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Dennis Helfand Broadway and Film Piano Favorites
Saturday July 28, 2007
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From 1986 – 1997, my wife Judy and I, along with our two sons Aaron and Daniel, owned and operated a New Hampshire bed and breakfast inn, Cranmore Mountain Lodge, in the White Mountains. During the evenings, I would often play piano and over time, these “mini-concerts” became a regular inn “feature.” If I were…
Google Hot Trends
Friday July 27, 2007
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With Hot Trends, you can see a snapshot of what’s on the public’s collective mind by viewing the fastest-rising searches for different points of time. You can see a list of today’s top 100 fastest-rising search queries in the U.S. You can also select a recent date in history to see what the top rising…
Get Dot Mobi
Monday July 23, 2007
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Got Dot Mobi? With the explosion in handheld mobile devices, your users are no longer just browsing your site from a computer, they are now also viewing your site through their mobile phones.Convergence is happening folks, and we do not see that taking place on your TV set or computer at home, but on that…
Welcome to Google Apps
Saturday July 21, 2007
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Want simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools for your organization without the usual hassle and cost? Communicate… Give your users Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Talk accounts that use your own domain, helping them to stay connected and work together more effectively. Collaborate and publish… Docs & Spreadsheets lets users share files and collaborate in…
Google Apps Premier Edition
Saturday July 21, 2007
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The Premier Edition offers the best of Google Apps. If you’re looking to complement your existing IT infrastructure (account management system and/or Intranet), you can access extensibility APIs to integrate your entire organization with Google services. Some features include: * $50/user account/year * 10GB mailboxes * User account provisioning * Single sign-on * Email gateway…
Gmail POP and SMTP port settings for Outlook Express
Friday July 20, 2007
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Just when you think you have Outlook all figured out, Along comes Outlook Express whose port settings are upside down from Outlook!Tools > Accounts > Mail Tab > Select Your Gmail for your domain account > PropertiesYour Outlook Express settings should match.
Got Collaboration? Google Talk
Thursday July 19, 2007
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Google Talk is Google’s instant communications service. Like Gmail, Google’s free webmail service, Google Talk uses Google’s innovative technologies to help people communicate more effectively and efficiently. This means Google Talk is fast, intuitive and fun to use. It also means you can start thinking about instant communications in a new way. Google Talk offers…
Outlook set up in Gmail for your domain
Wednesday July 18, 2007
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You can use the following information to configure POP with many mail clients. If you encounter difficulties, Click here for help. Incoming Mail (POP3) Server – requires SSL: pop.gmail.com Use SSL: Yes Port: 995 Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server – requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication) Use Authentication: Yes Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)…
Gmail for Your Domain
Tuesday July 17, 2007
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At Webconsuls we know good technology when we use it. That is why we have moved our email to “Gmail for your domain”. Gmail for your domain is hosted by Google, so there’s no hardware or software for you to install or maintain. Each email address gets 2 gigabytes of storage, spam and virus filtering,…
Gmail is different. Here’s what you need to know.
Tuesday July 17, 2007
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Messages that are easy to find, an inbox that organizes itself, great spam-fighting tools and built-in chat. Sound cool? Welcome to Gmail. To get started, you may want to: Learn about some of Gmail?s unique features on the Getting Started page. Follow our Switching Guide to learn how to announce your new Gmail address, import…
SMO … Optimize with Social Networks
Tuesday June 26, 2007
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Social Media Optimization uses the tools of Web 2.0: blogs, RSS feeds, social networking sites, social bookmark buttons, tagging, multimedia posts, and wikis, to target an audience, create an online presence and to develop familiarity and authority with the customer. SMO is about using these tools in conjunction with a website to spread your content…
Blogging …. Just Do It
Wednesday June 20, 2007
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Build a Better Blog TipsEstablish. yourself as the authority in your niche by writing and posting quality content.Use multimedia postings to provide variety and more personal connection with your customers.Give your content wings. Make it easy to spread your content. Adding an RSS feed enables those who find your content compelling to subscribe to your…