Techno Granny Show, Ten Things to Know About Webcasting and Webcasting Softwa

Mark Call, Author "The Book on Webcasting"

Mark Call is a Best Selling Author, Speaker and Marketing Consultant. Mark came from an entrepreneurial background based around traditional brick and mortar business. He launched on the internet about 10 years ago and failed forward. Starting his first "info" site (InternetAudioPro.com), Mark grew his first list right before AUDIO was popular on-line. The natural progression grew towards VIDEO and eventually Live Broadcasting! Mark has logged more than 3000 hours webcasting and training on-line. He wrote "The Book on Webcasting" and most recently co-authored "Webinar Recruiting Made Easy" with Internet Mulit-Millionaire, Daegan Smith. Mark now teaches Home Business Owners how to train and attain prospects for their Home Business through the Power of Webinars and Webcasting. You can follow Mark by subscribing to his blog at http://MarkCall.com or Follow him on Facebook at http://MarkCall.com/fan 

Talking Points

1. Just Do It

2. Do not OVERPAY for your Webcasting Software

3. The TOOLS of The Trade (what equipment Mark uses)

4. NEVER SELL on a Webinar ... WHAT!

5. Find YOURSELF and be YOU

6. It's Technology - Expect the un-expected

7. You...  a ROCK STAR

8. Practice, Practice, Practice

9. Why Webinars

10. Track the Stats

Visit Mark's  blog and leave a comment! http://www.MarkCall.com/blog
Friend Mark  On Facebook - http://facebook.com/markcall "Like" Mark's Page on Facebook - http://MarkCall.com/fan
                        (we give out some pretty cool things to our fans)

Follow Mark  On Twitter - http://twitter.com/markcall  

TechnoGrannyShow, Build Social Media Brand Strategy with Forbes Magazine Designated Top Tweeter, Melinda Emerson

Build Social Brand Strategy  with a Forbes Magazine Designated Top Tweeter

Episode Notes: Forbes Magazine named Melinda Emerson one of the Top 20 Women for Entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. Melinda has been featured on MSNBC, Fox News, NBC Nightly News and in The Washington Post, New York Times, Fortune, Essence and Black Enterprise. She is also the author of the bestselling book Become Your Own Boss in 12 months; A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works. She writes a monthly column for www.secondact.com,  Melinda is the keynote speaker this Friday, November 3  in Pittsburgh, Pa at: Think Ginormous, Fifth Annual NAWBO Day. Melinda has lectured on small business at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Rosemont College and for clients including: IKEA, Verizon, GlaxoSmithKline, National Association of Women Business Owners, PA Governor's Conference for Women, International Association of Business Communicators, the Small Business Administration, and the Center for Women's Business Research. Her areas of expertise include small business start-up, recession-proof marketing and social media strategy If you have not registered yet, listen in for a special Techno Granny Link to get a discounted ticket to hear Melinda Live at 5th Annual NAWBO Day, Think Ginormous.

Listen to Archive of this show at:  http://bit.ly/technogranny-smallbizlady

Melinda’s Story

Melinda Emerson, known as “SmallBizLady,” is one of America’s leading small business experts. She is a seasoned entrepreneur, professional speaker, social media strategist and small business coach.

Melinda has lectured on small business at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Rosemont College and for clients including: IKEA, Verizon, GlaxoSmithKline, National Association of Women Business Owners, PA Governor’s Conference for Women,  International Association of  Business Communicators, the Small Business Administration, and the Center for Women’s Business Research. Her areas of expertise include small business start-up, recession-proof marketing and social media strategy.

Melinda Emerson began her professional career in television as a producer. Within five years, inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s HARPO Productions, Inc., she left television to pursue her entrepreneurial dream to create an award-winning production company. Melinda is a dedicated wife, mother and woman business owner who believes that faith is one of the most important ingredients in a successful business.

Melinda hosts #Smallbizchat a weekly talk show on Twitter. #Smallbizchat is the trusted resource on Twitter to discuss everything entrepreneurs need to know about launching and running a profitable small business.

Melinda Emerson has developed a small business TV news segment and published several articles and special reports including 44 Things To Do Before You Go Into Business. She has also recorded an audio CD, 10 Things You Must Never Forget in Business. Emerson’s first book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months; A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (Adams Media March 2010) is on sale now.   For more book details click here.

Melinda has been featured on NBC Nightly News and in the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report and Black Enterprise. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.

Melinda Emerson has also won numerous awards including Top 50 Women in Business in Pennsylvania, Top 30 Leaders of the future by Ebony Magazine, and the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman of Distinction Award.

Melinda Emerson, known as "SmallBizLady," is one of America's

 leading small business experts. She is a seasoned entrepreneur,

 professional speaker, social media strategist and small business

 coach and the Start-Up columnist for Small Business Trends.

Melinda has lectured on small business at The Wharton School of 

Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and

 Rosemont College and for clients including: IKEA, Verizon,

 GlaxoSmithKline, National Association of Women Business Owners,

 PA Governor's Conference for Women, U.S. Department of Labor,

 International Association of Business Communicators, the Small

 Business Administration, and the Center for Women's Business

 Research. Her areas of expertise include small business start-

up, recession-proof marketing and social media strategy.

Melinda Emerson began her professional career in television as a producer. Within five years, inspired by Oprah Winfrey's HARPO Studios, Inc., she left television to pursue her entrepreneurial dream to create an award-winning production company. As the founder and CEO of Quintessence Multimedia, Melinda has created productions for clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Comcast and Radio-One. Melinda hosts #Smallbizchat a weekly talk show on Twitter. #Smallbizchat is the trusted resource on Twitter to discuss everything entrepreneurs need to know about launching and running a profitable small business. 

Melinda also blogs at Succeed As Your Own Boss. Emerson's first book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 months; A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works is being released in March 2010 by Adams Media. She has also recorded an audio CD, 10 Things You Must Never Forget in Business. 

TechnoGranny Show 2-8-10 E-Books and Social Media, Building a Platform

 This show was recorded live and can be heard archived on TechnoGranny's syndicated Pittsburgh Internet Radio Channel on PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com at http://pplmag.com or at:  http://tinyurl.com/TechnoGrannyShow

Publishing an e-book 3 areas to consider:

• Content
• Marketing
• Technology

 

Only thing to say about content is make sure it is interesting to readers Feel passion for the topic

 

How to e-books should be 35-75 pages.

 

Marketing: hardest Part

 

Can choose to go it alone and work very hard or place with an agent and work very hard

 

Social media is driving marketing of e-books. This includes posting comments in forums and discussion pages, creating a fan page on Facebook, developing an e-mail marketing campaign, an affiliate program and services such as Squidoo who marry a web store with charitable causes. May also host webinars, attend networking events, speaking engagements.

