Mega-List of Bay Area Startup Whether you’re still hatching your idea or you’re a seasoned veteran of the startup scene, here are 50+ Bay Area startup resources to help you launch and grow your dream business. San Francisco Office and Coworking Spaces If you’re not ready to sign a lease for your own location, you could head over to a…
Most great magic tricks rely on sleight of hand techniques.Wow your friends with a different kind of magic using these five fast shortcuts for Mac Users. Quick CalculationsTired of searching through your applications folder to find your calculator? Guess what! You can do quick calculations via Spotlight. Click on your Spotlight icon (the little magnifier icon on the top right corner…
As 2013 quickly draws to a close, it's a great moment for us to take stock of all we have to be grateful for. So, here's our list of bigs and littles... Giving thanks for where we work and play. You know as well as we do that the San Francisco Bay Area is something extraordinary.…
Beware the SEO Scam Artists! If you run a small business like we do, you probably receive countless emails pushing SEO services. Many will make rash promises like "Rank Number 1 on Google!" or "Achieve 1st Place Ranking!" If you're not familiar with these claims, you may be tempted to contact these companies and hire them to assist you. Restrain…
We’ve all been inspired this week by the story of Diana Nyad’s successful swim from Cuba to Florida. Not only was this an extraordinary achievement in terms of distance covered—110 miles in 53 hours, but she swam without the protection of a shark cage. Oh, and by the way, this was Nyad's fifth attempt. At 64 years old, she’s achieved…
Ready to Try Your Hand at DIY Laptop Repair? When DIY laptop repair is your only option, try doing a little research before you take things into your own hands. LifeHacker.com has a number of great articles on ways you can improve your laptop’s performance. Here's our collection of some of the good ones. Laptop getting too hot for your…
Our Positive Yelp Reviews Were Filtered We recently revisited our business page on the website Yelp.com and were surprised to see that our positive reviews were "filtered." In other words, they are hidden and not immediately visible to prospective customers. This prompted us to do a little detective work and attempt to learn more about Yelp's criteria for featuring vs.…
What to Do When You Spill Water on Your Laptop If you are like us, you never thought seriously about what to do when you spill water on your laptop...until a terrible accident occurred. Considering how many people have the habit of eating lunch at their desk, it's surprising that accidents like this don't happen more often. Sometimes it's your…
How to Record a Screencast on Your Mac If you've had ambitions to create a tutorial, now is the time. Perhaps you've been waiting to teach the world your special technique in growing Chia Pets. More likely, you've got something a little less exotic going on. Whatever the case, here's a helpful video that walks you through how to record…
How Agile is Your Family? The world of software development has influenced many sectors of business, but this is the first time we've heard of someone taking the methods of Agile software development and applying them to raising a family. Take a watch of this video and consider whether you're ready to embrace this concept of the "agile family." Our first…
