Keep It Simple: Getting Started with Facebook

Welcome to the first post of our Keep it Simple series. This series will help even the most technically inexperienced users get started with basic technologies and web sites. If you’re a veteran Facebook user, this post might not be for you (although you might learn something new!), but if you still don’t have a…   Read more


Corralling all of your email into Gmail

Gmail seems to have emerged as everyone’s favorite email service, but what if you’re stuck with (or loathe to leave) non-Gmail addresses? Profhacker shares 3 ways to use Gmail as your final email destination. One of the most important (and least known tips) is that you can actually use Gmail to fetch mail from your other…   Read more


Mobile Mailchimp signups

Are you using MailChimp for your mass email communication? How many times have you had to write down someone’s email address on a scrap of paper just so you can log into MailChimp and add it to your list later? MailChimp offers apps for iPhone and iPad to help you sign-up new subscribers on the…   Read more


An Introduction to Google Reader

You may have heard of or read about RSS and Google Reader, but it can be a confusing world to jump right into. Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson and a prominent blogger, recently wrote a simple introduction to Google Reader. Hyatt titles his post “How to use Google Reader to keep up with your…   Read more


GRID-IT to organize your bag

When you live out of your computer bag, shuttling between home, the school library, coffee shops, and the dining hall, things can get very messy very quickly. Cocoon’s GRID-IT system provides an endlessly adjustable system of straps to hold in place all the loose items you might have floating around your bag. GRID-IT’s come in…   Read more