Most companies rely heavily on the internet as an important part of their daily business.  The Blue Gurus absolutely rely on a reliable internet connection as part of our social media training efforts.  There are many times that I can remember arriving at a location and realizing that internet connectivity was going to be a […]

I have been looking for a digital photo frame that has WiFi access to my home network easily for months.  My wife Trista bought me the Kodak Pulse digital photo frame for Christmas and it has a unique and interesting twist.  It is a social digital photo frame!  What I mean by that is that […]

One of the personal characteristics listed in the Summary section of my LinkedIn Profile reads as follows: “Organized – My desk, my work, my email inbox, my car, my closet, my home….you name it, it’s organized.” (Help keep me honest and test me on this the next time you see me!) For me, it’s a […]

We often hear people complaining about the fact that Microsoft Word 2007 has screwy default settings when opening a new document.  If your favorite font is Calibri size 11, and you LIKE the fact that when you hit enter you get a carriage return and an extra blank line, please disregard this article.  Many of […]

Have you ever sent photos to someone over email without changing the file size? Have you ever received an error message from your email program (or the recipient’s email program) because the email you are sending is too big? Have you ever been impatient while waiting “forever” for photos to upload to Facebook, Kodakgallery, or […]

It is incredibly important to maintain your Windows PC by making sure Windows Updates are automatically applied and the software you are running is the current version.  The main reason is that vulnerabilities are exposed all the time in your operating system and the software you run that can lead to a computer that is […]

As social media coaches, we truly enjoy helping our clients learn how to use social media effectively to increase their online presence, brand awareness, and ultimately their bottom line. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more…we work with those tools every day. But one of the things that makes our job that much more rewarding is when we identify other opportunities to help […]

As companies continue to jump on the WordPress bandwagon to power their web sites and blogs, it is even more important to make sure that you are getting a good backup of your content. Consider this… your web site used to be fairly static. You could make a backup of your entire site at the […]

In business relationships, it’s always beneficial when you can meet face-to-face, however it’s not always possible or practical. Skype is an excellent (and FREE!) solution for this real-world business challenge. So what is Skype? If you have 60 seconds, check out the video on their web site that quickly explains what it is and how it works. But here’s […]