Sunday, January 15, 2012
Crowd Funding - Do It Yourself, Geeks.com
As we start off a new year, now’s a good time to focus on those burning ideas and entrepreneurial endeavors you’ve been putting off. But with the state of the economy, venture capital and angel investment money have all but dried up. That means you need to be resourceful to make your dream a reality.
People have always come up with clever ways to accomplish a financial goal. During the Depression, there would be what were called “rent parties”. You’d break out the punch bowl, put together some cheap hors d’ oeuvres and invite people over with an admission charge at the door. That’s how you would pay your rent that month.
Fast forward to the 21st Century and thanks to the Internet, raising needed monies is a whole lot easier. Now, more than ever, there are ways to be the next Steve Jobs or Steven Spielberg. If you have that book you want to publish, a documentary you’d like to produce, a CD…
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Sunday, January 01, 2012
2011 Tech Tips Year In Review
Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you work with technology, and here at Tech Tips, there’s no exception – 2011 flew by, and in this issue of Tech Tips, we’ll highlight some of the tips we brought you during the past year.
In January of 2011, we checked out the new product and tech announcements at the International Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) in Las Vegas where, as expected, all things “mobile” stole the show. We also examined Quick Response (QR) Codes – barcodes that can take you quickly and easily from a print ad or point-of-sale display in a store to a company’s website on your smartphone. In January of 2012 it seems ridiculously obvious to say that “tablets are back”, but in January of 2011, Tech Tip writer Ryan Morse examined the resurgence of computing devices in this form factor.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Your “Geeky” Guide to Internet TV
Your “Geeky” Guide to Internet TV Watching broadcast television on your computer? Sure it sounds absolutely nerdy but while it saves you money that could easily amount to a monthly car payment, does the nerdiness really matter? This Tech Tip is all about examining the alternatives of traditional television and movie broadcasting and how you can save money and still stay up to date with (insert your favorite TV show here)!
The Basics
First, if you just want to catch your favorite TV show(s) on your computer and save a little money by cancelling your television cable (not Internet cable), you can usually find your favorites on their respective
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Cyber Monday Shopping “Tech Tips”
We all know about that traditional shopping mayhem known as Black Friday, and there are plenty of tips for shopping that day - however, in this Tech Tip we’ll be looking at some practical shopping tips for that follow-up chaser to Black Friday known as Cyber Monday.
No crowds to fight; no mad stampede when the store opens; no fighting hand to hand retail combat over a Barbie™ - just a day of “on the computer” shopping bliss.
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