Project Playlist is a wonderful Web 2.0 site (basically meaning collaborative website, not one person controlling it) where you get to make playlists of your favorite music. Tons and tons of music is on the site; you just search out your favorite groups or songs and make a play list of them. You can make several playlists. You can look at other playlists and find songs you like and add these to your playlist. The site has a "friends" feature where you can exchange playlists. The fun thing about the site is you have your music wherever you can access a computer. There are direct links to iTunes, so you can buy tracks to put on your MP3 player. Once you've created your playlists, you can put them on Facebook, MySpace and several other community sites. I've put my playlists on my Facebook and MySpace pages. Are you my friend? Check out Clyde's Playlists.(There are four of them.) Let me know when you have one! Thanks for the tip, Robyn.

Musical Side Note: Speaking of iTunes, did you know the folks at Apple are now selling some songs without DRM (Digital Rights Management)? What this means is that you get to own the song forever and do not have to use iTunes to play songs purchased there. Besides iTunes, two other great sites have emerged as Music Download leaders: eMusic and Amazon. All of eMusic and Amazon music is DRM-free. If Apple wants to stay in the music game, they'll need to follow suit, as most folks (including me) don't want their music tied to a website/company.

Due to the popularity of this promotion, we've held it over for one more month!

"Clyde's Make My Computer Run Faster program saved me over $1000. I was ready to toss my laptop out the window and buy a new one. Instead Clyde worked his magic and saved it. Now it runs great. My IT headaches are gone and the life of my computer has been extended -- which is priceless."
- Beth Schneider, President of www.processprodigy.com

Let us get your #1 tool (your computer) working for you instead of against you. For $199 (normally $275) we replace frustration, stress and anxiety with reassurance, confidence and peace/harmony by Making Your Computer Run Faster!!

Ready? Call the office today at 408.732.8500 and just say,"Make My Computer Run Faster" for this discounted rate.

Ahhh... the ubiquitous Sticky Note. How did we ever remind ourselves of anything before Arthur Fry invented the Post-It Note in 1974? Well, since I wasn't born yet (just kidding), I've had Stickies around for most of my life. I've been using the Stickies program developed by Tom Revell for as many years as I've been in business. It's donationware; if you use it often, give Tom some $$ for his wonderful donation to the computing world. Just download, install and you'll have a little Stickie note located in the lower right corner of your screen. Click on it and you can make your own Stickie note. You can change colors, transparencies, even email Stickies to friends, colleagues and family!

In the Mac environment, Jens Alfke invented Stickies while employed at Apple(he still is) which is included in Mac Operating System 7.5 and beyond. He didn't get paid for the application he developed, but he did get a bonus. So, for the Mac, just click on the Applications folder and Stickies is waiting for you to use!

Time to send a PRINTED New Year's greeting card. Send your Hallmark-Style card through the mail (not an ecard) for about $1!!

You have 20 top clients and you want to them to continue to think of you, rather then your competitor. How do you get them to think of you? I make it easy with Send Out Cards. With our system, you can methodically, for about two mins/client, send out a pre-made follow-up card that has the quality and warmth of a Hallmark card for about 1/4 of the cost. For about $1 (no traveling to the store involved), you sit down at your computer - pick a card - write the card in your own handwriting font - your own signature - and have us print it, stuff it, seal it, stamp it, and send it to your clients - anywhere in the world. All for $1 including postage. Without doing much more than typing in a person's mailing address, including zip code, you've just made their day. Heck, if you want, you can even include a Starbucks, iTunes, or Bed, Bath and Beyond gift card for your special clients. Better yet, send them a dozen scrumptious brownies or two dozen cookies to give them a sweet start to the New Year! Contact us at www.sendcardswithease.com or call 408.732.8500 today - we've already set up a free gift account for you!

Q: I have a lot of photos and I want to email them full resolution to my mom. (Similar Question: I'm a musician and I want to email the latest song I've recorded.) I've learned from experience email is just not the key. I usually give up and just make a CD and mail it. Isn't there an easier way to send these files?

A: With Mail Big File, You Send It, and Send This File you can send big files to folks at no charge through their handy-dandy interfaces. They all have upgraded versions of their service (for a small fee), if you wish to send to more recipients, send bigger files or send encrypted files. Make sure not to send anything confidential with these services unless you go for encrypted options. One other option is to open a Gmail account. You can send up to 20 mb of attachments in a single email.

"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car."
– Harvey Diamond (so will Clyde Lerner)