Pictures have a lot of influence and YouTube has announced new cover images. They’re calling it ‘Channel Artwork’. I’ve produced a couple of templates to help you create new YouTube covers that’ll work on any size display. More
Tips & Tools

How to Search Gmail Using Logical Operators OR and NOT, Advanced Searches
You know the scenario. You received an email a while ago, you’re sure you have it, but now you can’t find it. When you try to search for it you get so many matching mails you don’t know which is the one you are looking for. If you know how, you can be very specific when you search Gmail making finding that email much easier. Here’s how. More
Here is a recommended link to some great tips on squeezing the best out of Google Calendar.
I’ll be adding the ‘Jump to Date’ and ‘Next Meeting’ Lab features.
pcworld.com – Power through schedules with 21 Google Calendar tricks

Flickr Pro User? Get a 3 extra months for free
Logging on to Flickr this evening, we were offered a free, three month extension to our Flickr Pro accounts. As my account is due for renewal in eight days I thought I’d check it out. More

WordPress Stats Update
WordPress have added the number of unique visitors to the page view graph. More

Facebook – See Your Year in Review
There’s an end of year gift from Facebook – go to your Facebook Profile Page and on the right, under your cover picture, you’ll see the above link. Click the link and you’ll be shown a summary of ‘your 20 biggest moments for the past year’. More
Facebook comments can be edited (you did know that, didn’t you?)
Why not share this post with all your Facebook friends who insist on typing two or more comments because they haven’t worked out how to edit the one they got wrong… (you did know this, didn’t you?)

Quick Guide to the new Gmail editor
I love the new Gmail editor interface. Unfortunately, not all the features are obvious. Especially when items seem to disappear as you are using it. More

Dealing With Google Calendar Spam
“Spam has somehow invaded the calendar and I am at a loss as to how to remove it.” was the gist of an email I was copied on earlier today. It was quickly followed by another saying: “Gary – HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP Please:)” More

Are your emails too long?
I try not to write long emails, but I often fail. I suppose writing an email to tell the poor bludgeoned recipients that I’ve seen the error of my ways is not the best of ideas? More
Do you want to drive more traffic to your website? Would you like to create content that people want to read?
This interview with Michael Hyatt provides some of the secrets of attention-grabbing blog posts that generate traffic.
Social media Examiner – Blogging Success: How to Create Content People Love
Here’s a link to a simple way to stop your friends from embarrassing you on Facebook. I’ll bite my tongue and I won’t say ‘unfriend them’ or send them a link to my post on the privacy hoax post.
This won’t protect you from their silly comments etc. but it does keep unexpected pictures and comments out of your timeline.
Here’s A Simple Way To Stop Your Friends From Embarrassing You On Facebook
If the thought of dealing with business tax taxes you 😉 then there might just be something here to help.
5 Essential Online Tax Tools for Small Business Owners from IRS.gov
Make your website count. Â A nice reminder to stop and check the obvious once in awhile.
There’s nothing worse than out of date or incorrect information on a website. Getting the basics wrong can cause frustration. At the very least it reduces their confidence in your message. At worst it’ll send your customers away.