Speed Up Your Searches!

How about the first thing you do is speed up your computer search with Google Broadband Accelerator. This FREE program helps you retrieve pages that you use the most and it actually has a clock that shows how much time you have saved. I installed this program and in about a month it said I saved one hour – not a lot, but maybe I can use that for an extra hour of tennis.

Dont Lose Your Data!

When was the last time you backed up your computer data? If your computer crashed right this minute how would it affect your business? I use a Maxtor One-Touch external hard drive for backup. I just hit the button once in awhile and it will automatically back up my data. You can get these at any Office Depot or Staples and they cost from $70 to $160 depending on how big the hard drive is. 750 GB should be more than you will need.

But there might be a downside to an external hard drive backup. If you have a house fire or a burglary you would still lose your data. If you want your data stored safely you need to store it “off site.” There is a company that comes highly recommended called Carbonite.com where you upload your backups for safekeeping. Your data is encrypted and stored and then when you retrieve it you use a program from them to de-scramble the data. They charge about $4.25 a month and the first 30 days are free. I use this program and I love it. The backups are actually done automatically. Easy!

If you don’t back up your data, have a computer crash, and absolutely need the information from the hard drive, go to Ontrack Data Recovery. I guarantee you will kick yourself for not backing up your data. Hard drive recovery used to be fairly inexpensive, but then they started calling it computer forensics and the cost skyrocketed. You can expect to pay up to $1,000 and wait months for the results. The successful rate of recovery is around 70 percent.

Want To Sell Your Old Computer?

Okay, so now what if you have just bought a new computer and you want to sell your old one. You just might want to get rid of the data you have on your drive. If you drag documents to your trash Icon that does nothing as far as removing the data. This program is FREE and it will completely remove any program or file from your computer. Go to Eraser and they will walk you through the steps.

No More Time Consuming Phone Menus!

You can save a little more time by putting this website in your Favorites menu. This is a FREE list of hundreds of phone numbers to get you past the dreadful “press one for English…” menus and get you directly to a human. Just go to Gethuman and check it out!

Work From Anywhere!

This service costs about $40 a month but it will let you work anywhere. It’s called GoToMyPC.com and it allows you to connect to your computer from anywhere in the world. This allows you to access your computer just as if you were sitting in front of it. You can try it for Free to see if you like it.

Create Annimations!

If you want to create annimations to jazz up your website, this site might be just what you are looking for. Go to aniboom.com and see how good you are at it.

Make Sure Your Cell Service Will Work

This site is suppposed to show how strong cell signals are in your area, so before you sign a two year contract with a cell company maybe it might be worth checking out signalmap.com.

Start A FREE Blog

Do you know what a Blog is? If not you better go to this site and check it out. More and more realtors are writing Blogs for their websites. A popuplar Blog will boost business and get your name out there as an expert in your field. Go to blogger.com to see whats up in the world of Blogging! It's Free!

Quickly Resize Photos For Free

When you take photos of your listings they are most likely to large to transfer to your MLS. If you need to resize your photos quickly and easily just go to quickthumbnail.com

 Last But Not Least!

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