 

Technology:

 

1st choose format:

 

e-book, audio or video podcast (Vook by Viddler is now out and I love it but these publishers are only looking at hot sellers right now. Crush It has been published in audio, Vook and e book as well as print)

 

For e-book need to decide service first. Can choose to go with a publishing site such as (list a couple of them here) or set up your own store front.

 

I use JEM by JROX. This works well for both digital media and promotional items as well.

 

If you decide to do this on your own be aware that you will have to have access to technical support or be able to learn quickly. As with any site, you need time to familiarize yourself with the platform. this needs to be weighed against the need for immediacy in making the sales.

 

 

You will also need to set up a pay system for handling the sales. Ditto with the affiliate program. Paypal is by far the easiest to set up but you may have an existing arrangement with a merchant account.

 

If you decide to let a service market your book, check out the formats for the book. Each service recognizes certain services.

 

Amazon, who markets the Kindle recognizes certain formats. Apple just announced the Ipad. As part of this they announced the Apple e-book store. They will ensure that all of the ebooks marketed through their site is in E pub standard.

 

A great fallback for almost all readers is a pdf.

 

You can choose to use your standard word processing software but be aware that formating for different readers is time consuming if you go this route.

 

To keep from limiting buyers you need to be flexible.

 

there are some platforms for authoring your book.

 

 

Author It is a platform geared to composing the multitude of documentation needed by large corporations. Although it is the gold standard it is also pricey and quite frankly overkill.

 

Desktop Author is my preference. At $150+ for the software, you may decide to use your word processing software for your first book.

 

Distribution is highy controversial.

 

You need to weigh the ease of use for the buyer with your own concerns of piracy. DNL and DRM are 2 concerns. Desktop Author handles this one way. You may decide that another approach is best for you.



Talking Points on

 

Building Relationships: The Social Rose Book One

 

Published by Gemma Event Marketing Associates, 2009

 

 

1. SociaL Media Consultants have been encouraging people to build numbers of connections. This quest for numbers without considering the usefulness of the connection is not the best ROI on your time in building your business.

 

2. Social media reached critical mass in 2009.

 

3. LinkedIn is the number one social platform for business and is not expected to reach capacity until 2013 with an expected I billion users.

 

4. Social Media and social networking are tow typs of social interactions which must be considered as part of a corporate strategy in reaching golas and objectives for your business.

 

5. A report on trends from 2009 shows that more professionals will become consultants, and consequently, small business owners thereby needing to establish their personal branding within the next decade.

 

6. Personal branding requires an understanding of how social interaxctions will impact the bottom line.

 

7. Social interactions recognize the immediacy of living in a mobile and global world.

 

 

Brenda Greathouse

 

Gemma Event Marketing Associates

 

Brenda@ohgemma.com

 

www.ohgemma.com

 

TechnoGranny Snow Show Requesting Your Ideas

This winter it has snowed in 49 of 50 states in the U.S.  And it looks like Pittsburgh where TechnoGranny broadcasts from is getting more of the same tomorrow.  So TechnoGranny has decided to have a snow show.  Topic, you business, family, school, parenting, homeowner tips for how to survive the snow.
Tomorrow morning, Februay 22, 2010, Techno Granny will be soliciting your snow survival tactics.

Please respond here with your tips and I will give you credit for them as long as you provide your e-mail info and Business name.  Or you may call in live or chat live to the show, find call in information at: 
http://tinyurl.com/TechnoGrannyShow

TG Show 1-25-2010, Alternative Phone Service for Business

Talking Points...




1). Since 1996 due to litigation...You have the ability to choose a

Vendor for your Local Phone, Long Distance, and Internet Service.



2). Ilec is the incumbent local carrier....CLEC is Competitive Local

Exchange Carrier...



3). CLEC usually less expensive, and offer the latest

technologies...as technology improves cost come down..allowing

consumers to save money and get bigger better faster services.



4). Voice services can be anywhere from a basic phone line (POTS)

plain old telephone service. To a PRI (Primary Rate Interface) 24

channel voice T-1. And beyond.



5). Internet Services can range from DSL Service (Data transport over

copper pairs) best effort technology..to Data T-1's to Bonded T-1's to

Ethernet Circuits to Fiber Technology.



6). The technology is out there to serve the two line Pizza shop or a

Modern Hospital facility sending massive files over a data circuit.



7). The key is you should always shop around and look for a solution

that fits your business and your budget.



T.R. Freiling

412-960-5947 Office

412-960-5980 Fax

412-5922565 Cell

trfreiling@cavtel.com



CAVALIER BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

Official Voice and Data Provider of

The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

TechnoGrannyShow 8-31-09, LIPLO, LiveInPersonLiveOnline

LIPLO™

Welcome to the first professional "live and in person

and live and online" theatrical performance portal.

Performances are streamed live at the date and time

advertised with the LIPLO™ insignia

Bio:

Stephanie Riso is lead developer of the LIPLO™ live entertainment portal and founder of two organizations: Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre (PICT) which she began in 1996 with business partner Andrew S. Paul, and Cabaret Pittsburgh which recently dissolved due to the economic crisis. Stephanie holds a degree in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University, has performed professionally in the Pittsburgh and surrounding area, and recently participated in the prestigious BMI Lehman-Engel Musical Theatre Writing workshop in NYC as a composer/lyricist. She currently serves as operations director of PICT and is attempting to become the first to live stream professional theatrical performances over the internet. Stephanie is originally from Buffalo, NY and currently resides in Pittsburgh with her husband.



Synopsis:

A new live entertainment performance portal trademarked LIPLO™ is in its final phase of testing before it is expected to hit the commercial market sometime in 2010. The portal was expected to have started its first trial theatrical performance with PICT’s production of The History Boys by Alan Bennett on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 8:00pm, however, the Actors Equity Association national office refused to allow the live streaming to proceed despite the fact that proper permissions were acquired from the authors, designers and actors through work with AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). AFTRA and AEA are sister unions, so when AEA decided not to allow the performance to proceed AFTRA was unwilling to proceed as well. At this time, we are seeking other performances that can inaugurate the live performance portal and hope to finalize testing by the end of the year so it can be available for purchase next year.



Talking Points:

LIPLO™ was tested in the cabaret genre in 2007 and 2008 and successfully streamed 15 performances live over the internet. This was an underground trial and was not highly publicized. The work was done in collaboration with CMU graduate Alex Geis of 21 Productions which continues today.



When it was decided to test LIPLO™ for the theatre genre it was clear that the biggest obstacles would be the unions, so when Stephanie received positive responses from Actors Equity to continue discussions with AFTRA the day when professional live theatre could be streamed seemed reachable/possible.



