Are You Compliant? Take The CAN-SPAM QUIZ!
Test Your Knowledge of The Law – 22 Questions You Should Know.
Getopt and Getopts
Both “getopt” and getopts are tools to use for processing and validating shell script arguments. They are similar, but not identical. More confusingly, functionality may vary from place to place, so you need to read the man pages carefully if your usage is more than casual.
Transferring to New Hardware With a Supertar
With any of the Supertars, transferring to new hardware is easy. If the new hardware uses the same disk controller (or the same driver) as the old, you can just boot from your recovery media and proceed to recover the system. But what about when the new hardware is different?
Report Writing: Reasons To Do it Well
You probably don’t have a burning desire to write reports.
7 Explosive Strategies to Maximize Your Google AdWords Campaigns
If you ever used Google AdWords to advertise your product or service online, you’d have experienced the sheer power of this online advertising medium.
Keeping Track of Your Customers & Prospects
Choosing Between a Computer or Paper System
To serve your customers, you need to track their purchases and needs. There is no efficient way to do this with paper files that even comes close to the power and efficiency of the computer. To maximize your time and your sales, you’ll have to move away from paper and use either contact management or database software. Some well-known brands are Act, Outlook, and Goldmine.
The Power of Planning Ahead
People suffer needlessly by postponing tasks until the last minute. A lot of tasks we race to finish at the 11th hour could be completed with ease if started early enough.
Conquer Desktop Clutter with Action Files
Action files enable you to unclutter your desk yet still keep reminders and current papers close at hand. Also known as working files, these files are usually separate from — and in addition to – client, project, or reference files. Action files are for current or pending activities and miscellaneous things you must act on.
Turning Future Prospects into Customers
I recently had a conversation with the marketing communications manager of a prospective client about following up future prospects effectively. By the end of the conversation it had struck me how little emphasis most small and medium sized businesses place in this area. While most do a good job following up hot leads, relatively few have the systems and procedures in place to insure that future prospects receive the ongoing attention necessary to turn them into customers.
The Customer’s Experience is Everything
Why is it that Microsoft wants you to buy its product but does not want you to open the plastic case that is welded around the cardboard box? I believe that such packaging along with cockroaches will survive atomic disasters!