Gary Crossey

Receipt tracker that works

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Feb 142012
 
Contents
  1. Special Features

One ReceiptTax season again, and time to locate, sort and total those business receipts.

With OneReceipt, the task of tracking your receipts just got easier. With your smartphone you can take a photo of your receipt and email it to your private OneReceipt account.

When you are on the road, have your expenses submitted automatically to your team with OneReceipt.

OneReceipt connects with your gmail or yahoo account to track and capture receipt information. Collect totals and payment information to your OneReceipt account.

Special Features

Some of the other great features that are included with OneReceipt that I look forward to using are Monthly spending reports - a simple tool for tracking spending patterns and discover better ways to spend your money.

Need help recalling how much longer you have to return an item? OneReceipt will track that.

Shipping, OneReceipt tracks expected shipping dates – crazy, right!

Installation is easy to do, expect a confirmation email and a few easy steps for connecting with your gmail account. The sync for with your gmail account may take some time.

https://www.onereceipt.com

 

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Browse Browsers – the difference

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Dec 142011
 
Contents
  1. Internet Browsing & Internet Browsing

Irish Guy - Links to 20 tips of browser and browsing

Internet Browsing & Internet Browsing

20 Things you should know about browsers and browsing the internet.

  1. What is the Internet?
  2. Cloud Computering
  3. Web Apps
  4. HTML, JavaScripts, CSS and more
  5. HTML5
  6. 3D in the browser
  7. A Browser Madrigal
  8. Plug-Ins
  9. Browser Extensions
  10. Synchronizing the Browser
  11. Browser Cookies
  12. Browser and Privacy
  13. Malware, Phishing, and Security Risks
  14. How modern browsers help protect you from Malware and Phishing
  15. Using Web Address to Stay Safe
  16. IP Addresses and DNS
  17. Validating Identities Online
  18. Evolving to a Faster Web
  19. Open Source and Browsers
  20. Internet Coming Soon…
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WordPress – How to Publish Optional Content

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Nov 072011
 
Contents
  1. Make your WordPress website work for you

Make your WordPress website work for you

The Optional Content Plug-in is a super smart plug-in that will reveal or hide content depending upon WordPress user conditions and content permissions.A great WordPress plug-in for advanced users to WordPress, not a recommended plug-in for new users. You have to be precise. If you are new to WordPress, best to come back to an Optional Content plug-in later.For Irish Guy Computer Training having one website to promote and interact with our clients and another to help maintain our business – was a wasted resource. Now, we use the Optional Content Plug-into reveal important functions when staff and admin users access the website.

WordPress Reveal Content depending on user

Deliver content to the right people

For a list of WordPress classes in Asheville, visit our WordPress Classes webpage - http://charlottestreetcomputers.com/classes/wordpress/

 

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Web Design Trends for 2011

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Aug 152011
 
Contents
  1. What is important for today’s website?
  2. Other Resources

What is important for today’s website?

Today’s websites are about function. Designers are finally walking away from Adobe Flash and abandoning ActionScript (in whatever reincarnation) and adopting website systems that render well on all platforms and with any device. The modern website is functionality with form.

Expect more HTML 5 and advanced CS3 methods for creating compelling website content and interactive design. But let us not fool ourselves by thinking that the slick designs of a decade ago are on the return, because they are not.

Check out the top ten trends in the article - Website Trends for 2011 

Website Examples

Other Resources

Web Trends 2010 – good comparison article.

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CS5 Unofficial Blog

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Aug 152011
 

It might be the Unofficial Adobe CS5 Blog, but they have rounded up some really interesting time saving tips and tech information for us everyday users of Adobe Creative Suite 5 & 5.5.

The Unofficial Adobe CS5 Blog is heavy with follow along video tutorials – and with 22 different categories running from the A of Acrobat to the P of Photoshop there is certainly something there for you, as long as you time a little time to dig around the website a bit.

WWW.CS5.ORG

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Windows ReadyBoost

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Jan 272011
 

Increase the speed of your computer by using a ReadyBoost ready Flash Drive.

Not all Flash drives are the same – be sure to check for a Windows label and match your drive to the RAM on your computer. Only one ReadyBoost for each computer.

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Why use Google Docs?

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Jan 252011
 
Contents
  1. What is all the excitement about Google Documents?

What is all the excitement about Google Documents?