The goal is to test the live streaming so that the best possible online product can be made available. Questions arise such as – do we need a multi-camera, live edit feed, or does one camera with zoom and panning capability suffice? What does it feel like as the audience and what other things might be needed to make the live online viewing experience worthwhile (worth the money)? Is there great potential for audience and sponsorship? Does this present a realistic new revenue stream for companies and those who create live theatre? What is the realistic potential and how do we make this new activity equitable for all parties involved? These are the questions we sought to answer with this trial period. And, if a small company can succeed in answer these questions than a larger company shouldn’t have any problems at all making this work…



A request to AEA was made as long ago as 2004 to webcast and was denied – a colleague in Chicago told Stephanie…so that has been five years and no progress on this matter has been made. It has also been stated by the AEA rep, Larry Lorczak, that many other companies have submitted proposals for live streaming, but all have been denied? Why? They won’t answer that… You have to wonder where AEA’s priorities are on this matter and which interests they are looking out for…The challenge is that it is unclear who holds the authority on live streaming – that is what the unions are fighting over.



The benefits of having live performances stream through one portal allows for clear branding of the concept of watching a show “live and in person and live and online” – whether you are in the room or sitting at your computer it is live and unedited just as if you were at the theatre – of course with a different view. This allows handicapped and elderly the option to enjoy live performance, schools who may not have funding to bus students to the theatre, those who are new parents that can’t get away to the theatre, theatre-junkies who can’t get to the city where the performance is located, and those who have lost their jobs or simply can’t afford the cost to attend the performance at the theatre.



I encourage you to visit http://www.technologyinthearts.org/?p=1078 as this article gives a good bit of the story of how it all started.



As for the technology, I would have to defer to the multi-media engineer to explain everything that goes into the ultimate product entitled LIPLO™. In short, however, it is a website portal which you can enter by submitting a valid email. Right now, when you enter it, there is a video explaining why the first live performance didn’t happen – so you can see the beginnings of how the portal is intended to work. The video currently streaming has been recorded, but on a live performance night, the performance would live stream as it happens. This has already been done successfully in the cabaret genre, so it is completely feasible and possible for theatre. Other elements include the camera and the cameraman, and a Quicktime viewer (which can be downloaded for free). Behind the website façade and camera work is the magic of Alex Geis programming supported by Carnegie Mellon University and his affiliation at CMU. So, beyond that explanation, we would need him to discuss anything more technical than that…



As for applications, any live performance for which the rights have been acquired can be included in the entertainment portal. However, the goal is to make sure that the quality of the performances – both in the producing of the performance and the streaming – are of the highest quality. We expect this to be a subscription service or pay-per-view service so the product needs to be worth paying for…Although, it is completely possible to live stream other live performances such as high school musicals, live interviews, etc. and the cost is not prohibitive, so it would just be a matter of making sure the organization has the proper permissions.



Enclosed is the LIPLO™ logo. As lead developer – this means that I came up with the concept, the acronym, meaning “Live and In Person and Live and Online” (aka LIPLO™), trademarked it, and began to develop what it means, how it works, and how it would be implemented or used. For example, my goal is to start a trend by which the concept of viewing a live event, live and online as it happens while an audience sits in the same venue, but a person sits in front of a computer would mean that the online viewer is experiencing LIPLO™. The performance has people watching live and in person BUT ALSO live and online so it is a shared experience, albeit a slightly different experience and vantage point perhaps.



The idea to create LIPLO™ was out of a necessity to reach more than 42 people in a small café with cabaret entertainment. The ongoing challenge for small entertainment companies or venues, which are either small by choice or by necessity, is how to compete for audiences and support when there are thousands attending events at football stadiums or theatres, which in turn provides critical advertising dollars and opportunities. Yet, sitting among 50,000 other people versus being 1 of 60 people feels different – and even watching online will feel different too. So, I sought out how to potentially increase my audience size without having to change the venue or the intimacy of cabaret. When I returned back to Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, a company I co-founded in 1996 (I returned in 2008 to help in a recovery effort to eliminate roughly $200,000 of debt on a million dollar organization), I started thinking about how the LIPLO™ concept might work for theatre and open up new revenue streams and audiences beyond the limits of greater Pittsburgh. That is how this all came about with some testing in between and, of course, finding Alex Geis and maintaining my long-time relationship with videographer Randy Griffith.



However, let me be clear that this is still a work in progress – especially for theatre. The technology is there and the quality is there, but I am one person with an idea and a catchy, trademarked concept. I don’t have the power to convince a huge union to give LIPLO™ its proper development, I don’t have the money to meet their unreasonable financial demands, and I don’t have money to simply bombard the market with the idea and the product…so all I can do is keep reaching for the stars, I may never get there by I’ll get higher than if I never tried at all. And, who knows, maybe – finally – a little luck with come my way and we will indeed have LIPLO™ signature performances for people to enjoy from their homes.



Please also visit www.LIPLO.com.

More info at www.LIPLO.com

Stephanie

Stephanie Riso

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre

P.O. Box 23607

Pittsburgh 15222

(412) 561-6000

sriso@picttheatre.or

TechnoGrannyShow 12-14-09, Improving Health with Plant Based Foods

Macrobiotics, Improving Health with Plant Based Diets




WHO I AM: I am a natural health food counselor and cooking instructor. I have been

studying natural foods and macrobiotics for over 15 years. My business is called COOKING GREEN WITH ROSEMARY. I give cooking classes and counsel people on how to improve their diet so they feel better. Some people have serious diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes, but others just want to feel better.



MACROBIOTICS: What does it mean?



Refers to a plant based diet, consisting of grains like brown rice, barley, millet, couscous, whole grain breads and pastas. It also consists of beans like lentils, black beans, pinto beans, split peas as well as the soybean products like tofu, tempeh and miso. It includes vegetables and fruits, organically and locally grown as much as possible. Macrobiotics has been widely acclaimed for its ability to reverse cancer, but its also very effective for every health condition from allergies, acne and asthma to heart disease, diabetes as well as psychological diseases like depression and schizophrenia. One of my favorite books is A Personal Peace by David Briscoe. It can be used alone or with any alternative therapy.





BFIEF HISTORY OF MACROBIOITCS:



The word actually means “long life” and was given that name by a Japanese gentleman, who called himself George Ohsawa. George had tuberculosis in the early 1920’s. His whole family had died of it and he was given only a few months to live. He reverted back to the diet of his ancestors, which was basically brown rice, miso soup and vegetables. He healed himself in 10 days. He studied the food of traditional cultures, including the Greek culture and liked Hippocrates very much, who said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food”. Hippocrates believed in using food first before using “the sword” or what we would call ‘surgery’. Hippocrates lived to be over 100 and called himself macrobiotic. Ohsawa decided to call this new way or eating, which was based on the natural way of eating of traditional peoples, macrobiotic.



