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Post Video to Your Wordpress Blog with VodPod Firefox Extension

Install browser button or
  drag & drop Bookmarklet
There are a lot of reasons to like love Firefox. The VodPod video posting extension is another. Use the “Post to Wordpress” button to send video directly to your blog.
Here’s how:
Either install the VodPod Firefox extension or drag the bookmarklet to your toolbar and the next […]

How to Embed YouTube Video into PowerPoint

This Friday, my old partner and I will be teaching a class on blogging.  Yup, some MLS brass thought we could blab on the subject for 8 hours.  (I guess that leaves a whole hour for Rudy to talk
I prepared my part of the PowerPoint presentation and thought I’d share this tip on […]

Unlimited Free Conference Calls & Other Yak Links

Sign up for a free account at Freeconferencecall.com to conduct unlimited conference calls, interviews and meetings up to 6 hours each*. Record, save, download or email them.
*your carrier will charge for a long distance call
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One Phone Number for […]

Fill in and Edit PDf Forms with PDFescape

PDFescape is a free tool that lets you open PDf files in your browser so you can fill-in or add text, checkmarks, grahics and even links (that part is neat). There is also a whiteout text feature and the ability to add new form fields. Save, print or email the finished product.
There is […]

Howcast Newest Instructional and How-to Video Website: Joins 5min and WonderHowTo

Want to learn how to juggle (the noble art of jesters and fools) or negotiate an apartment lease (the ignoble art of fools), then check out Howcast, a new website which offers how-to and instructional videos on just about anything. It joins the group of growing how to video sites such as Wonderhowto.com and […]

Sex May Not Sell, But It Can Help You Break Out of Jail

Two New Jersey convicts escaped from a county jail through a hole in a wall which was covered up with magazine pictures of women in bikinis. [Unconfirmed (make believe) reports say the inmates read on some blog (self-promotion link) about real estate developers using sexy ads to distract consumers. ]

New NJ prison rules: […]

Top Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking

Here are some tips to overcome your fear of public speaking, as well as those “ums” “ahs” and “like you knows”.
Tips to better public speaking
1. Speak on topics you know well. There is a comfort in knowing you know more than your audience. Come prepared with reliable facts. Part of a […]

How to Add a News Feed to Your Blog or Website: Voxant

Studies have shown the most popular website views are for news and weather. So why not add a news feed to your blog or website? It will give added value to your readers. It’s easy to do.
Voxant Newsroom will let you embed your choice of feeds— US, World, Local, Politics, Health Sci-Tech, Entertainment, […]

10 Cheap Home Repair Tricks

Do you know these quick, inexpensive and easy home improvement tips? Most take less than 15 minutes.
1. Get rid of bath tub stains. Mix equal parts of tarter sauce and baking soda and combine with enough lemon juice to make a paste. Rub stain with a cloth. Wait an hour, then […]

What Makes An Idea Stick?

What makes one idea stick and another fall off and die? A new book by Chip and Dan Heath offers an answer. Guy Kawasaki has high praise for Made to Stick. He calls it a must-read, in the league of The Tipping Point and Built to Last. Guy conducted a must-read interview with […]