Google Drive Scanning

While working with a possible customer, I needed to quickly get a document signed and sent back to them. Being that I was not at the home office I had to find a way to print out the contract and send it back signed.  Since I had a printer near me I could print it out; But how was I to then scan the signed document to send via email? I remembered that the Google Drive App on my phone has a scan feature.  I was not ware of how well this worked until I used it. Within minutes I scanned the document and had it emailed. I explored this feature and also found that you can add multiple scans in one session.  

This may not replace you $500 scanner but this is a great solution in a pinch. 

School is a Forever Thing, Lynda.com

Being in the technology field, I have found that there is no way to get away from continuous learning.  The minute that I stop building on my skills, is the minute that I become less competitive and reduce my opportunities to get money.  I stumbled upon Lynda.com which is an online the site where there are quality instruction videos from everything from video editing to program coding. 

There are a number of Youtube channels that provide some great video tutorials on the same subjects.  The difference that I see is that Lynda.com has a layout of the videos that are the much easier to navigate through.  This makes it easy to get to a specific topic.
 

The site gives me confidence that I can keep up with the trends of my industry.  Take a  look at Lynda.com and keep your skills sharp.

The Future of Computing is in the Clouds - Free Cloud Based Business Apps

If you are starting a business, an important aspect to consider is saving money.  A great way to save is to use business tools that are free.  There are number of free business tools out there that are all free or very inexpensive.  An added benefit to these free business tools are they are cloud based, so there is no way to lose your important documents and they can be shared on multiple platforms.

It is important to get use to these cloud services , because the future of computing is going to be cloud computing.  Google is on the forefront with their Chrome browser.  Below are list of free business tools that you can find in the Chrome "web store":

Evernote -

The note taking giant that is the perfect cloud app.  It works just as well as the Windows full app , but it is much lighter , and you don't worry about the constant syncing.

Google Drive Office Suite -

I have spoken on the benefits of Google Drive as it relates to the storage benefits.  What I failed to mention is that Google Drive is upgrade of Google Docs.  Google Docs is online productivity suite that offers Microsoft Office-like programs ie. Word , Excel , Access , and Powerpoint, in an online form.

Pixlr Image Editing


Why pay load of money for Photo Shop when you may just need to create a logo for your business or edit some product photos?  Pixlr is a great , light alternative for minimal image editing needs.