One of Ohsawa’s students, Michio Kushi came to this country on Thanksgiving day, 1950 and started teaching first in NY, then in Boston. He has written more than 20 books on the relationship between diet and disease, of which the best known is probably The Cancer Prevention Diet. Since then, thousands of people have healed themselves of every disease on the macrobiotic diet, especially cancer. Just about every type of cancer is described in this book, as well as the cause and cure. A personal healing anecdote is also included in every chapter. Many people come to macrobiotics as a last resort, after having been told they only have 2-3 months to live.



MY STORY!



I was brought up in Boston. My mother had just died from breast cancer 2 years prior when a friend took me to hear Michio Kushi speak. Kushi said “They can take out the cancer, but often times it will come back unless you change your diet.” I had seen that with my own mother: first it was one breast, then the other and 10 years later it was through out her whole body. Unfortunately, she succumbed to the disease.

This was during the Vietnamese War and many young people wanted peace. I was thinking of joining the Peace Corps. Kushi was hoping to attract young intellectuals from Harvard and MIT, but instead got a bunch of hippies, who thought they could get “high” by eating brown rice. He told us if we really wanted peace, we first had to change our own blood quality. Food makes our blood and the blood bathes every cell of the body, including the brain. Our behavior, our thinking, our feelings are all influenced by what we eat.

This had a tremendous impact on me. I followed the macrobiotic diet for a few years, but I was young and wanted to travel, so I got away from it for awhile.

After many years of working in the airline business, I developed migraines, eczema and chronic fatigue syndrome.

One day in 1994, I was lying on the couch with a terrible headache and I decided I couldn’t do this anymore. I went to the Kushi Summer Conference in Vermont and changed my diet over night. I continued flying for another 14 years and in the meantime continued studying macrobiotics. I healed myself of everything and was certified by the Strengthening Health Institute of Philadelphia in 2001 to give cooking classes and counsel people, fulfilling a life long dream to help others heal.



MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MACROBIOTICS AND OTHER PLANT BASED DIETS: theory of yin and yang. All phenomena, according to macrobiotics, contains these two energies. Some examples are night and day, black and white, man and woman, love and hate, war and peace, etc. Food also contains these two opposing, but complimentary energies. Some foods are warming and strengthening….others more cooling and relaxing. In a bar there’s usually very salty chips, nuts or pretzels to go with alcohol. If we eat too much meat, chicken and salt, we’ll be attracted to sugary desserts like cake, cookies, candy or alcohol. Macrobiotics advises eating in the middle of the spectrum…grains, beans, veggies and fruits and avoiding the extreme foods.

We also eat in accordance with the seasons….in other words, more baking, stewing and pressure cooking in the winter. More salads, fruit and lighter cooking in the summer.





MORE ABOUT MY BUSINESS!



My business is called Cooking Green With Rosemary. I counsel both people who have serious disease like cancer as well as people who don’t want to get cancer, but want to stay healthy! Consultations take about 1 hour and a half and include a complete food inventory, a discussion of your goals and lifestyle as well as any particular health concerns.

Recommendations are given in the areas of diet, exercise and lifestyle. Recipes and natural home remedies are included for your particular condition.

Cooking classes are a lot of fun! They’re small and interactive, between 8-12 people. We’re all learning together. They’re held once a month usually on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday at 10am in Sewickley.

http://www.cookinggreenwithrosemary.com/


macrorose@msn.com
 or call:412-741-5167.

TechnoGrannyShow, 1-7-10, Handheld Device That May Make You Look Younger

www.EnvyWhiteSmile.com

412-894-7912

Office in Monroeville, various location,

The Brighter Your Smile Is, The Better Your Confidence & Quality of Life



New Additional Product: Nu skin Galvanic Spa System II





The exclusive Galvanic Spa System II from Nu Skin is a programmable, hand held device with patented low-level self-adjusting galvanic current, with interchangeable heads for the face, scalp, and body.



The Galvanic Spa System pushes key nutrients into the dermis of the skin, attaches to the bacteria, pulls out the impurities and irons out fine lines and wrinkles.



For the past several decades, spa and salon professionals have used galvanic currents in customized treatments for cosmetic purposes to refresh and energize the skin. These treatments, through a gentle massaging action, help to focus cellular energy and enhance circulation. The treatments stimulate blood circulation, bringing a number of benefits to the skin.



The Galvanic Spa System works synergistically, using its unique low-level negative and positive Galvanic currents, with specially formulated Pre-Treat Gel and Treatment Gel, both newly formulated with ageLOC™ technology, - a revolutionary anti-aging proprietary blend, that helps slow the signs of aging at their source.



The Galvanic Spa System is able to stimulate cell rejuvenation for your face, scalp and body, restore the skin’s natural vibrancy by removing toxins and impurities from your skin, promoting cellular energy while inhibiting skin aging free radical production - delivering revitalizing, restorative, and rejuvenating benefits.



The 1st step:

Pre-Treatment Facial Gel with ageLOC helps remove impurities allowing your pores to breathe, soothes and conditions the skin. A negative galvanic current softens and relaxes pores, pushes the purifying ingredients into the pores, adheres to the impurities, such as excess oil and pollutants.



Key Ingredients

 Marigold extract—comforts and soothes the skin.

 TEA cocoyl glutamate, a cleansing agent, purifies the skin

 Sea kelp—moisturizes and conditions the skin.

 Vanilla extract—conditions skin



2nd step



Treatment Facial Gel with ageLOC revives and invigorates tired skin by promoting cellular energy. The positive charge of the current attracts the negatively charged ingredients that were in the Pre-Treat Gel and pulls these ingredients, along with the impurities that are attached, out of the skin.



Key Ingredients

 Proprietary ageLOC blend—helps slow free radical production at its source and inhibits the visible signs of aging.

 Arginine—an amino acid which helps the skin to recover from stress.

 Magnesium—a necessary component that promotes cellular energy.





Nu Skin Galvanic Spa System brings all of the benefits of a spa galvanic treatment into the ease and comfort of your own home.



It is a great device that brings spa skincare into the home, a high end luxury item at an affordable price point that really does work a reasonable alternative between expensive treatments like Mesotherapy and Velasmooth.



Clients who have a professional galvanic treatment may spend from to $90 to $200 per treatment. These treatments may be done once or twice a month, making it a very expensive, infrequent, and inconvenient way to get the benefits of galvanic treatment.







Maureen Ciarolla 412-894-7912

MCiarolla@verizon.net

www.simplyyounger.nsedreams.com

http://www.simplyyounger.ageloc.com/
Treatment Gel with ageLOC™

Description of Benefits
Formulated with ageLOC technology—a revolutionary anti-aging ingredient blend
Nu Skin’s ageLOC products will help to reset and support “Youth Gene Clusters,” the genes that help to preserve youthfulness—leading to preventative and corrective benefits
Galvanic Spa gels include ageLOC ingredients to battle arNOX, a source of aging identified by Nu Skin research over the past 4 years

(a) ageLOC ingredients have been shown to prevent the expression of free radicals associated with the arNOX enzyme. This prevention may help slow the signs of aging that may be caused by accelerated free radical production.
A recent study by Stanford University has shown that individuals with low arNOX levels are clinically graded to look an average of seven years younger than their actual chronological age. Individuals with high levels of arNOX appear to be an average of seven years older than their actual age.

b) Facilitates recovery from stress; promotes cellular energy.

