Entries Tagged 'Tools' ↓

Keeping track of a plethora of usernames and passwords is an ever increasing challenge. The idea of storing these online is laughable when the site is begging for a hacker to poke their nose in and retrieve that valuable data. KeePass offers an open source solution (which means it’s free to use) with some fairly stout features. The database can be stored on your local machine, a shared server or external media.

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We all know that using keyboard shortcuts can be a huge time saver, but learning and remembering them can be a challenge. To the rescue is KeyXL, a huge online repository of keyboard shortcuts. Searchable by program as well as operating environment, KeyXL is a great place to visit when you are ready to lose your mouse and move to the next level of productivity.

As a challenge to TechFires readers, I suggest you choose the one application that you use most frequently and make it a point to learn something new about that program each day - just one thing is enough. Individual time-saving actions may not seem significant but collectively they can mean minutes or even hours of “free” time in your day.

Ever lay awake at night with the gnawing feeling that you really need to backup your blog? Put yourself at ease and install this handy WordPress plug-in that you can set to auto-email a copy of the database tables each week. WordPress Database Backup provides this scheduling mechanism. Sure, you’ll want to pull the images every once in a while, but by backingup the database you significantly reduce the liability of the hours you’ve spent writing being lost forever.

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The graphic utility Tabs Generator provides a quick way to make sharp looking navigation tabs in no time flat. Even for the well-versed in Illustrator will find this handy utility to expedite the process for generating custom tabs. The style is configurable to size dimensions, border styles, colors, gradients and orientation. Just customize to your specifications and download to your desktop.

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If you run any serious amount of campaigns with Google Adwords, do yourself a favor and download Google AdWords Editor. The editor allows you to manage from your desktop multiple campaigns making bulk changes. It’s quick to jump around, you can upload all the changes in one shot, and generally find it more efficient than working in the browser.

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