tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83162638596884960082012-01-04T21:01:11.890-08:00Julie Vetter Web Tech reviewsJulie Vetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350602513878584257noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316263859688496008.post-3770918092688192642011-06-02T07:27:00.000-07:002011-06-03T15:52:43.881-07:00

Chrometa is a time tracking tool unlike others. I was reading http://www.openforum.com/articles/6-cloud-tools-for-small-business and saw a mention of a unique-sounding time-tracking tool. At my first Internet job, my coworker and I quickly recognized the value - make that imperative - for tracking our time to know our real costs if we were ever going to break free of the hourly pay model for

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The Lonely Polygamist by Brady UdallMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe irony amuses and the humanity touches me in this story. It is not a fairytale, it is a human tale that takes compassion and life-experience to appreciate. I enjoyed the read and took away some moments and wisdom that stay on my inner bookshelf under "human nature".View all my reviews

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Apollo is a recently released project management tool, designed to take you where Basecamp has never been before. The interface and functionality of Basecamp never won me over so I gave Apollo a try. There is a 30-day free trial -- long enough to see if it is something you take to or let sit on your desktop until day 29.  Basic is $23 a month with a generous 18 projects, 5GB storage, unlimited

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Web exploration is like a space voyage. We started out as little "internauts" in our Netscape shuttles, peering through the windows of our browsers as we passed by complex and fascinating planets (sites). Just like early man, we were Internet nomads. Netscape made us little navigateurs, enabling us to zip around. Then Google decided to organize the universe, creating Google Search so we could

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EYESandFEET.com -- just when Online brand management is becoming overwhelming, this might be a potential lifesaver and great service in social media marketing for business. WHO IS IT FOR: Local businesses trying to get into the social media game or trying to better manage/maximize their current social media presence. WHAT DOES IT DO: Presents, in a stunningly clean and graspable interface,

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RAPPORTIVE is my favorite new tool and in my top ten for 2010. It really got me excited. Simple, brilliant and with an immediate impact on my productivity and efficacity. ReadWriteWeb said: "Fantastic and takes about 2 minutes to set up".WHAT IT IS: Rapportive is a free add-on for your browser (so far Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Mailplane...Mailplane? ça alors! another new thing to try) that will

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Forrester's Social Technographics® classifies consumers into six overlapping levels of participation. To find out what the types mean, visit http://www.forrester.com/empowered/ladder2010

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Some predict the digital age will wipe out print books. For a fresh point of view that challenges this assumption, see Books in the age of the iPad by Craig Mod.Two clients are integrating digital publishing, one for books and one for employee manuals and the flipping pages effect came up. Apple put the spotlight on this feature with the iPad's page-turner (heh). A little history: http://

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Google Accounts Hell...p That was one of the alternative titles that came to mind while composing this post. Today is the 3rd day I've tried to coordinate the various accounts and services I have gone to Google for. The main culprits in this post are Adwords, Gmail, Android and Google Apps for your group. But there is also Picasa, Google Buzz, Blogspot, Feedburner, YouTube, Google Maps, iGoogle,

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My hot-tips-from-Portland connection, designer Shona Lepis, sent a link to what looks like a very new CMS so I gave the free trial a whirl.WEBVANTA CMS for designers - http://www.webvanta.com/ Turned on the clock to start the trial at 5:40pm BASIC INFORMATION: Pricing Appreciate that the pricing was right in the main menu and easy to find. The pricing table offers a free version. The limitations

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I have always been resistant to the invasive and consumer-as-prey style of FaceBook's privacy decisions. Exciting to see the support for this more community-oriented project.

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Long-anticipated Nexus One arrives for French Android developers in Paris.  Offered by Google free to all Android developers having gained a certain success with their Android applications. Google is taking an open approach versus Apples controlled approach for development of apps on their OS, Android. For now there is a lot of distance to cover to attain rivalry with the iPhone. 