Arginine is an amino acid involved in the relaxation of small blood vessels, leading to increased circulation. Arginine facilitates recovery from stress—caused by free radicals, lack of nutrients, build up of toxins, etc.—and injury. Magnesium is an essential mineral and key compound of mitochondrial function. Mitochondria are the organelles of tiny organs within skin cells that produce cellular energy.
c) Enhances skin hydration and leaves skin feeling incredibly soft, clean, and refreshed.

Formulated with gentle humectants for skin hydration, while rose, sandalwood, and jasmine extracts revive the skin and leave it feeling refreshed.

In an additional breakthrough, Nu Skin scientists have recently identified an exclusive blend of ingredients that slow production of free radicals in the epidermis.

Introducing ageLOC—technology designed to reduce the visible signs of aging by targeting an invisible source of your aging appearance.

TechnoGranny, Comparison of SalesForce and Zoho for CRM, Customer Realtionship Management

There was confusion between me and my guest for this show, so most of this information is either from Wikipedia or the respective websites for Sales Force and Zoho. I look forward to having Ed Denzler on the Techno Granny Show in the near future.
You can listen to this show live if you prefer audio at: http://tinyurl.com/TechnoGrannyShow

Customer relationship management (CRM) is basically the function of building a long standing relationship with a customer. This maximizes profits, since it is cheaper to retain a current customer than it is to find a new one. It also consists of the processes a company uses to track and organize its contacts with its current and prospective customers. CRM software is used to support these processes; information about customers and customer interactions can be entered, stored and accessed by employees in different company departments. Typical CRM goals are to improve services provided to customers, and to use customer contact information for targeted marketing.

Sales force management systems are information systems used in marketing and management that help automate some sales and sales force management functions. They are frequently combined with a Marketing Information System, in which case they are often called Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
Sales Force Automation Systems (SFA), typically a part of a company’s customer relationship management system, is a system that automatically records all the stages in a sales process. SFA includes a contact management system which tracks all contact that has been made with a given customer, the purpose of the contact, and any follow up that might be required. This ensures that sales efforts are not duplicated, reducing the risk of irritating customers. SFA also includes a sales lead tracking system, which lists potential customers through paid phone lists, or customers of related products. Other elements of an SFA system can include sales forecasting, order management and product knowledge

This is what sales force.com says about their CRM product:
Successful CRM involves many different areas of your company, starting with sales, of course. But also various other customer-facing areas, like marketing and customer service. Salesforce.com offers a technology solution for all those areas… and more. With Salesforce CRM software as a service and our Force.com cloud computing platform, you can mind your customers and your budget at the same time (very important in today’s economy). Get up and running in 30 days with the world's most proven and loved CRM solution.

The Zoho Office Suite is a Web- based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM, project management, invoicing and other applications developed by ZOHO Corporation(formally AdventNet Inc.), an Indian-based company[1][2][3]. It was launched in 2005 with a web-based word processor. Additional products, such as spreadsheets and presentations were incorporated later into Zoho. [4]
Zoho applications are free to use at the entry-level and require a fee for more extensive or professional use.
Sales & Marketing
Zoho CRM aligns your Sales and Marketing by integrating sales with campaigns, leads, sales pipeline, forecasts, etc
Award-winning, complete CRM solution. Zoho CRM offers all the modules and tools that you might need to run your sales & marketing.
Value for your money. We not only provide a great CRM solution, but also have a great price too. How about... 3 users entirely free? No strings attached, not a trial, just free!

TechnoGrannyShow, Zero Cost Marketing, Web Site Tutorials 8-24-09

Dale Stefancic-Bio, Host of Entrepreneurs on Call

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1951, had the traditional upbringing, Loving parents and sister. After high school I attended Kent State University for business. After three years I transferred to Ohio State and received a degree in Landscape Contracting and Design.
I worked my landscape contracting business successfully for 8 yrs. Before wearing all the hats became more than I wanted to handle anymore. I started out in the job market and soon took a job with a large privately held water ultility where I am still currently employed today, 27 years later.

As time moved on and I got into my fifties, plus three different sales of ownership of my company, different corporate climate everywhere, I thought it be fitting to exercise that entrepreneurial itch I have always had.

I always knew that there was more to the game than trading hours for dollars. I wanted to create a business where I could leverage my time and my money.
I began to invest in myself with education from what I considered the masters. The people who I wanted to be like. So I read everything from the likes of Don trump, Robert Kiyosaki, John Carlton, Dan Kennedy, the classic by Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich as well as many others. Still to this day , I am a student. I began to develop myown business model and incorprorated what I had learned.

I wanted to share my experience with others who faced situations similar to mine, but did not know where to go or the process to change. I knew I had a strong message to share with people. I knew I could not only share a valuable message, but also teach them what needs to be done. You have to make an investment. The most important investment you will ever make. One that will last a lifetime. The investment is you. You must invest in yourself with knowledge and then apply that knowledge with persistant action to create your desired result.

So I now not only had my vision but also a mission. I wanted to get my message out to as many people as I could, and share with people that yes, the world is changing, and you can have options in life that can make life much more enjoyable for you and your family.
With this came the birth of my talk radio show. “The Home Based Business Show”. I never in my life have even been in a radio station.

So I made another investment. I contacted my local radio station WELW 1330 am in Willoughby, Ohio and told them of my idea for a talk show.
I had no idea how I would get quality guests to share the message of what you need to do and how to do it. But a lot of the people who I studied, read their books or attented their seminars, came onto my show with great information for my listeners. This help me build a lot of creditbility and well as develop and deeper relationship with people who are mentors to me. People such as Chet Holmes, Gary Harspt, Loral Langemeier, Dan Kennedy, Bob Proctor, Michael Gerber and the list goes on.

Its been truly amazing for me. I love every minute of what I do. I am now getting engagements. Working with other companies and associations with entrpreneurship and small businesses.
My next project is to write my own book to hopefully serve as a blueprint for others to see that all is truly within your reach.

The other part of my life that has been truly amazing are my two treasures, my wife of 35 yrs. Linda and my son Matt. Without their love and support, I’m not sure if any of this would have been possible.

I am thankful of what I have been able to do so far. I also am greatful to my great friend and business partner Mike Claggett who is my techie, and also keeps me in check. Mike is a big part of my team which is so important to be successful. You cannot do it all no matter how good you are.

