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The much anticipated release with the ability to send your invoices with the US Postal Service is coming on Wednesday.  This morning, we are sending out an email to all of our newsletter subscribers detailing what is to be expected with this release.  Here is an excerpt: FreshBooks and its mailing partner are happy to …

The posts from Jim Logan on his Cash Flow Blog have not been particularly frequent, but when he does post, he is right on the money (no pun intended). Today he has some interesting advice to level out your cash flow, try sending out invoices at different times in the month: Something I like to …

So what is PageRank? There are many factors which contibute to how well you rank in Google’s search results… your PageRank plays an important one. PageRank is Google’s way of measuring the value or importance of a webpage. It is based on a scale of 1 - 10 starting at 1 (low in importance) and increasing exponentially in importance to 10 (high importance). …

Following up on Levi’s last green office article, here are some additional energy saving tips that any office can try: Turn down the lights.  Some times our office gets a little too hot in the summer.  We turn down some lights instead of turning up the AC. Don’t use a screen saver; put your monitor …

In today’s Toronto Star piece, Tyler Hamilton is introducing an element of fear and doubt for many new web service users and blog readers: Could Wikipedia have defended a mass attack that was secretly organized, that struck at hundreds of pages at the same time that relentlessly sought to alter thousands of online factoids? I …

For my virginal blog post I would like to express why as a developer: Working from home is da Bomb: Tunes cranked (k-os, Billy Talent, Three Days Grace) – who am I gonna bother? Minimal interruptions (mind you, no kiddies) Afternoon siestas Traffic commute – no thanks Clothing optional Gym on the 33rd floor of …

I think it was Peter Drucker who asserted that management is a necessary evil, so the less that you can get away with, the better. It’s a wonderfully refreshing perspective, especially when you consider the high-minded rhetoric that often accompanies management books or advice in business magazines. If you consider management a noble calling — …

Michael is currently on vacation, but I don’t think he would mind me posting some useful ideas for his Green Office theme.  I came across an article in the Toronto Star by Shelly Sanders Greer (I can’t find it online, please help me out if you find it, its entitled “Energizing, naturally”) that has some …

Today our advisor Jerry King said to me, “Everybody looks good when they are shadow boxing, but it’s a different story when you put someone in the ring with another fighter.”  It’s funny because it’s true. When you work for yourself, and have no one to report to, it’s easy to avoid setting goals for yourself and …