This is a guest post by Mariana
Ashley with some very good information. Thank you Mariana who guest posts for links, seems like a fair trade when the posts are this good.
1. Free Software—In order to keep organized, writes
letters, formulate invoices and monitor inventory, you'll need good spreadsheet
and word processing software. While the
go-to-choice is typically Microsoft Suite to handle these matters, often times
it costs a small fortune to purchase—currently the set price is $279 for two
PCS. Open Office, on the other hand, is an
open source application suite that functions similar to Microsoft Suite—it
gives users access to word processing, spreadsheets, slides and graphics to use
in their presentations. It's pretty basic, but for the price (free) it works
wonders.
Anti-Virus Software is
also something that is needed. After all, you don't want to make yourself
vulnerable to a virus or hacker—you could lose all of your documents or give
hackers access to sensitive information such as credit card numbers. But again,
anti-virus software can get pretty pricey. But there are some software
companies that offer basic anti-virus protection for free. Our favorite is AVG.
2. Free Remote Data Storage—Because you might not have a permanent
office and currently switch from laptop to desktop, it would be a good idea to
set up a free account with a remote data storage site. These sites allow you to
access important documents from any computer and hold way more documents than a
portable USB device. And since you essentially have access to all of your
documents anywhere that has internet, you can boost your productivity levels.
The best part is that if something unfortunate happens, like your computer
crashes or get's stolen, you've already backed up all of your documents, images
and videos. Our favorite free service is DropBox.
3. Free
Locating Technology—
If you own a business that is revolves around you visiting clients homes or
traveling to remote destinations, you can save a couple of dollars by not
investing in a pricey GPS system and use Goog411
instead—it's a free service for smart phone users that executes commands via
voice-activation—it can look up addresses, the nearest restaurants, find you a
tow truck, etc. Even if you have the internet on your phone, typing and driving
at the same time is still really hazardous. This service will also immediately
bring up a map of your final/desired location. It's recommended to save the
number on speed dial for easy access.
By-line:
Mariana
Ashley is a freelance writer who particularly enjoys writing,she loves
receiving reader feedback, which can be directed to mariana.ashley031
@gmail.com.
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