The best advice I can give anyone is, make the investment and “Just Get To IT”



1). Why your business is invisible without a website.

More and more the consumer looks to the Internet to provide information on the products and services they want and need. However, as a recent study has shown, while 66% of consumers search the Internet for local small business information, only 44% of small businesses have a web site. The end result is that the small local business without a website is virtually invisible to these local consumers."According to the Nielsen Online Custom Survey from WebVisible, Inc.," stated Dale Stefancic, co-owner of Entrepreneurs On Call, "92% of consumers have first researched a product on the Internet, and then have purchased that product locally at least once. The end result is that the business that has a website is much more likely to end up with that consumer in their local store.

The Internet no longer serves the global marketplace exclusively but now impacts directly the sales of the small local business. Without a website to direct and inform the local customer, a small local business will soon no longer stand any chance of real local success."This creates a real quandary for the small local business, as the design of even the most basic of websites can run into thousands of dollars. In today's economy, a website is not economically feasible for some. Small businesses have a tendency to spend money on more traditional forms of advertising such as newspaper, Yellow Page ads and television.

However, the same study shows that 50% of consumers turn to the Internet first, followed by only 24% for Yellow Pages, 4% for local newspapers and 1% for television."This does not make sense," stated Mr. Stefancic, "in that the small business owner is spending their advertising dollars in the wrong place. This is the reason we developed More Local Business Online. Now, any small business can develop a website and draw that local traffic, often for less than the cost of a single newspaper advertisement."

How can zero Cost marketing put your advertising costs on the back burner for good.

There are so many resources you can go to in your particular field with your product or service that youcan get free advertising and let prospcts know about your product or service. Ex. Artilcle marketing. People read so muchont the internet about everything you can think of. Oneof the biggest is "How To" People mwant to know how to do things. IF your product or service helps them them write about it.



How you can effectively market your product or service even if do not have a webite.

Ezines. These are a huge source of finding new customers and becoming the expert in your field. Let people identify with you. Some Ezines and 100,000 to 200,000 subscribers and many will let your promote what you have or what you are about if you write a good article for their readers for free. They are always looking for good content.

If you would like to find out more about Zero Cost Marketing with Content Management and E-Zines, you can go to: http://tinyurl.com/grannymarketing. Techno Granny says it's so easy even a granny can do it.


Dale
Dale Stefancic
dale@dalestefancic.com
440-463-7095
www.EntrepreneursOnCall.com

TechnoGrannyShow, Professional Speakers Tips on Microphones, Stephanie Silverman 9-14-09

BIO:
Stephanie Silverman is an Executive Coach specializing in Public Speaking and all areas of spoken communication.
She earned her MFA at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has been working as a performer and voice/speech/presentation coach for over ten years.
In addition to being a public speaker and speaker trainer, Stephanie has worked with executives in a broad range of industries and sectors. She has also helped professional actors develop or diminish dialects for performances on stage and film.
As an award-winning voiceover performer, Stephanie can be heard in numerous audio books and educational materials from publishers such as Simon & Schuster; The Penguin Group; Houghton Mifflin; Little, Brown & Company; Mira; McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education (most often credited as Stephanie Wolfe).
Stephanie's most recent project has been her blog elaborating on the 10 Secrets for Great Communication that she authored on her web site. http://stephaniesilverman.blogspot.com

BASIC TALKING POINTS:

Do your homework (whenever possible):

Find out what type of equipment you will be using (lavalier, or lapel, microphone; traditional mike on stand, handheld, etc.)
Where are the speakers located?
See if it is possible to test out the equipment in advance of the event

• If you can't get information in advance:

o speak to A/V person to understand how to use the equipment as you are being miked
o understand that you almost never hear what your audience hears
o plant someone in the audience who can signal you during the event if you cannot be heard

• General guidelines:
o when using a lapel microphone, position it wisely
o avoid loud jewelry!
o when responding to other panelists next to you stay facing the mike (front)
o touching the head of the microphone generally produces an unpleasant (and sometimes very LOUD sound)
o plosives - b's and p's - can often be very exaggerated when amplified
o Look at your audience and judge by their behavior if there is a problem being heard
o if there is a problem, fix it immediately - don't make do
o if holding a mike, keep it a consistent distance from the mouth and don't forget to use it every time you speak
o repeat questions asked by un-miked audience members before answering them
o if you have a stationary mike, position it close to your mouth and speak toward it every time
o if you must share a mike, reposition it every time you speak



Best wishes,

Stephanie Silverman

silvermanspeechconsulting
718-701-5858
Stephanie@SilvermanSpeechCoach.com

http://www.silvermanspeechcoach.com/

Archived version of this show can be heard archived at: http://tinyurl.com/PosPittsburgh or on Techno Granny's unique radio channel on the Pittsburgh Internet Radio Network, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com at: http://tinyurl.com/pospittlivemag

TechnoGrannyShow, Techno Granny Favorite Websites 8-10-2009

Some people collect and read magazines, so do I but while the magazine languish in my bathroom library; I am always discovering new websites with different reasons for making them my favorites. While I rarely read the magazines and end up recycling them a year later, I often visit the websites.

FOR COUPON CUTTERS AND BARGAIN HUNTERS:

Shortcuts.com, coupons linked to Grocery Card
Shortcuts.com electronic coupons
can currently be used at any of the following stores

Black Friday Ads for Black Friday 2009 and Black Friday Deals!
Black Friday Ad for Black Friday 2009, with a complete listing of the Black Friday ads and Black Friday ad scans, along with online coupons.

http://www.blackfriday.info


http://ebay.com
Look here first for whatever you want to purchase, you may not have to leave your house and find it cheaper also get rid of your old junk and make a few bucks.
• Bid, buy and find bargains from all over the world

• Shop with confidence with PayPal Buyer Protection


FOR THOSE WHO LIKE SOULFUL EVENTS:

Pittsburgh's Premier Minority Community Website Showcasing...
The Soul Pitt is Pittsburgh's Premier Minority Community Website. Focusing mostly on what interests Pittsburgh's African-American community The Soul Pitt...
www.thesoulpitt.com/


FOR THOSE WHO ARE BUYING A CAR OR HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A CAR:

Women-Drivers.com

Women-Drivers.com: Women & family friendly car dealers...
Women Drivers.com connects women and families to women-friendly car dealers. Consumers rate and review their actual purchase, buying, browse and service.
http://women-drivers.com/


FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO CONNECT INTERNATIONALLY TO DO BUSINESSS:


Connected-Women.com
Aug 7, 2009 ... Professional women, lets get together and make a difference! Connected-Women.com is an online community that enables professional women to interact internationally to do business.
www.connected-women.com/


FOR THOSE WHO MAY WANT TO CONNECT TO FRIENDS, RELATIVES, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON YOUR OWN SOCIAL NETWORK:

Ning lets you create and join new social networks. ...
An online service to create, customize, and share a social network.
www.ning.com/

Positive Pittsburghers, http://www.pospittlive.ning.com


FOR THOSE WHO WANT POSITIVE NEWS AND EVENTS ABOUT PITTSBURGH AREA BY PITTSBURGHERS AND SURROUNDING AREA NATIVES.

http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazien.com
On line magazine and Pittsburgh internet radio and TV channel for on line short programming.

