How crazy is this?  I had heard for years that Google was buying up all the ‘dark fiber’ in the country so that it could pipe Internet to residential areas…  But gigabit speeds?  That’s awesome.
Could Google be your next ISP? Maybe. The company has just announced a trial of its own high-speed network that it [...]

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When I first got into building businesses and websites online, I had no idea where to start…  I didn’t know the first thing about ‘Virtual Property.’  I had to teach myself everything…  Thank God I found WordPress when I did!
Naturally, the thing that sparks most people’s interest about starting an online venture is the idea [...]

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I just wanted to put up a quick post asking if anyone wanted a Google Wave Invite.  I’ve been playing around with it for the last few days and am pretty impressed, but I was wondering if anyone else wanted to join in the fun?
In case you haven’t heard of Google Wave, here’s a brief [...]

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If you’ve thought about starting your own business, or you have one that has yet to take off, make sure you read this post ’til the end!
Tomorrow, I’ll be doing a business building webinar (Thursday, September 3rd) at 5:30 PM titled “The Top 5 Startup Questions Ever Answered.”
It’s going to be question and answer style [...]

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Don’t get me wrong - I love Freshbooks.com.  But, I always have an internal argument whenever I sign up for a web app because I never really know where the data is!
That data, if you run an online business, is your absolute most valuable asset.
The other day, I found a free, online invoice [...]

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About three weeks ago, I learned about a way to increase sales through a website by 13% with relatively no effort.  Now, obviously, when I heard that I was like, “Gimme a break!”  I work my ass off to write good sales copy and you can throw a button on the page and increase sales?!
So [...]

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There’s no limit to free media players for handheld devices.  My Nokia Internet Tablet has a player that I can stream media from network locations (aka Gandolf, my media server).
You can even do it with a Windows Media Extender like the XBox 360 or the Popcorn Hour (also highly recommended).
But what about your desktop?  Well, [...]

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I can’t remember if I ever shared this with you, but it’s an awesome tutorial on how to build a server rack for your house or your office, without having to pay thousands of dollars!
Admittedly, it isn’t the prettiest thing I’ve ever put together, but it works and exemplifies the geek in me :0)
For about [...]

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If you’ve ever thought about operating your own microblogging service, I’ve got an app for you.  Obviously, dethroning Twitter isn’t really a possbility, but you might do one for your office or your family!
I found this cool open source server script for you to play with.  It’s called Laconica, pronounced “luh-KAWN-ih-kuh,” and is a Free [...]

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I’m cleaning out my Firefox bookmarks (all 2300 of them) and dumping them into Evernote.  It’s proving to be more of a pain than I thought it would, but Evernote gives me persistent search and a way to attach files!
Here’s an interesting WordPress hack that I thought you guys would be into…
WP-CRM is a WordPress [...]

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