Monarch Airlines

Looking for inexpensive airfare, especially to the UK? Monarch gives you low cost, convenient flights that you can book directly on their website, by telephone, or by travel agent.
Monarch’s scheduled services account for more than 60% of the Monarch operation and we were awarded ‘Best Airline to Mediterranean and Islands’ in the Short Breaks and […]

Audio Transcription Techniques

Last time I had voice recordings transcribe it ran $120/hr for the audio transcription. This new service has the following rates — making it less than $26/hr for podcast transcriptions!

URL Podcast transcription is 42 cents a minute. Podcasts are made searchable.
Uploaded file transcription is 75 cents a minute. Transcripts are not searchable.

The transcribing is done […]

Raise Money Using FundRaising.Com

If you are involved in non-profit groups, you know how important fundraising is to your success.
Here are several free fundraising ideas for group large and small.

Lollipops – Tie 3 lollipops together with colorful ribbons to make fun lollipop bouquets — a unique idea that is fun and profitable for you, and so attractive to your […]

What To Test?

Any site designer knows that testing your web site across multiple browsers is key. But not only has the market become very fragmented regarding the number of browser, but there are also several popular VERSIONS of browsers running around as well — each with their own quirks. Here are some current browser stats:
According to http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp […]

Razrs Form Factor — Is it worth it?

I’m using my second Razr mobile phone. I was disappointed when my first Razr had technical issues (I’d only had it for a year and a half) but I liked the form factor of the phone so much I decided to pay the premium fee to replace it with another Razr.
The Razr continues to be […]

Friends Don’t Let Friends Mismanage Projects

Project plans lay out a defined series of steps to accomplish a goal. Most software development methodologies produce an undesirable goal—failure. The 60% failure rate is not just dumb luck, it is the natural consequence of the methodology. To change the outcome, we must change our methodology!
I’ve witnessed failed projects which did not achieve business […]

Landmark Education for Business

Productivity guru Franklin Covey often talks about ’sharpening the saw’ — taking time to get training, focus, and get inspired to achieve new levels of greatness. Landmark Education Business Development offers business services dedicated to creating new levels of business results. Their services and technology allows them to partner with clients to design and implement […]

Great Free Software Tools

I compiled a list of must-have free software tools for the home user or student:

Foxit - Opens PDF Files Fast
iTunes - Useful for Podcasts
Hosts - Remove All Ads (Windows)
Juice - Popular iTunes Replacement
OpenOffice - Fast MS Office Clone
gCalc - Replace Your Calculator
GAIM - 11 Instant Messengers in 1
RA - Replacement for Real Player
GIMP - Powerful […]

iPhone: The Next Revolution

The new Apple iPhone debuted with a splash. While it will not be available until June, this revolutionary new device marks the beginning of a new electronics ‘arms race’ not seen since the iPod debuted. The iPhone features a touch-screen interface and a slim profile, merging the iPod’s hallmark sleek Apple design with next-generation […]

Technical Successes; Business Failures

Consider a less-than-successful project in which you’ve participated. Did the project run aground because the developers didn’t know how to program?
Projects can be technical successes but business disasters. Ask any end user who patently rejects the software IT has labored to produce for them, and they’ll quickly say—”This software isn’t what we needed!”
Thus the problem. […]