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Today I received my Reach Certified Online Identity Strategy logo (below) after taking the online course in March and completing the required test.The course was taught by brand experts William Arruda and Kisten Dixson from ReachCheck out the spiffy Reach Branding T.V. site:  http://www.personalbranding.tv/Although I started my tech career by building sites, the goal was always to help businesses

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I am taking an online identity course from Reach Branding offered by Kirsten Dixson and William Arruda. It is a follow up to the first one a year ago which was very helpful in focusing and moving forward in my work as a web strategist.This first week covered some fundamental tools, and one is a short quiz to help you assess how strong your own brand is. http://www.reachcc.com/brandquiz

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Always on the lookout for an elegant and affordable Web form solution, I am trying Caspio today.  I noticed a link at the bottom of the Reader photos submission form on the Marin Independent Journal, California.  The "Created with Caspio" link took me to Caspio.com which had a sign up form for a free trial. First, I tried the form at the Marin Independent Journal. The form was very simple but

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http://cecileh.comCécile is an image consultant in Paris, France who offers personal shopping, makeovers, wardrobe reviews and who will even accompany  you to the beauty salon in her full Relooking package.  If you want to make yourself over in Paris, visit Cécile.

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This is totally off-topic, but it was a dreadfully long and grey winter in Paris since November 2008 and so I need to chronicle the arriving of Printemps (not the department store but Springtime). Will try to replace istock with my own photos over the years.First, the fall, which is sometimes nice and long and rich. (my photo of Bois de Vincennes) Skipping right along, Hyacinths are the first

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Here are my steps for customizing the new Advanced Templates. I could not find an overview in TypePad help on customizing a TypePad theme.FYI, from TypePad Knowledge Base: What are Advanced Template Sets?Things to know in advance: Once you switch to an advanced template you have control over the page layout and design, but you will lose the WYSIWYG ability to easily switch themes (the look),

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Well, this was the trickiest one of all (see my favicon how-to's for TypePad, WordPress, Expression Engine, SquareSpace)Seems Google doesn't necessarily want you to do this even though the other blogs like WordPress finally threw in the towel.http://www.blogger-book.com/2008/06/favicon-generator-free-host-blog.htmlhttp://www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/2008/10/fix-for-missing-favicon.htmlhttp://

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How to add a favicon from TypePad helpFavicons are the cute little logos that show to the left of your site URL in the browser address bar. TypePad lets you add your own custom favicon to your blog. If you want to add one for each of your blogs it seems like you have to point a domain to each separate blog as of April, 2009, but correct me if I am wrong.How to add a favicon from TypePad help

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...and read this article: 5 Harsh Truths about Web Design firmsbefore proceeding to invest in, design, develop or market a web site.  It is an excellent summary of how Web sites go wrong. I would add the following as crucial to building a success rather than building a web site:Branding, information architecture, business analysis and good SEO.

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In the continuing search for the Holy Grail of online forms, here is one that is totally customizable. It requires the ability to upload files and use PHP so it does not work on hosted blogs like TypePad and WordPress, but it is brilliant in its simplicity and works like a charm.  Plus the developer is a great guy, please make a donation or buy him a coffee if you benefit from his efforts.http://

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For 2009 blogs have really come a long way. As a developer, I work with most of the mainstream blogs for one client or another.  Right now I have a client who has a terrific small business and moving her from her html site to a blog platform like Typepad or Word Press would be liberating for both of us. She needs to update her teaching schedule  monthly and needs a WYSIWYG to do it.  Alas, she

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This is a form created free on Google docs. You can embed the form in your TypePad site or Blogger site (duh, Google owns Blogspot/Blogger) but not a WordPress.com site hosted at WordPress or a SquareSpace site.  The good: Google uploads the information to a spreadsheet in your Google docs (you need a free Google account) and also automatically forwards the input to your email from there if you

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Free form from Response-O-matic. You get one free form, then it is $4 a month per form as of April, 2009.  I really think they should make it much less expensive as you can get a great free php form on the web and free Google forms, or TypePad should integrate a form builder as should WordPress. Name:Telephone NumberEmail Address:Your level?BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedYour Preference?

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Today I am trying out free Thumbshots from their site,http://www.thumbshots.orgA bit ironic that there is no thumbshot of the thumbshot site. Or maybe it is because my account has not been verified.Well, let's try another site, shall we? How about the Golden Gate Bridge website. Interesting, here is the answer: http://www.thumbshots.org/Support/Forum/tabid/105/forumid/1/threadid/10/scope/posts/

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Julie Vetter has over ten years of experience in web development for business and non-profits. She takes advantage of the freedom and opportunity of the Internet to enjoy a mobile lifestyle, and helps others fulfill their own online potential.She is known for her metaphors and allegories that demystify the web, such as the 1-2-3 process for Online Success or the explanatory chart of types of web

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