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Organizing your tasks into one central location has never been easier.  Evernote, is an online resource that gives you access to your “to do” lists anywhere.  Say goodbye to your bookmarks, screen grabs from your browser to Evernote are seamlessly done through Web Clipper, an extension for web browsers.  Being compatible with most platforms, mobile devices and browsers, it’s easy and convenient.  Most importantly it’s free, and it syncs your information automatically!  You can download the free app on itunes App Store.

Online content gives you the option to subscribe to a feed, allowing you to receive articles and make bookmarks, based on your preferences.  Feedly.com puts everything in one place.

The best content from your favorite websites, all arranged on one site.  It is highly customizable with less work, making your page seem more personal and fun.  There are several views to which you can arrange your content and it is easy to share with others.  There are many sources online that allow you organize your favorite content, but this has it all.

Just a quick thank you to those who have read and followed my blog for information and inspiration.  I appreciate the support and feedback from my viewers all over the world!  I look forward to a great year in 2011.  Thank you!

Content management systems (CMS) are a powerful online resource.  The top three systems are Word Press, Joomla, and Drupal. These free open source Web applications allow an individual, or a larger number of people to manage the work flow of a blog or website in a collaborative way.  CMS controls access to data and content, making revising more efficient with ease-of-use.  Data can be defined as documents, movies, and pictures.

As a result, the CMS acts as a central repository for your data while maintaining HTML versions of your published content.

Zamzar.com is a great website that allows you to upload just about any kind of file and convert it.  It is an open source software, so you do not need to download it to your computer and you can upload up to 100MB.  It is easy and intuitive.  It converts most image, document, video, e-books, and miscellaneous formats.  The best part is that it is free!  Enjoy.

PDF files have been around for years, but now they are being used as a multidimensional communication tool, bridging the gap across many mutli-platforms.  Several commonly used file types can be embedded in a PDF, such as FLV, WMV, QT, AVI, MPG4, MP3 and WAV.  Using Adobe Acrobat Pro, files can be placed without special encoding.  Content can be the same in each delivery stream, ensuring high-quality viewing and compatibility across computer platforms.

Metadata is information about data, whether it is video, a picture, or a document.  Others whom you share your files with view the information you describe in you metadata.  Information included would be the documents title, description, creator, keywords, tags, file size, and the date the file was created.  Metadata makes it easier for other applications and web search engines to catalog your files.

Many programs allow you to add your metadata in the properties panels before saving the file, such as Adobe’s Lightroom and Media Encoder.  There are plenty of open source software’s available online as well, such as Yahoo’s Flickr and Google’s Picasa.

Webopedia is a website that provides seventeen categories listing technology terms associated with the specified area of interest.  It is a great online resource to find more information about a related field, or to have a better understanding of a term.  The site navigation is easy to understand and the layout is clean, making your search a better experience.

If you are having any issues viewing content on your iphone, try one of the solutions below.  If you have any suggestions, please feel free to comment and I will add to this post.

Video
Download VLC media player.  You can get this multimedia player from the App store and it’s free!.  It reads almost every video file on your iphone/itouch (the latest model).

Web
Navigate to settings > safari > developer (bottom of the page), and turn the “Debug Console” on.  It will automatically appear to help resolve any web page errors.

Email
Navigate to settings > mail > preview and make sure you have it set to 1 lines or more.

Have you ever made a website, but your search results are lacking a bit?  Search engine optimization (SEO) is a process used to increase visibility of a website.  You can use “paid” methods or “un-paid” methods.

Generally, the “un-paid” method is the technique of using keywords in your content and in your title description.  The more words you use relevant to your site (e.g. keywords), the better chances your site will have being indexed with one of the search engines.  Using proper HTML coding, web standards, and inbound links are other SEO tactics used.  These are ways to market your site, increasing hits, and creating a web presence.

The “paid” method involves paying a fee for the search engines to rank your site when searches are being placed.  This is also called search engine marketing (SEM).  This allows the search to target paid listings, which appear earlier or higher on the page.  Visitors will receive this information first, exposing your site dramatically in the search results.  This is an Internet Marketing strategy used often by businesses.