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Business Tech WeeklyBusiness Tech Weekly is a podcast devoted to helping small to medium size businesses stay on top of the latest and greatest in the world of technology.

Each week, Cliff Ravenscraft and Andy Traub share applications and online tools that are available to help you become more productive and efficient in the way that you run your business. They also share some of their personal goals and random success stories in running their own internet based businesses.

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087 Business Tech Weekly – Social Currency – Google Apps Security – And So Much More!

July 7, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Are we still using DropBox? Tony Rinkenberger said that Box.net is also an option: http://www.box.net/pricing Box.net does have DropBox style syncing: http://www.box.net/features/boxsync Andy’s thoughts on Google’s People Widget Why is Cliff’s Google Apps account not getting these new features? New GMail look and feel – Does [...]

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086 Business Tech Weekly – Productivity Tools For Web Professionals

June 30, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss their thoughts on the following: Bounce – http://goo.gl/1yBnb MindMeister – http://www.mindmeister.com SimpleNote – http://simplenoteapp.com Woorank – http://www.woorank.com resizeMyBrowser – http://resizemybrowser.com GE.TT – http://ge.tt Coolendar – http://www.coolendar.com Buffer – http://BufferApp.com Fontstruct – http://fontstruct.com ViewLike.us – http://viewlike.us PDF to Excel – http://www.pdftoexcelonline.com vyew – http://vyew.com SkyDrive – http://goo.gl/Rf8SC Box.net – [...]

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085 Business Tech Weekly – You Can Now Label Your Labels

June 23, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: http://DoTheWorkCommunity.com Is Dropbox In Trouble – http://goo.gl/KFzHX New Label features in Google Mail New Google Docs functionality – http://goo.gl/KyBPy Who do you share an IP With? – http://My-IP-Neighbors.com Call Us Today: Do you have a question about a technology that could help you in your business? [...]

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084 Business Tech Weekly – This Podcast Could Save Your Life!

June 16, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: How our podcast possibly saved April’s life What is DropBox? – http://gspn.tv/dropbox Where do you draw the line between sales call and consulting? Cliff’s new APC Back-UPS XS 100 Uninterpretable Power Supply – http://goo.gl/iKSUk Cliff explains why Andy was right! An email from someone who has [...]

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083 Business Tech Weekly – So I Quit My Job – Now What?

June 9, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy spend a great deal of time answering Daniel’s request for advice on things he should do “right now,” after giving his two week notice and moving into self employment. Here are some of the things we suggested: Pray without ceasing. Don’t expect your business to look the same in [...]

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082 Business Tech Weekly – Are You Taking On New Clients?

June 2, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Cliff loves PDF Pen software – http://goo.gl/70iWp GMail Rapportive type widget – http://goo.gl/f4lax Our initial reactions to Referral Key Update on Mophone Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 4 – http://amzn.to/inhTbR Logitech Wireless Presenter R400 with Red Laser Pointer – http://amzn.to/jsKKEF Andy’s blog [...]

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081 Business Tech Weekly – What Are We Investing In?

May 26, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy share a list of a few things that they have purchased for their businesses and how they have been an investment that leads to bigger and better things for the growth of their business. The items Cliff shared $99.95 Mophie Juice Pack Plus For iPhone [...]

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080 Business Tech Weekly – Get The Social Scoop On Your Contacts With Rapportive

May 20, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Web Availability Status Tool – http://Pingdom.com Another Web Availability Status Tool- http://UptimeRobot.com Social Media Reports Via Google Email – http://Rapportive.com You can now claim your email with Rapportive – http://goo.gl/NeLEF What do I do with these 3.5 Floppy Discs? – http://amzn.to/lnpmFD Learn [...]

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079 Business Tech Week – My Calendar Does Not Have That!

May 12, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy cover the following: Shawn’s feedback on low cost or free services. We answer Dan’s question about shortening the delay of POP mail – http://goo.gl/rPzs Google Calendar adds colors for individual events. – http://goo.gl/8ZukH Microsoft buying SKYPE Google Laptops – http://goo.gl/hAoCQ Chromebook Subscriptions – http://goo.gl/lVA1p Will every computer have a [...]

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078 Business Tech Weekly – The Death of Typewriters And Online Conference Options

May 5, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Need help finding the right domain name? – http://www.panabee.com Facebook to Buy Skype? – http://goo.gl/NaX2s Want that old Skype Version? – http://OldVersion.com RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors – http://goo.gl/tuVNg Relax, They’re Still Making Typewriters – http://goo.gl/52oy7 Nook Color Now A Tablet Device Square Site [...]

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077 Business Tech Weekly – Tungle Aquired – CloudMagic – Speed Dial – Cloud App – And Much More!

April 28, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Tungle Acquired by RIM – http://goo.gl/HS9hX Blogging Series starts May 5th – http://AndyTraub.com/blogging Thoughts on cloud computing in general CloudMagic Chrome Extention – http://goo.gl/swwRh Speed Dial for Chrome – http://goo.gl/MxT6 Do NOT waste your money on “DeskScribble” – Missing link Intentional. :) [...]