When Google give us Gmail, many people missed that Google actually launched an entire new technology unlike any other email service in the world. Granted some of the Gmail features are dim, but Google approached email without piggybacking off old technology, ideas or workflows. Everything with Gmail was new and built from the ground up by Google developers.

The same standard changing approach is evident with Google Docs – Improving your workflow by altering how you think about digital documents. Find out why using Google Documents is a smart and effective way to create and share your documents, charts, presentations, drawings and forms.

This is a switch in perception you will be glad you took.

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Adobe InDesign Image Grid Tool

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Dec 102010
 
Contents
  1. Shortcut Keys

Adobe InDesign Image Grid Tool - Step by Step video

Adobe InDesign Image Grid Tool is a great time saver for placing a grid of images or for creating a single row of images. The shortcut keys, at first, can be a little difficult to masters as they require a strange combination of shortcut keys that are tricky to grasp, but so worth learning.

This short video (Image Grid Tool) will show you how to  place your grid images while using the Image Grid Tool.

Shortcut Keys

  • Place Images > With Mouse Held Down > Press CTRL SHIFT keys
  • Drag mouse to set the outer grid frame > DO NOT let go of Mouse
  • Release shortcut keys
  • Use arrow keys to create rows and columns
  • Adjust space between rows and columns SHIFT Arrow keys
  • To add images > Release all shortcut keys > release mouse

The most difficult part about using this fast method to place a grid of images within Adobe InDesign is keeping the mouse button pressed down the entire time, while controlling all the other shortcut keys with your free hand. Thankfully, on my keyboard my SHIFT and ARROW keys are right beside each other making it easy enough to apply the shortcut effect.

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Adobe InCopy Overview

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Nov 292010
 
Contents
  1. What is Adobe InCopy?
  2. How the InCopy Workflow Works
  3. Adobe InCopy as a Word Processor
  4. Do I need to learn InCopy

When teaching Adobe Creative Suite classes I often hear the same two questions about InCopy.

  1. What is Adobe InCopy?
  2. Do I need to learn InCopy?

What is Adobe InCopy?

This is what Adobe explains InCopy - ”A professional writing and editing solution, Adobe® InCopy® software tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign® software. Enable a parallel workflow between design and editorial staff, precisely fit copy to layout, and efficiently meet editorial deadlines.” – Adobe InCopy.

To get a larger overview of Adobe InCopy in actions enjoy the video – located below the video are links for more information, resources and the InCopy WorkFlow document.

How the InCopy Workflow Works

Video presented by: Annie-Marie from http://incopysecrets.com/

Right Click Link to download the InCopy Workflow CS3 White Paper

Adobe InCopy as a Word Processor

Another great real-world example of how to use Adobe InCopy in your workflow – with a ton of really handy tools that make writing Copy much faster and easier to create and share.

I like that ability to have an InCopy document track the amount of words, as well as being able to connect with the InDesign style sheets.

Do I need to learn InCopy

For many writers, you will still want to write your copy in Microsoft Word, then place your Word document into the InCopy environment – the big tool for InCopy is the integration between InDesign and InCopy, giving the writer the ability to submit rough drafts that can be placed into the final project, while the writer makes revisions.

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Adobe InDesign Shortcut Key

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Nov 232010
 
Contents
  1. Character / Paragraph Formatting Control Panel
  2. Shortcut Key

Character / Paragraph Formatting Control Panel

It is no secret that using shortcuts keys within Adobe InDesign is essential for a productive workflow. However, after ten years, there are some truly smart shortcut keys that are not clearly listed within Adobe InDesign.

The Adobe toolbars have always included the practical facility to roll over a tool icon to access the name of the tool and the shortcut key, even when those shortcut keys were more than one letter, the shortcut keys are always listed. However, with the arrival of the Creative Suite came the control panel.

The Control Panel is the central control system for accessing the most popular features for your active tool. The control panel is basically the same as access the tool panel from the Windows menu. In most cases, the control panel is a great time saver, with the one exception being the most popular Character / Paragraph formatting control panel within Adobe InDesign.

Roll your mouse over the tool icons and their name will appear, however, none of the shortcuts are included. Being able to toggle between the Character and Paragraph panels without having to click either icon is a great time saver for me.

Shortcut Key

Shortcut Key: CTRL ATL 7

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