Happy Holidays!

Wishing all of you a peaceful holiday season filled with love, laughter and time off to enjoy and appreciate all of the abundance that surrounds us.  I am grateful for your support, patronage and for your subscription to the Emagine Web Marketing Blog!  May the coming year bring positive shifts for all of us individually and globally creating more peace, connection and fulfillment. I received a...

Sliderocket – Presentations with Personality

Do you need to make a great impression for a presentation or want to get creative with your web content, resume or personal project?  Check out Sliderocket!  A friend of mine shared his Sliderocket resume with me recently and it started me thinking about all the ways that this online tool could be of use.  A digital sliderocket resume is a great way to be a “stand out” applicant,...

STOP SOPA!

The internet we know and love is at risk. Help save it. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could profoundly affect the future of the internet. It’s called the Stop Online Piracy Act. The fact is that this legislation as written won’t stop piracy. But it would pose a serious threat to social media and user generated content sites (like YouTube) across the...

Oodle

  I just learned about another Free classified listing site called Oodle. Out to reinvent online classifieds, Oodle provides consumers with a friendly local marketplace to buy, sell and trade. Oodle Pro, launched earlier this year, enables local property managers, real estate agents and car dealers to join the conversation by adding their identity and reputation on Facebook and Twitter to...

Google Sync

If you’re a Gmail user and you have an iPhone (or other mobile device) you’ll love Google Sync for keeping your email, contacts and calendars updated between your computer and your iPhone.  I like knowing that no matter where I add a new contact or calendar item that it will update across all my devices in my Google account. Check out this link for a short video on how it...

Access Your Computer Files From Anywhere

As a follow up to a post I did awhile back, I’m giving DropBox a test drive as I want to be able to have access to all my important files on both my desktop, my laptop and my new iPhone.  A friend of mine who already uses DropBox sent me an invitation and an extra 500 MB of space for free on top of the 2 GB of space you get with a free account. It’s pretty simple actually, you just...

Tech Humor

This is India.  Where your call gets routed to when you call in with a technical problem with your...

Emagine Makes “List”…

I just learned that the Emagine Internet Marketing Blog has made DIYSEO’s Definitive List of the Best Small Business Marketing Blogs.  Check out their full list of the best and brightest bloggers in small business marketing. Here’s what they had to say about the Emagine Web Marketing blog: Emagine Web Marketing This blog from a Hawaii-based Internet marketing firm covers the basics...

Are You Indispensable?

Last year I read the book “Linchpin” by best selling author and marketing guru, Seth Godin.  I’ve been meaning to tell you about it for awhile, as it’s definitely worth reading.  You’ll find it especially inspiring and interesting if your secure employment has been turned on its head and you’re wondering what you should do next.  This book explains what is...

Hau`oli Makahiki Hou

Happy New Year to all of my subscribers, clients, friends and allies!  The latter part of 2010 had me a bit overwhelmed and I wasn’t able to keep up with my blogging and sharing information in the way I generally like to.  So sorry for being out of touch!  But it’s a new year and I’m feeling inspired.  I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and were able to have some down time...

Turning Off Conversation View in Gmail

I love Gmail, but I gotta say I hate (I know -  it’s a strong word) but I really do – Conversation View.  Conversation View is the linking together of all emails within a string/conversation.  Since switching to Gmail last year, I’ve misplaced or inadvertently deleted email messages that I needed because of the linking structure inherent with “Conversation View”...

Singing the Praises of Pandora

Sometimes I’m really slow to try new things, not usually, but sometimes.  For some reason getting around to checking out Pandora took me almost 10 years – embarrassing I know.    I remember a co-worker at the Electric company I worked for back in 1999 telling me about Pandora, and how great it was.  And many others along the way have sung Pandora’s praises yet,  even though...

DropBox.com – Sync Everything…

I just heard about Dropbox and checked out their website briefly.  Anyone else heard of it or used it?  I currently use Windows Live Sync to keep important files and folders synced between my desktop and laptop but Dropbox looks like it might be another good option as well.  Here’s an article I found by Lee Matthews comparing the two products....

eWaste Recycling on Kauai

Kauai eWaste Recycling at KCC October 27 – 30, 2010 Just wanted to help spread the word that there will be another eWaste Recycling Collection coming up on October 27 – 30, 2010 at Kauai Community College.     Do yourself and our planet a favor by reducing your home and office clutter by recycling your old and used electronics (and man do we have alot of them!).  Thankfully these...

Writing Tools: Visual Thesaurus

Here’s a neat tool for you writer’s and students heading back to school, a visual thesaurus.  With this nifty tool you’ll never be at a loss for the right word to use, plus the Visual Thesaurus will help you build a better vocabulary and master word usage.  There’s a free trial and online subscriptions start as low as $2.95 per month.  Check it out! Visual...

Quality

“People who respect quality – find each other. “ -Alan Cohen Thank you to all of my clients who respect quality, I so enjoy working with...

Switching to Gmail

Outlook is the only program I’ve ever used for Email.  That is until a few weeks ago.  I decided to switch to Gmail because I like the idea of having my Email, Contacts and Calendar available online – for ease of syncing with my mobile device and as a precautionary backup measure – in the event one of my computers should crash. I had helped a client awhile back set up their...

Virtual Enterprise Program

I was invited to go to the Kapaa High School Virtual Enterprise Program presentation at the Kauai Beach Resort last night.  This is the second year that I have been involved as a mentor and have attended their presentation. Virtual Enterprise is a student-run “virtual” business model created by a team of  students with the guidance of a teacher and outside business partners who help...

Send Large Files with YouSendIt.com

Ever need to send a really large file to someone but it’s too big to send or receive via email?  Try YouSendIt.com.  It’s free and works like a...

Software Tutorials & Online Training

If learning a new piece of software or improving on an existing skill set is on your New Year’s resolution list, then I highly recommend that you check out Lynda.com‘s online training library.  Learn the latest tools and techniques with access to 730 online courses and get unbiased, clear, and comprehensive training in 3D, audio, video, photography, graphic design, web and...

Is it Time to Update Your Web Site?

For me, the answer to that question was a definite “yes”!  I have to admit I’ve been feeling like the contractor who lives in an unfinished house for quite a while now, meaning to totally overhaul my own website and blog for months (dare I say over a year) but never getting around to it.  But I’m happy to announce that Emagine is sporting a new look for it’s...

Happy Holidays!

I’d like to wish you, your family and your small business a very happy and blessed Christmas and an abundant New Year. I am very grateful for the opportunity to work with so many amazing small business people in our  island community.  Thank you to all of my valued clients – thank you for your confidence, support, referrals and friendship.  Thank you to those who have inquired or...

A Case for Naps…

I stumbled upon this article about the value of taking naps recently and thought it made complete sense!  Just like our computers need to be shut down and “reset” periodically so does our brain…a 20 minute nap is the perfect solution – at least for those of us who work from home.  (o; Read the article...

Infinite Possibilities = Chaos + Creativity…

I had the pleasure of seeing Deepak Chopra during his recent visit to Kauai for the Inspiration Journal Health & Wellness Expo.  Although my brain had to attempt some back flips to comprehend some of what he shared  there were some concepts that did coalesce without much effort.  One being the undeniable fact that we are all co-creating lives full of infinite possibilities....

Do What You Love…

Here’s another great article from Matt Everson at Astuteo Design, a must read for anyone needing reassurance that doing what you love and following your bliss is still worth it. I made the leap of faith to do what I love in 2001 and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  Sure it’s been a lot of work, but it’s been the most rewarding and fulfilling work...