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Tips For Reducing Your Overhead Costs This Winter

A new year has arrived and the economy looks no less stagnant than ever. True, unemployment levels have gone down, but the average small business owner has probably seen no signs of a waning recession. If you’re one of those business owners, there’s a good chance you’ve been looking to cut costs. And, if you’re […]

How to delete all email in Gmail

Question from a reader:  My Gmail has gotten way out of hand.  Is there an easy way to delete all email in your Gmail inbox?  or do I have to delete 100 emails at a time?
Answer:  Yes, you can delete your entire inbox in one simple step … this super easy.  To delete all existing […]

How to use an online fax service

How to use an online fax service

PowerPoint tries to open linked files when printing

A big thanks to Jason Tibbs for finding the answer to this question!
I was going crazy when trying to print a PowerPoint that had links to external files.  When I opened the file, I clicked Cancel when the MicroSoft PowerPoint Security Notice asked if I wanted to update links.
Then, after clicking print, I would have […]

Why are Euros showing up in Excel 2010?

Amit is trying to figure out a fix …
Apparently it is a Microsoft glitch, after you put a pivot table into a file Microsoft will then default to Euros.  Microsoft needs to develop an update for us download!  In the meantime, hopefully Amit can help!
Update - Amit found this fix:
To fix the Euro problem in Excel 2010 […]

I don’t want to view pictures in Picasa!

Question: I installed Picasa and now every picture or fax that I open, opens in Picasa.  How do I change my settings so that Picasa is not the default picture viewer?
In Picasa go to Tools  > Configure Photo Viewer and ‘check’ the button at the bottom that says “Don’t Use Photo Viewer”. Then press OK.

Help, my spreadsheets are showing Euros instead of dollars

Why would excel default to Euros when you are sitting in Colorado, USA?
The setting for Microsoft Office default currency, dates, times, currency values, and numbers is controlled by in the Regional and Language Options section of your Control Panel.
To open the Regional and Language Options tool:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Date, Time, Language, […]

Top 5 Corporate Gifts

“What should we give to say thanks to our loyal customers and employees?

Tickets - Who doesn’t appreciate taking a little time for themselves or time with friends?  consider giving tickets to a local event, the theater, zoo,  or if you live in Colorado, consider ski lift tickets.
A luxurious pen - We use pen’s all the time […]

Hen and Stag?

I love it when I hear new slang … well at least new to me.
I came across the Hen and Stag concept at Sauce Communications – restaurant PR company website.  They have a blog post on their website that describes a hosted an evening to showcase the cookery school’s hen and stag packages.
As you probably […]

Congrats to Chloe Mays

Chloe Mays was elected as Chairman of the Westminster Westminster Colorado Youth Advisory Panel last night. She will serve as Chairman for 2010/2011 where she will as liaison between the Mayor’s office and City Council and the Westminster Youth Advisory Panel.
The Youth Advisory Panel is made up of two or more representatives from local area […]