Software and the internet have opened up a world of opportunities (often quite literally) for entrepreneurs. On this page I've collected some tips and links you may find useful...

Tweaking Microsoft Outlook

Ever hit send on an email and realise you forgot to include the attachment? Here's an Outlook powertip to setup a warning if Outlook detects the word 'attach' within the email text, but there isn't an attachment.

Ever hit send on an email and suddenly realised you've 'replied to all' by mistake with something you shouldn't, or made some other mistake? Don't you wish you could simply recall the email? Unfortunately you can't - but here's how you can setup outlook to delay sending mail by a few minutes to give you time to realise and correct your mistake.

Useful Software

LogMeIn allows you to access your computer remotely, and operate it as if you were sat at the keyboard. The basic software is free.

Firefox is an escellent web browser with a wide range of features, and a good reputation for improved security. It's what most web professionals use.

Carbonite offers cheap and easy to use online backup software. You download a small piece of software to your computer and it backs everything up to their servers. It's then easy to recover a file if you lose it - or recover everything if your hard drive fails. Everyone should always have a backup, and this is a great tool.

Online resources

Protonic is a website providing free tech support and is gaining a good reputation for fast and accurate response. But the business model seems a bit odd to me!

Sandy is a virtual PA. You communicate with her via email with certain easy keywords, and she emails you any calendar or to-do reminders. She can keep lists of things, store information and so on. A great idea that's well executed.

Godaddy is still the best and cheapest place to buy domain names.