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076 Business Tech Weekly – A Sexy To Do List And So Much More!

April 21, 2011

In this episode Cliff and Andy discuss the following: Wunderlist for list management! – http://wunderlist.com Dustin’s recommendation of http://ThemeForerrest.net Cliff still prefers Thesis Themes – http://gspn.tv/thesis Multi-User Signon Option in Google Dan Miller / Pierce Marrs Product – http://www.andytraub.com/successworkbook target=”blank” Ways that Andy could add value to his product. Amazon to bring library lending to [...]

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075 Business Tech Weekly – The Beginning Journey Of Setting Up Your Own Affiliate Program

April 14, 2011

In this episode, Andy and I talk about how we are both at the beginning stages of setting up affiliate programs for their own digital products. Andy share the following information about DigiResults.com. Andy’s Notes On DigiResults.com Great for handling affiliate payments b/c they get paid instantly through PayPal Cost is 5% of transaction and [...]

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074 Business Tech Weekly – GMAIL Labels And YouTube Channels

April 7, 2011

In this episode, we learn that GMAIL has provided an update that allows you to only display labels in your sidebar if they contain unread messages. This could be helpful in eliminating the need for multiple inboxes. Andy says that YouTube is revamping it’s focus on “Channels.” Check out this story: http://goo.gl/WnIZT Andy says if [...]

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073 Business Tech Weekly – Digital Scrapbooking For Geeks And So Much More!

March 31, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy cover the following: Earl Nightengale’s The Strangest Secret – http://goo.gl/dbaGr Autobiography of George Muller – http://amzn.to/gBQgsA Griffin iTalk Application – http://goo.gl/U7exe Jim Bramham’s call regarding http://alertra.com Ommwriter For Windows – http://OmmWriter.com Screen Float App – http://goo.gl/1GnyJ Andy’s Webinar Series – http://www.Andytraub.com/learn Call Us Today: Do [...]

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072 Business Tech Weekly – Please Tell Three Friends About This Show Before You Listen!

March 24, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy discuss the following topics: Firefox browser gets a speed update Chrome 11 beta gets speech recognition Some Sites May Soon Look Different On An iPad Cliff talks about http://Woopra.com Can you manufacture a viral launch with http://LaunchRock.com? Are you Shipping? Andy’s newest product to be [...]

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071 Business Tech Weekly – Time Zone Converter – Google Docs Updates – Relationships

March 17, 2011

In this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Cliff and Andy Discuss the following: Time Zone Converter Tool – http://gspn.tv/timezoneconverter How social media connected And with a community member in Nashville. Andy’s digital product with Dan Miller and Pierce Marrs at “The Sanctuary” Google Docs adds comments functionality to their documents. Google Docs Viewer now opens [...]

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070 Business Tech Weekly – Should I Create My Own Content Or Refer To Others?

March 3, 2011

In this episode, we covered the following topics: Google completely disabled access and lost all content for 150,000 gmail users. Full Story: http://goo.gl/XWnEy Andy talked about Seth Godin’s “Poke The Box” book. Jim asked if he should create his own content or refer to others. Link to conversation: http://goo.gl/jqBp4 Check out LetMeGoogleThatForYour.com What software should I use [...]

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069 Business Tech Weekly – Technology Tools To Run Your Business While On The Go!

February 24, 2011

In this episode Cliff and Andy talk about the following topics: – Is Google Voice crossing their phone lines? – http://goo.gl/KxMq0 – Optimizing your workspace. – http://goo.gl/QeIdT – Andy’s optimized workspace. – http://goo.gl/Z31Xq – Lifehacker says TweetDeck is the best. – http://goo.gl/pjcPX – Brent Green’s question about Kindle v/s iPad – http://gspn.tv/kindle3review Cliff shared the [...]

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068 Business Tech Weekly – When Shared Hosting Is Not Enough

February 10, 2011

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the differences between shared hosting, dedicated servers and Virtual Private Servers. They discussed the signs that appear when a business has grown to a point where shared hosting just isn’t enough for the needs of the business. We also talked about Vimeo giving more sweet stuff to Plus [...]

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067 Business Tech Weekly – Interview With Jon Dale of Moolala

February 3, 2011

A few weeks back, I had sent out a link to http://gspn.tv/moolala and said that this service looks very appealing but almost seemed too good to be true. Well, in this episode of Business Tech Weekly, Andy Traub and I talk with Jon Dale who is the co-founder of this new social coupon sharing website. [...]

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066 Business Tech Weekly – Meet Our New Intern

January 27, 2011

This week, Andy Traub is out of town on a business trip. Cliff introduces Parker Lillie, the new gspn.tv intern. In the episode Cliff shares the plans to help Parker launch his own online brand around a niche that he is passionate about. Listen to this episode to find out how they plan to turn [...]

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