WHEN YOU WANT TO FIND SOMEONE OR FIND OUT WHO IS CALLING YOU:

Anywho.com
Reverse look up, find, people, places, businesses
http://anwyo.com


FIND OUT ABOUT CHARITABLE EVENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, FUNDRAISERS AND THE BEST PARTIES AND GALAS

http://www.blacktie-pittsburgh.com
Bring together non-profits and the people who connect them


LISTEN TO INNOVATIVE AND INTERESTING LIVE RADIO PROGRAMMING ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN OR RECORD YOUR OWN AT NO CHARGE.

http://www.talkshoe.com


CONNECT. TRADE. SAVE. http://www.itex.com/


A nationwide community of small businesses trading for what their businesses need and their families want...without spending cash. A trusted system. A growing phenomenon. A better way to do business.




FIND GREAT GRAPHICS AND CREATE LOGOS

CoolText.com
Cool Text is a free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work. Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll have your own custom image created on the fly.

Cool Text is the world’s most popular graphics generator. Online since 1998, our servers have rendered over 300 million free images
http://www.cooltext.com


LIKE TO WRITE?

Blogger: Create your free blog
Blogger is a free blog publishing tool from Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world. Blogger makes it simple to post text, photos and video...
http://www.blogger.com

FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ENTHUSIASTS:

Twitter.com Share and discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world about just about anything in 120 characters. This is truly the microwave generation.
http://twitter.com
Follow me @technogrannysho

TweetLater.com, as of August 29, now called Social Oomph, was originally to manage all of those tweets but now adding other social media applications:
A great way to keep in touch with multiple friends instead of calling or e-mailing also great applications for business to keep in touch with customers:
http://www.socialoomph.com


LinkedIn

LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return.
With more than 45 million users representing 150 industries around the world, LinkedIn is a fast-growing professional networking site.
Get in touch with former business associates, find synergistic professionals to network with, and enlarge your sphere of influence.



Facebook
Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. Use to keep up with multiple family, friends and business associates all at once.
http://www.facebook.com
Friend me at Joanne Quinn-Smith but please let me know how you know me.

Pdfonline.com
Create PDF Online Free, PDF Toolkit API for .NET, VB, Java
As a Free Web Based Service, PDF Online allows you to quickly create PDF from anywhere in the world (PC, Mac, and Linux compatible).
www.pdfonline.com/ - 40k - Similar pages
Doc2PDF Online: Document to PDF...
PDF2Word Online
Create PDF
Convert to PDF


Gutzy Women.com•

GutZy Women Support Business Growth while Removing the Fear of ...
GutZy Women join forces to create more freedom and abundance in their lives by starting and growing small business success using new technologies
http://gutzywomen.com

Alexa

http://alexa.com/
Free web traffic metrics, top sites lists, site demographics, hot urls, and more...

Wikipedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based and collaborative multilingual encyclopedia, born in the project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.


www.wikipedia.org

This show and further explanations of reasons for picking these sites can be heard archived at: http://tinyurl.com/PosPittsburgh or on Techno Granny's unique radio channel on the Pittsburgh Internet Radio Network, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com at: http://tinyurl.com/pospittlivemag

TechnoGrannyShow, Michelle Cutler, Hi-Definition TV Makeup Tech

 Talking points:
>
> I think the most obvious would be television's change to Hi-def, and
> the changes in makeup techniques and/or thickness that it has
> required.
> This would include lightening up the look, more blending, and
> employing air brush makeup application.



Michelle Cutler
Makeup Artist
(917) 359-0452
michellecutler1@gmail.com




BIOGRAPHY

Michelle Cutler has been a professional in the makeup industry for over 20 years, with an extensive background in all media.

Upon obtaining her certification in her hometown of Miami, FL, she quickly became a much sought after makeup artist. After gaining experience with photographers and television programming in the South Florida area, she re-located to New York.

Once in New York, Michelle became a favorite freelancer of the major television networks, providing makeup services from national news shows to soap operas to entertainment. In 1993, she was made Key makeup artist of ABC’s Good Morning America, where she made up not only the anchors, but all guests appearing on the show as well. As a result of this exposure, her work began gracing the covers of various top magazines and book jackets. She has been quoted in several magazine beauty articles as well.

In 1998, Michelle continued to Key other shows with a growing list of personal clients in both the news and entertainment industries.

From 2002 until 2008, Michelle was on staff at CNN, working with the various anchors and guests that appear on the Network. She also continues her freelance work with private clients. She is known as an expert in perfectly matching colors to clients and having a light hand.

Michelle offers a wide variety of services, from the softest of looks for the blushing bride to special FX. She is fully experienced in new technologies such as air brushing and hi-def television.

Michelle lives in Riverdale, NY, with her husband, Emmy award winning makeup artist Alan Cutler, and their two daughters.



Michelle Cutler
Makeup Artist
(917) 359-0452
michellecutler@gmail.com IATSE Local 798


TELEVISION

ABC CNN
Good Morning America Staff Makeup Artist
Behind Closed Doors with Anderson Cooper 360
Joan Lunden Connie Chung Tonight
The View Showbiz Tonight
All My Children Larry King Live
One Life to Live Paula Zahn Now
20/20 Nancy Grace Show
World News with Peter Jennings Campbell Brown Show
What Would You Do? 2008 Election Coverage

NBC
MSNBC

Today
Later Today
Conan O’Brien Show
Rosie O’Donnell Show
CBS
CBS This Morning
As The World Turns
60 Minutes
Eye to Eye with Connie Chung
Geraldo Show
Ananda Lewis Show

PRINTWORK
Various magazine covers, ads, book jackets, publicity shots and promos for a wide variety of celebrities. Names available on request.
Photographers: Annie Leibovitz, Andrew Eccles, Theo Westenberger, Timothy White,
George Lange, George Holz, Stephen Danelian, Bob Lasky


INTERVIEWS & QUOTES; Allure, People. And In-Style Magazines

Follow Michelle on Facebook or Linked In

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michelle-Cutler-Television-Makeup-Artist/76169701167

TechnoGrannyShow, Another Tech Savvy Granny

This show was originally broadcast on Techno Granny Show on Monday 7-13-09 at 7 AM. Listen to archived version at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986or on it's own unique radio channel at: http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com


• Yvonne spent 25 years in the garment industry, but in 2001 she saw the bottom falling out of the garment industry. I searched for an industry that would allow me to pursue my entrepreneurial dreams and went to school to learn computer technology.
• Her first job after leaving the garment industry was as a telephone tech support job for a tech company, and the second was as an IBM field computer consultant working on the Washington Mutual account.
• Yvonne worked late-night hours at IBM, leaving daytimes available to market her own IT support business. In April 2004, her IBM job was eliminated, so she turned to Computer Community Hospital as a full-time job
• Yvonne Graber was a recent finalist of the popular Make Mine a Million $ Business competition, a business-growth marathon designed to encourage women entrepreneurs to reach their goals.

