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Archive for November, 2009

MrWes Blog Highlights @ 6 months

November 30th, 2009

MrWes.net has been around for 6 months today. Over these past months I have written many articles on a variety of different subjects. Today, I am going to present the highlights of some of these posts. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Favorite Posts

16 essential life skills students should know before leaving high school - young adults should know this
Referrals and Reputations - why I don’t give out referrals just because I know you

Personal Marketing

Personal Marketing (Introduction) – Introduces Marketing concepts and how to make it personal
Personal Marketing (Product) - What to Market YOU (your services)
Personal Marketing (Place) - Where to Market yourself
Personal Marketing (Promotion) – Personal Promotion Strategies

Promotion

Your Web Presence – Is it unique or generic? – Discussion of GRAVATAR
The Invisible Resumé – What recruiters are looking for and why most resumes are invisible
Personal Brand – The definition
Personal Brand Strategy – Action Items to implement your Personal Brand

Social Networking

Ning.com a quick look at another Social Network – Discusses focused Social Networking websites
Old fashioned networking with a twist - Discusses new ways to network through meetup.com
8 questions and answers about Twitter - Discusses questions & answers related to Twitter
Reconnect your past and present Social Networks - building your Social Networks
Social Networking – Facebook connects past and present - benefits of Facebook
Which social networks should I join? - evaluating Social Networks

Photography

Olympus C-3000 Zoom - Old camera replacement requirements
Olympus C-3000 Zoom more thoughts - replacement requirements continued
Macro Photo Studio 1.0 - The start of a Macro Photo Studio
Macro Photo Studio 1.1 - After some modifications
Macro Photo Studio 1.1.1 - After another modification

How To

Create a Twitter background - practical information regarding Twitter backgrounds
Resize your image for a Social Network profile - tool for resizing images
Remote Technical support
- Provide Technical Support using Remote Assistance - the built-in Technical Support tool
- Use Fog Creek Copilot as an alternative to Remote Assistance - another Technical Support tool

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Chronicle your Career highlights NOW

November 29th, 2009

Most people don’t think about it while they’re busy working. They’re too busy making a living to write down what they were doing, and who they knew while they were doing it. My suggestion is that you take some time to jot down the major career highlights in your life.
» Read more: Chronicle your Career highlights NOW

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USB flash drives are getting really affordable

November 27th, 2009

8GB Sandisk Cruzer

The other day, I received an email requesting me to download some files for a special presentation. I figured there would be no problem. I could copy the files to my trusty 128MB flash drive and be done with it. Unfortunately, the combined sizes of the 2 videos reached 163MB. Needless to say, my poor flash drive was not up to the task. It stopped halfway through the file transfer. I had to find another solution. Did I mention this happened on Black Friday? » Read more: USB flash drives are getting really affordable

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Posted in Money, Technology

Tags: Money Technology

The invisible resumé

November 26th, 2009

There is a little known secret in the job recruiting world. If you don’t post your resume where Google can find it, your resume won’t show up in a Google search. In other words, your resume is invisible. Most start-ups and small companies use Google searches exclusively to find candidates online. This is not good news for the job seeker that post their resumes exclusively to Job Boards.
» Read more: The invisible resumé

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Posted in Internet, Marketing, Promotion

Tags: Internet Marketing Promotion

Participate in the SEO game

November 25th, 2009

Lately I have been hearing the same advice from more than one source. If you want to be found, you need to play the SEO game. If you don’t play, you will remain invisible. If you want to be heard, » Read more: Participate in the SEO game

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Posted in Internet, Promotion

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Insignia NS-WBRDVD (USB feature)

November 24th, 2009

Yesterday, I wrote a review about my ”Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player“ I had mentioned there were a few features, I had yet to check out. Today, I checked out another feature of this Blu-Ray Disc Player. The USB port. » Read more: Insignia NS-WBRDVD (USB feature)

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Review: Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player

November 23rd, 2009

I just purchased an Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player on Nov. 23rd, 2009. Why didn’t I wait until Black Friday? As, I had suggested in yesterday’s post “Christmas Shopping starting early this year” I plan to spend some quality time with my wife on Friday morning. While we were in Best Buy, we decided to look at the Blu-Ray Disc Player offerings. It was a difficult choice, » Read more: Review: Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player

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Christmas Shopping starting early this year

November 22nd, 2009

Something is in the air. All of the sudden everybody is out shopping. What is this phenomenon? It’s not even Christmas yet. It’s not even the day after Thanksgiving day (Black Friday) yet. Black Friday is typically one of the biggest shopping days of the year. So, why is everybody out shopping the week before? » Read more: Christmas Shopping starting early this year

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Posted in Money, Observation

Tags: Money Observations

Macro Photo Studio 1.1.1

November 21st, 2009

A while ago I posted ”Macro Photo Studio 1.1“ I mentioned some modifications I wanted to make for Revision 1.2 of Macro Photo Studio. The main issue I was experiencing was a brownish hue showing up in pictures taken with the Macro Photo Studio. It turns out, it was the reflection off the cardboard. » Read more: Macro Photo Studio 1.1.1

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Ning.com a quick look at another Social Network

November 20th, 2009

When you think about Social Networks usually the first thought that comes to mind is Facebook, LinkedIn or even MySpace. Most people don’t usually think of another Social Network called Ning.com In face many people might have stumbled upon a really cool Social Network and they don’t even know they’re using Ning.com.

What is this Ning thing?

According to Ning they are a free online service for creating, customizing and sharing your own Social Networks. So, basically anybody can now create a Social Network on demand. You can think of Ning like Facebook, but with a specific purpose to build up and encourage your Social Network to grow. The interesting thing about Ning, is that it lets you do some customization of the user interface and specify whether the users can play Social Apps within that particular Social Network.

Why is Ning.com important? » Read more: Ning.com a quick look at another Social Network