthday.
The website tries to keep the list current but I can't guarantee that they will all work.
http://www.frugalliving.tv/free-stuff/birthday-freebies.html
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Here is an article that provides an early look at some positive features of Windows 8.
http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/2012/03/some-cool-new-features-windows-8?cmpid=Email
The features discussed in the article are:
Lock Screen Alerts
Password Options
Better App Management
One-Click Sharing
Compatibility with Xbox, Windows Phone, Tablets
Easy Backup
Increased Download Protection
Windows App Store
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Many of us use Microsoft Outlook extensively. I came across this collection of tips and tricks.
Top 50 Most Popular Outlook Tips, Tricks and Tutorials By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/tp/popular_tips.-06V.htm
You may already know about some of these tricks but I bet you don't know them all. Here is a sampling:
1. How to Create an Email Signature in Outlook Set up a short piece of text containing essential contact information, a tag line or maybe an ad or quotation to be inserted in every email you send from Outlook.
2. How to Set Up an Out of Office Vacation Auto-Reply in Outlook While you are away from the computer, Outlook can automatically reply to incoming mail with a pre-written message telling senders when you’ll be able to reply individually.
3. How to Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Outlook Your Yahoo! Mail account is not made for the web alone. Here's how to download mail from a free Yahoo! Mail address into Outlook -- and how to send through Yahoo! Mail, too.
4. How to Access Windows Live Hotmail with Outlook Use Microsoft Outlook to fetch and send email messages through your Windows Live Hotmail account comfortably and with all the power and flexibility of a real email client.
5. How to Export Your Outlook Contacts to a CSV File Keep your contacts even if you leave Outlook behind. If you save your Outlook contacts as a CSV file, you can easily import them elsewhere.
6. How to Back Up or Copy Your Outlook Mail, Contacts and Other Data Backing up all your important Outlook data (mail, contacts, calendars, and more) is as simple as copy and paste.
7. How to Import Contacts from Excel or a CSV File into Outlook You extensive list of contacts or customers is stored happily in a spread sheet or database? After some simple importation steps, they can be in Outlook, too, and build the basis for a mailing list, for example.
8. How to Access Gmail with Outlook Outlook and Gmail make a great couple; they send each other messages all day long. Here's how to set up access to a Gmail account in Outlook, and it is terrifically easy.
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I came across a series of articles at CBS News' Moneywatch (http://www.cbsnews.com/moneywatch/?tag=hdr) that listed things you should and shouldn't buy at various stores. I have just compiled the lists here. To get the rest of the story, you'll have to click on the link for that story.
What to Buy at Walmart
Name-Brand Groceries and Snacks
Regional Favorites
Moderately Priced Consumer Electronics
Smartphones
Coffee
Laundry Detergent
What Not to Buy at Walmart
High End Electronics
Books
Wood Furniture
Jewelry
4 Things to Buy at Target
The Kindle
Green Cleaning Products
Groceries
Cosmetics
4 Things Never to Buy at Target
Furniture
Movies and Music
Exercise Equipment
Shower Curtains, Some Toys, and Other Products with PVC
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Here are a few websites that you might find useful.
Nudgemail
http://www.nudgemail.com/
This is a site that will help you keep emails from "dropping through the cracks." Forward any email to NudgeMail and it will send it back when you want it. It can remind you about that email in an hour, day, month, or even a year.
LastPass
https://lastpass.com/
Excellent password manager that you should be using. Features include 1-click login, form filling, automatic sync between browsers and more.
Mint (USA and Canada)
https://www.mint.com/
Fully automatic spending tracker and budgeting tool. Mint tracks your budget, monitors your spendings, advises on how you can save, and lots more. Highly recommended.
Wolfram Alpha
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Cool answer search engine that answers factual questions directly rather than giving you a list of webpages that might contain the answer.
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I came across a website that offers a different free software package everyday. Today's software is called PDF to Word Converter. "PDF to Word Converter is a windows application to convert PDF to Word Doc format fast and easily. With PDF to word converter, users can convert PDF to word format in few clicks."
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Here is how the site describes itself; "Basically, every day we nominate one software title that will be a Giveaway title of that day. The software is available for download for 24 hours (or more, if agreed with software publisher) and that software is absolutely free. That means – not a trial, not a limited version – but a registered and legal version of the software is completely free for our visitors*."
I have added a little box at the bottom left side of our home page that will tell what the free software is for that day. I hope you find something useful.
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