Helen Bradley

We look at five of the best calendar software tools to help you manage and organize your small business. If you’re looking for free business calendar software, you’re in luck. The Best Calendar Software to Organize Your Work Day If you don’t use business calendar software to manage your business while you’re on the go, […]

No matter how you define collaboration, you’ll find a free app to help you get the job done. We look at 5 small business collaboration tools. 5 Top Small Business Collaboration Tools Collaboration means different things to different people, and the definition can even change on a project-by-project basis. Some small businesses might view collaboration […]

Need an easy way to send, share, and move files of all sizes? These five file sharing solutions for small business will simplify your work day. 5 File Sharing Solutions for Small Business Gone are the days of owning a single computing device. Today, many small business owners and employees have a smartphone and a […]

Are you a DIY kind of small business? We look at five small business marketing apps that let you create your own marketing collateral for social media, blogs, and websites. 5 Small Business Apps for DIY Online Marketing Materials Whether you need compelling graphics for social media (think Facebook covers and Pinterest collages), your website, […]

Admit it. You suck at PowerPoint. These five tips show you how to use PowerPoint to make a slide show that won’t embarrass you. This is Why Your PowerPoint Skills Suck PowerPoint often gets a bad rap as the root cause of boring and unattractive presentations. But let’s face facts: the fault lies with the […]

Today just about everyone uses a word processor, but not everyone knows how to use one effectively. If you use Microsoft Word without understanding some basic concepts, it’s painfully obvious to everyone else. Even worse, you’re wasting time—yours and theirs. If your Word repertoire includes any of these five behaviors, it’s time to stop committing […]

We look at five examples of photo organizing software to help you restore order to your image collection. And best of all—they’re free. 5 Free Photo-Management Tools for Small Business When you have images filed haphazardly on your computer, you waste time looking for the right image when you need it. Photo-organizing software helps you […]

Animated GIFs, which were hugely popular in the late ’90s, went out of fashion for many years. Now they’re suddenly new again, and the Internet is full of them. Today’s GIFs tend to be animated photographs rather than the smiley faces of yesteryear, but the basics remain unchanged. People use animated GIFs are for a […]

Before you write off PowerPoint as good for making only slideshows, it’s worth investigating more closely. PowerPoint has most of the tools small businesses need to create simple graphics. And because you’re already familiar with PowerPoint, using it to make graphics will be quicker and easier than trying to learn new applications. Save your time […]

Millions of people use Excel—arguably one of the most-used workplace applications—every day. Unfortunately not everyone receives formal Excel training, and many people pick it up simply by being forced to use it on the job. If you picked up your Excel skills on the fly, the last thing you want to do is advertise your […]

Apps are a popular way for developers to add functionality to software programs. In both Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365, you can download and install apps created by third-party developers to extend the productivity suites’ usefulness. Some apps work only in one program—such as Excel—while others operate across multiple programs. Why might you want […]

Even though mobile devices can do almost anything, there will still be times when you need to access your home or office computer from a remote location. You might need access to your files or to perform some type of maintenance. Either way, the right remote access tools can help you connect to and operate […]