Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Steve Sildon… From small businesses to large corporations, it is vital that each one efficiently track their expenses and responsibly manage their finances. Whether it is for tax purposes or expense reporting, a business must be able to account for all expenditures. For ...

Wouldn't it be nice if you could export an Excel list of addresses to Google Earth and Google Maps? Thankfully, there are several ways to do this but the only question you need to ask yourself is, "How secure does my data need to be?" Although Google Maps gives you ...

Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Down to Business Editor, Richard Stefan Deeran... American society values the can-do spirit of start-up companies and as an entrepreneur, you have probably received your fair share of praise for your efforts to generate wealth. But just because you are a bootstrapper doesn't mean ...

Microsoft is king when it comes to over-engineering applications, and this everything but the kitchen sink philosophy has resulted in some interesting uses for PowerPoint. As you already know PowerPoint can be used to create Twitter backgrounds and bore unsuspecting coworkers into a coma, but did you know that it can ...

I hate cable clutter, but what does one do with stray cables that can't be hidden behind a desk or concealed in wire loom? Thankfully electricians, climbers, and roadies have been dealing with cable clutter for years, and they've utilized a nice technique that we can take advantage of! The Chain ...

Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year and thank you for all the support, comments, and readership in 2008! By the way, photo credit goes to j.towbin on Flickr for the awesome macro shot! 2008, the Year in Review... Last year, I shared a recap of major lessons learned on ...

I promised myself after the last theme redesign that I would hire a designer to make future changes to the look of this blog. Yet what initially turned out to be an attempt at a crude mockup turned out to be a week long obsession to make the blog ...

Some uber creative folks have come up with ways to make $20 laptop stands out of IKEA BENJAMIN stools and wire mesh file organizers, but who has $20 to spare nowadays? Also, anyone with access to a pile of books, a shoebox, or a CD spindle is capable of ...