May 04, 2009
AnalyzeMyCareer
The Occupational Interest assessment identifies the type of career interests that you have. Our system develops this career profile by presenting you with different types of careers, which you must rank in order of your preference. The EI index analyzes... Read the story »
November 03, 2008
VisualCV - Reinventing the Resume
There are literally millions of resumes posted online. Well, I'm guessing that the two million mark has been broken. If not, there certainly are hundreds of thousands. People post their resumes for different reasons. When i changed careers back in... Read the story »
October 10, 2008
19 Really Cool Gadgets for Your Office or Cubicle
That's right, I'm filing today's FamilyFirst pick under business. That's because, as long as you purchase any of these items for use in a work environment, they should stand up to IRS inspection as tax deductions. Well, no guarantees, of... Read the story »
October 07, 2008
Monkeysee.com: How to Organize Your Home Office
I have a home office. I love it! Since my oldest daughter moved out on her own, I have had the wonderful luxury of an extra room that has become my office. It has shared printers, a high-speed internet connection,... Read the story »
September 04, 2008
Click Here to Order
The internet hit mankind upside the head like a cold mackerel. It completely changed the way we did business. It was (and largely still is) a vast open prairie of opportunity to make some serious money. But how can one... Read the story »
August 23, 2008
How to Get Out of a Cell Phone Contract
About five years ago, I had an extremely unpleasant experience with Cingular. I signed what I was led to believe was a two-year contract with the. Two years later, I called to cancel it. That's when I was informed that... Read the story »
July 31, 2008
Labor Law Posters
Many of you run your own business. And many of you who do so have employees. Then you know the Gordian knot that is labor legislation. If an employer doesn't dot every i and cross every t, he or she... Read the story »
July 25, 2008
Awesome Ways to Grocery Shop
Grocery shopping. Ho, hum. Few of us have fun while grocery shopping. Perhaps we should. Today's FamilyFirst pick is called Awesome Ways to Grocery Shop. It's a movie that runs about a minute. It's also in French, but believe me,... Read the story »
June 19, 2008
The Most Expensive Items Ever Sold on eBay
They say that ebay sells over a hundred thousand dollars' worth of stuff every minute. Sometimes, they sell many times that much with just one auction! Today's FamilyFirst pick is from Bling.com's blog. It's called The Most Expensive Items To... Read the story »
June 12, 2008
Coins of the Realm Part 2
Today's FamilyFirst pick will, I hope, make you stop and think. It's a comic called Coins of the Realm, Part 2. You can read Part 1 by clicking on a link at the top of the site. It's all about... Read the story »
May 03, 2008
Thr Customer Is NOT Always Right
Most of us deal with customers of one sort or another. The guy running the cash register gets the brunt of the customer, but even a programmer geek like me has to customize work for others. And obviously, we need... Read the story »
March 27, 2008
Dirtworks
Ah, the good earth. The fact is that it's easy to be an organic gardener. Where once it was an expensive proposition, it has become downright affordable, thanks to competition, and the expansion of more and more businesses into the... Read the story »
March 20, 2008
Turbo Tax
I formed an S corporation three years ago. that was the end of my self-tax preparation. I have to have a CPA handle the complicated forms necessary now. However, for years I used Turbo Tax. Indeed, I cheerfully paid for... Read the story »
February 21, 2008
Greenovia.net
Today's FamilyFirst pick is a Flash-loaded site. That's really pretty surprising, because I don't have a lot of time r patience for Flash-clogged offerings. Generally, as soon as ii land on one, i either surf somewhere else, or hastily click... Read the story »
January 29, 2008
Custom Signs Now
Well, it's time to pay homage to a commercial site out to make a buck. There's certainly nothing wrong with plying one's trade online, especially if it's an innovative new way to do things. Today's FamilyFirst pick is that of... Read the story »