About the Business
• Computer Community Hospital is a computer-services business providing a wide range of solutions designed for small to mid-size businesses (SMBs) and consumers with personal computers.

• The company’s tagline is “Where the Doctor is Always In.”

• Computer Community Hospital offers 24/7 service, human response to customer calls and a comprehensive suite of service offerings at $99 per hour for in-person support and less than $2 dollars per minute for remote support.

• The brand’s colorfully wrapped car serves as its most visible marketing channel and is a required component of the business opportunity. The popular computer logo with a thermometer in its “mouth” also has helped the company distinguish itself from other computer service vendors.


TECH TIPS:
• Backup Strategies-Inexpensive Flash Drive …How to use…Always check to make sure your backup WORKS!
• Unused Icons – What are they and do you need them
• How to keep you Computer running smoothly – self help PC Wellness: Defrag/clean Internet temp files/Cookies etc.
• Make sure you are running an Antivirus Program- Run Check regularly I CAN SUGGEST IF YOU LIKE
• Don’t run a lot of programs in the background – startup items
• ALWAYS have a Battery UPS hooked up to you computer in case of loss of power. So you do not get damage
• Always keep the disks that came with your computer in a safe place where you can find them….including Printer software.
About the CCH Franchise Opportunity

• Plans include regional growth in Florida, followed by national expansion.

• Computer Community Hospital is expanding initially in Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa.

• The affordable $40,000 franchise fee includes ongoing training, car purchase/leasing guidance, the ongoing research and development of new service offerings, and continuing, effective marketing programs.

• The franchise opportunity is ideal for individuals in search of a business with low overhead and which allows independence.

• Individuals with some tech knowledge who have been laid off or are in search of new work during the economic downturn are ideal candidates; they instantly become part of an organization which provides the support and tools needed to run the business.


QUANTUM EMR: Called Pwer
• Quantum EMR- I have partnered with them to do All the Assessments for any practice in Florida that will be using their web based EMR



QUANTUM EMR: Called Pwer
• Quantum EMR- I have partnered with them to do All the Assessments for any practice in Florida that will be using their web based EMR

• Quantum has developed and deployed PWeR™ (www.myPWeR.com), a cutting-edge, patent-pending healthcare technology system that has been designed to bridge the gaps of communication and exchange of patient information throughout the healthcare industry.


Yvonne Graber
Computer Community Hospital
Office: 561-852-0900
Cell: 561-239-3939
Fax: 561-892-3380
http://www.CCHPC.com

Techno Granny Show, Custom Designed Software with Microsoft Access

This show was originally broadcast on July 6, 2009 and archived version is available at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or on TechnoGrannyShow's unique radio channel at http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com


Dana Del Bianco is president of DCDB Inc, a custom database development company. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and has been designing databases for 12 years.

DCDB Inc designs databases for small- to medium sized businesses. We primarily use Microsoft Access as the development platform. Access is an incredibly powerful tool. It allows for sophisticated programming in Visual Basic. But—most importantly—it is very cost-effective for the client. Since Access is part of Microsoft Office, most companies already own it. There is no additional software licensing costs. Its very easy to maintain, so companies without full-time IT support can still take advantage of the benefits of having a custom software program.

Why custom software? Customized software works the way you do. Off the shelf software will make you adapt your business practices to the way it works.

Many people ask “What type of information can I track in Access?” The short answer is—anything! If you have data, you can track it. In many cases, people will have numerous linked Excel spreadsheets tracking their data. The problem with this approach is that Excel does not have data validity checking. It will let you type anything into a field. Someone can accidentally type text in a number or date field, and Excel will let it. Access allows you to control this type of data entry and more. It protects the quality and validity of your data.

Also, report generation is very difficult out of a spreadsheet. Reporting from a spreadsheet can be extremely time-consuming. You have to hide columns, sort columns and more. With Access, reports can be designed to run at the click of a button. They easily prompt for dates or other criteria, making it very simple to customize your data to answer the question at hand.

Access is a relational database. That means that data is stored in different tables, and the tables are related to each other using a key field. The beauty of the relational database is that you never have to type the same information more than once. For example, if you are entering customer contacts into a database, you would have the company name in one table, and the individual employees’ names in a different table. You would then just relate the employees to the company where they work. You would not have to type the company name for every employee. In addition to saving lots of time with data entry, this design also eliminates the chance of having a company’s address typed in many different ways.

You may have opened Access on your computer and been very intimidated by what you saw. You quickly closed it and just went back to entering information into the more familiar Excel. What you didn’t realize is that what you were looking at is the nuts and bolts of the database that developers use to create a database. The finished product is very different. When you open up a completed database, it will be menu driven, just like any other software. You navigate screens by clicking on the appropriate buttons. You easily tab through fields entering data. A well-written database is extremely user-friendly. Don’t be intimidated! You honestly don’t need to know a thing about Access development to use an Access database!

If, however, you would like to develop your own Access databases, here are a few basics for you.

Access is made up of different types of objects that work together to create a database.

Tables—this is where you store your data. You create different fields that belong to a single record. All of the fields in a record are always associated with each other—you can’t accidentally sort one column and lose the connection to the rest.

Queries—queries allow you to ask questions of your data. You can use multiple joined tables in a single query. You can also place criteria on a query to limit the data you see. For example, you can only show records that are within a certain date range. You can even use formulas in queries, much like you would use them in Excel.

Forms—forms display the data from tables and queries in a more user-friendly manner. They make data entry very easy. You can also place data integrity controls on forms. For example, you can put a drop-down menu on a field to limit the options that can be entered into that field. Forms are also used to create menus to help navigate your database. Virtually all of your database interactions is through forms.

Reports—reports allow you to take data from a table or query and format it in a more useful manner. You can use different sorts and different groupings with subtotals to make your data more meaningful.

Macros/Modules—macros and modules are where you can use more sophisticated programming to automate database tasks. For example, you can write a module in visual basic that looks up information in a table when a particular option is selected on a form. This is truly where Access is most powerful. You can use visual basic to write extremely sophisticated code to run in your database.

Dana Del Bianco
DCDB, Inc.
412-244-5370
dana@dcdbinc.com
http://www.dcdbinc.com