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How to Make Real Money Selling Your Books

February 22, 2011

I just joined the Board for the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. I become a member at last year’s Get Published! Institute. If you are thinking about writing a book, this is the best bargain you’ll ever find. A full day seminar with keynotes and breakout sessions all designed to help you Get Published! Register [...]

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Sometimes newer isn’t better

February 15, 2011

The instructor of my video production class has recommended that we use older versions of software, specifically, iMovie ’06 and Movie Maker 2.6. (You can download Movie Maker 2.6) There are newer versions of both of these products. These newer versions have less in common with the professional products Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere [...]

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You Ought to be in Pictures

January 13, 2011

YouTube has surpassed Google as the most frequently used search engine online. More than 200 Billion views per day. Are you on YouTube? If not, what is keeping you from taking advantage of this free and powerful medium? Could it be that you don’t know how to create a video? Maybe you aren’t sure how [...]

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Getting Animated

November 28, 2010

A fellow North Coast Mac User called me. He was interested in animation software for the Mac. He was planning a series of Video podcasts and wanted to create an animated logo. I told him it had been quite a while since I had tried my hand at animation. I used director and flash number [...]

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Use your voice – speed up your writing

September 22, 2010

I have been using MacDictate for several months. I find that speaking my mind is a faster, easier way to create my blog posts, articles and presentations. This product was recently updated and now has a new name: Dragon Dictate for Mac 2.0 Powered by the state-of-the-art Dragon v11 speech recognition engine from Nuance, Dragon [...]

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Leverage – Your Secret Weapon for Getting Clients

August 9, 2010

Small actions can move mountains I was working in my backyard this weekend. We are in the process of transforming our yard into an outdoor room. The process has many component parts. The first step, as in most projects, is defining the project and what it will look like when it is complete. In this [...]

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From conflict to cash

July 27, 2010

Have you ever noticed that when you are angry it becomes very hard to hear what is being said by anyone but yourself. What you are experiencing is a natural phenomenon known as “fight, fight, or freeze.” And when this happens you are experiencing both an emotional and physical reaction. You become hyper alert, blood [...]

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Software that Fits Your Needs

May 24, 2010

Sometimes you hear of a particular software but find out it doesn’t work on your computer operating system. Sometimes, you just need something that fits your budget. You want the features you need and want to find out what your choices are instead of the leader of the software pack. I found a worthy web [...]

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Creating a Logotype

May 15, 2010

Look at these three ampersands. Each conveys a distinct style, mood and message. Choosing type that appropriately matches and reinforces a company’s intended message is part art, part science. A well designed logotype (a type based logo) blends subliminal and overt messages through the use fonts, size, color, shape and position. Logotypes done right embody [...]

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