Excel Tip - Worksheet Templates
When using Excel I find that I will often times want to setup a worksheet that I can use as a template. For example I might have some monthly sales or inventory tracking that I do and I want to use the same format each month, but I want each month to be on a separate [...]
What to Look for in a WebHost?
I’ve been hosting my own websites for a number of years and I’ve tried a good many webhosts including 1and1.com, westhost.com and hostgator.com and I can honestly say that of all of them that I’ve tried, the best (based on my needs) for the price has been from flexihostings.net. [RETRACTION HERE - I NO LONGER RECOMMEND THEM!] I’m [...]
Windows Boot - Starting Programs in MY Order with the Delays I Need!
Here on Projects Possible I run multiple webcams and they are all on a single PC. The Pan and Tilt camera runs a server that allows remote web control of that camera. The others run in a “capture” program that grabs the images and uploads them to the blog on a periodic basis. The problem [...]
Microsoft Excel - Checkboxes with Dates
This is the first in a series of a few articles that I will be sharing on little tips and tricks in Microsoft Excel that I have accumulated or built over the last few months. I’ve incorporated most of these into an Excel workbook or two to meet my specific needs. I’m not really a [...]
Creating a Manageable Work Breakdown Structure
In looking at the projects that I work on there could literally be thousands of small little tasks in the jigsaw puzzle we call a project. The tasks could range from simple little 20 or 30 minute things, to tasks that may require days or even weeks to complete. At one time, I went down the road of [...]
Looking for Online Auction Seller Software
I have been a seller on eBay for a number of years and have dabbled a little bit with books on Amazon. What I am looking for now is some GOOD auction management software. I’ve tried quite a few different things in both the online and local environments including: Merlin, Auctionwatch, Auctionworks, Mr.Lister, and Shooting [...]
What Tools Do You Use to Manage Projects?
As a project manager, I am always looking for great tools and utilities that will help me to become more productive and improve customer (internal and external) experience.
I know about the standard stuff that we use like Microsoft Project, Mindmapper, Excel, Outlook and the like. What I would be interested in is hearing what you’ve [...]
How I Manage Projects with Outlook and Excel
There are a LOT of theories and ideas floating around to help with time management and productivity. Classes and seminars are offered, books are published, and websites and blogs are posted all to try to help us better manage our lives. For this author there has been no one method to help with time and productivity [...]
WordPress Plugins - The Ones I Can’t Do Without
Every blogger is different and they way they manager their blog is different as well. One of the great things about WordPress is just how easy it is to extend base functionality by adding and activating a plug-in. Plugins fit into a ton of different categories and there are literally hundreds of them. If you [...]
Free eBay Sniping Software - Gixen Review
On eBay, sniping (the act of bidding on auctions at the very last minute) has become the normal mode of operation for many buyers. A sniper will use an automated program to swoop in within the last few seconds of the auction to place a bid. The practice has been debated on the web many [...]
