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Published by: on 10-07-2011
Have You Embraced the Coming Electronic Documents Age Yet?
While many companies have successfully transitioned to being paperless offices, or have just cut down on the amount of pen-and-paper transactions and tasks that your daily operations call for, you probably still have the occasional need to print documents.
I would say I can count on one hand the number of times per week that myself or any employee in the Los Angeles office of my website design company actually prints anything since so much can now be accomplished electronically.
However, since you don't need to be processing the multitude of print jobs you might have had to twenty years ago, you won�t necessarily need a pricey, multifaceted program full of features you�re never going to use.
Instead, you�d probably be better off sticking with a �bare bones� printer system with a reliable print auditing program to ensure that the printouts executed do not exceed the printouts needed.
Several of these programs are available at little to no cost, like this Free Friday�s pick, PaperCut.
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Published by: on 09-30-2011
In several previous Free Friday posts, we�ve noted that in addition to no-cost alternatives to programs like Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and Quickbooks, there are certainly free- and surprisingly streamlined- email systems available as well.
Every company needs to utilize email, but even platforms with low costs can add up quickly for businesses with limited funds. Also, why pay even $5 when you can have easily adaptable and multifaceted email solutions like eM Client for nothing?
Credited by PCMag.com as offering a formidable �Outlook clone,� eM Client offers an interface that users accustomed to Outlook appreciate, along with fast, fully integrated features.
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Published by: on 09-23-2011
Bring Out the GIMP�shop, That Is
In recent Free Friday posts, we�ve already gone over cost-free alternatives to commonly de rigueur- but also expensive- office applications and services like Microsoft Office and Quickbooks. Yet, not every enterprise�s needs are limited to accounting and word processing.
If you work in multimedia, flash, logo, or website design (like me), you are probably all too familiar with a program called Photoshop.
Photoshop is a highly versatile graphic editing tool that has set the standard for creating and editing digital images. Purchasing it also runs you approximately $700, which for many freelance designers and quite a few businesses is an unfeasibly hefty price tag.
Wouldn't it be nice to find a cheaper alternative? or even a free one?
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Published by: on 09-16-2011
Famous last words: "My computer never crashes"
Now that's funny.
How protected are the files on your computer in the event of a fire, power surge, hard drive collapse, or any number of other disasters that can wipe out your irretrievable document, pictures, videos, and other files?
Aside from the sentimental cost of losing personal files forever, the professional consequences of your client files and contacts being permanently erased could be catastrophic.
I don�t even like to consider the scenario of the customer data for all my magazine subscription, SEO, and web design clients getting simultaneously fried, but I know it can happen so I take the precaution of backing it up online.
I happen to use a secure system from Mozy but there are alternatives and you can do it too, easily (and yes, for free) with the Amazon Cloud Drive.
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Published by: on 09-09-2011
As we discussed in an earlier Free Friday post that profiled the free bookkeeping capabilities of Nevitium Invoice Manager, simply because a certain program, application, or service is necessary to operate a business does not mean there is always room for its subsequent cost within a budget.
Even our web site design and SEO company began as a small operation that relied on cheap but efficacious administrative tools.
This is especially the case with smaller enterprises and start-ups and commonplace but costly programs like Microsoft Office.
Yet, owners and employees need to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations like most everyone else, and now they can do this for free
Read on.
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