Category: Resources for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

September 07, 2015

Phone calls from people you don’t know can be very difficult to deal with. In some cases, it may just be a wrong number but many people have to deal with strangers constantly calling them with the intent of tormenting them and being malicious. Luckily, there are online services that allow you to do a… Continue reading Online Toll-Free Phone Directories

September 07, 2014

People ask questions because they want answers. In order to get a good answer, you will have to ask a good question. It’s that simple, and that complex, all in the same stroke. You should try to develop a game plan before you even begin asking questions. Surely, you don’t want to end up listening… Continue reading The Art of the Query: How to Ask a Good Question

Everyone knows how annoying those telemarketer calls can be. It never fails- you are in the middle of dinner, running out the door, or in the shower, and the phone rings with the inevitable telemarketer on the other end. You may even get those annoying phone calls where all you get is a recording trying… Continue reading Not Interested – Getting Yourself on the Do Not Call List

April 07, 2013

What is a LAN? A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network of computers that covers only a small area, like a home, office, or building. Larger networks fall into the categories of Metropolitan Area Networks or Large Area Networks. Any user who has more than one computer in a home or office can benefit… Continue reading Guide to Local Area Networks

September 07, 2012

Exploring Virtual Reality Virtual reality is the creation of an alternate, simulated world that allows people to experience the same emotions, sights, sounds, and sometimes tactile sensations as real life. The idea of simulating reality has been around for more than 70 years, predating computers. For example, military troops have for decades used simulation to fabricate and… Continue reading Exploring Virtual Reality

May 07, 2012

Businesses and individuals are increasingly concerned with privacy when surfing the Internet. Companies in particular must take measures to ensure their work-related documents are kept private when sending them over the Web. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a low-cost, reliable way to provide companies and individuals security for their electronic communications. A VPN uses… Continue reading VPN Info on the World Wide Web

November 07, 2010

The SPAM Diet and Other E-mail FAQs How many times have we checked our e-mail inbox and found messages that we didn’t expect and didn’t want?   You know the ones I mean, the e-mails with subjects of low cost pharmaceuticals, weight loss pills and a host of others.   Those messages are SPAM messages.… Continue reading SPAM Diet and Other E-mail FAQs

September 19, 2010

A phoneme is the smallest piece of sound heard by the human ear. For example, in the word cat, the emphasis on the “C” is heard by the ear before anything else and sounds the most important. The “ch” sound identified is sometimes confusing for young readers and writers because they associate it with the… Continue reading Language Resources

September 07, 2010

The American Sign Language, or ASL, is the most commonly used sign language among deaf people in the United States, as well as certain regions of Canada and Mexico. It is also used by people in a number of South American, Asian, and African countries. Presently, it is estimated that ASL is the main language… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to American Sign Language

Cell phone manufacturers are required under law to make cell phones accessible for all, including those with disabilities. Those affected by vision impairment or blindness often have a difficult time finding cell phones. They need phones that are accessible to them and that can read the news and the Web to them. Visually impaired individuals… Continue reading News and Web read over the phone