The Virtual Toolbox

Essential Blogging Tool

Although Feedblitz has a lot of kewl features, my favorite use for it is for blogs. Using the newsletter feature, you can set up a notification system that will automatically send an email to subscribers when a new post has been added to your  blog. It takes less than 10 minutes to sign up and create a link to add to your blog (you can also send it to your web designer for posting).

Greeting Cards and Postcards

Send Out Cards has been around for a while. I looked at their program several years ago and wasn't impressed because they had limited cards available. Recently a friend talked me into taking another look. Boy, this service sure has "grown up."

After watching her demo, I signed up immediately. I was amazed at the quality of the cards, the flexibility of them (I could add my own photos, text, etc.) and the great cost! They even have  gifts and gift certificates that you can include with the cards.

VIsit my site to find out more and send a couple of cards yourself. If you would like more information, feel free to contact me.

PDF Pen

I've been using PDFpen (by Smile On My Mac) for about a year and it has saved me so much time and frustration.

PDFpen allows you to edit PDF documents -- you can add text, images, and signatures. I've merged two PDF documents and deleted pages from others. This program is very easy to use -- I'm not big on reading manuals and was able to manage all of the basic features without accessing help. Since I'm not good at "signing" my name with the mouse, I've simply scanned my signature and am able to add it to the PDF document as an image.

Note: this software is only for the Mac.