I ♥ Hype Machine

merch-shirt1I think my friend Katie recommended this site to me. If she didn’t she still probably deserves credit for it.

Hypemachine (hypem.com) is an awesome place to find new music for free. It has a great system that keeps music fresh and covers all genres. You find such a cool mix of music and you can add music to your favourites to listen to later.

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Systemized: A guide to understanding the world of ERP software

ebookI wrote this white paper (more of a guide I guess) about my perspectives on ERP software from a consultants point of view. I have been working with ERP for seven or so years now and have worked in business all my life. Technology is a powerful lever and if you want to use it effectively you need some sort of business management software.

This is where an ERP system comes in and if you have no exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning systems then you must check this white paper out!

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Advice You Didn’t Ask For: Reducing Stress

I’m reposting this as part of my Advice You Didn’t Ask For series. It helps me out a lot in my life and I think it will help you. Anything to reduce stress is a good thing.

A big item in my life is stress and how to deal with it. I have come across an interesting theory which I will now share with you.

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Mint.com: 3 Reasons to Track your Finances

When it comes to tracking your financial statements I will be honest. It’s BORING (and I love accounting, weird I know). I used to make all my payments on time, double check everything but I didn’t really take too close of a look unless something was way out of whack.

I stumbled across an app on my iPhone called Mint. I had been looking for a way to get a better handle on my expenses and I have determined that this is the service to do that.

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Fix annoying Outlook 2007 quirks

So I figured out a couple of cool tricks that I thought I would share to increase your speed working with Outlook 2007.  (Some tricks might work for 2003 but I did not test them so it’s at your own risk/disappointment)

1. Change Colour of Outlook

By default it is a blue colour.  Some like it, some don’t.  But you can change it to black / silver / blue if you would like and the entire Office Suite 2007 changes with it to match.  Kind of slick.

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Google: The Baddest Outlaw in the West

Be afraid Apple and Microsoft.  Be afraid cable TV providers.  Be very afraid… The infotainment industry is turning into the wild wild west with Google emerging as the Jesse James of the competitors. If you are not familiar with Google Chrome, it is a lightning fast new browser which has become my primary.  It still … Read more