http://www.biztoolsblog.com The Latest, Hottest Tools For Businesses Of Today Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:09:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have to say that the one thing about being a consultant that can get tricky for me is booking appointments. At one time, I had someone do this for me, and it became a bit of a nightmare. So, I am here to let you know about a FABULOUS ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/genbook-great-online-appointment-manager/ Natural Readers Voice to Text Tool Jabber Instant Messaging Tool Free MP3 Converter http://www.biztoolsblog.com/3-free-downloads-to-jumpstart-your-biz-in-2008/ ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/great-mp3-streaming-software-mp3-sound-stream/ OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite very similar to Microsoft Office. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/open-office-looks-and-acts-just-like-microsoft-officebut-its-free/ JotForm is a free, super easy tool to create all sorts for forms for your website (subscription forms, surveys, time sheets, etc.) Super easy to use, and of course, we love anything free! http://www.biztoolsblog.com/jotform-create-quick-forms-for-your-website/ If you are short on time and love to talk, I highly recommend Dragon Naturally Speaking. The tool has been refined, and it now has about a 97% accuracy rate. This voice to text software is easy to use and is great for blogging, article writing and e-book creation. They have ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/great-voice-to-text-software-dragon-naturally-speaking/ Ryan Coleman gave me the BEST list of business websites a few weeks ago. I just spent some time on Jigsaw. The site includes millions of companies, websites and addresses. You can buy points if you want names, but here is how I am using it: ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/want-to-do-a-little-direct-marketing-let-jigsaw-help-you/ DimDim is a free web conferencing service where you can share your desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required for attendees. Very user friendly, so check it out! And...while you are checking out DimDim, check out our recent post about Animoto...easy way ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/host-a-free-web-conference-for-20-people-with-dimdim/ Carol Dickson-Carr will being interviewed at 5pm ET on Tuesday 11/18 on entrepreneurial overwhelm with a technology focus.  Details/sign-up page can be found here: http://is.gd/7nKi http://www.biztoolsblog.com/carol-dickson-carr-to-be-interviewed-on-entrepreneurial-overwhelm-on-nov-18/ My friend and colleague, Ryan Coleman, told me earlier this week about Animoto. It is a free and very easy tool you can use to create a quick music video. I literally did this quick video in 5 minutes. I just grabbed the images from EDGE! A Leadership Story and ... http://www.biztoolsblog.com/cool-music-video-for-your-business-using-animoto/