The Coach's Toolbox

ThinkGeek :: PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier

Link: ThinkGeek :: PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier.

Yes, this is my second post about a power strip. Now before you think I am powerstrip crazy, let me point you to that power strip behind your desk. Yes, I know what it looks like, it looks like mine...a jumble of wires and boxy plugs that cover more than one slot. It takes me three power strips to get all my office electronics powered.

The Powersquid just makes sense.

Scan, copy and fax with your camera phone or digital camera

Link: scanR - What scanR Does.

Did you ever wonder what use there is for your cameraphone camera (other than sharing a photo of that cool antique you just found)? Well now there is a free...yes free....service that converts digital photos of documents into legible, searchable PDF files.
Scan, copy and fax with your camera phone or digital camera.

Sound Effects, Production Music, Royalty Free Music, MP3 AIF WAV Sound Effects

Link: Sound Effects, Production Music, Royalty Free Music, MP3 AIF WAV Sound Effects.

If you create audio products, or are experimenting with audio clips on your website, here's a great site for inexpensive audio clips--both sound effects and royalty-free music.

About Google Page Creator

Link: About Google Page Creator.

You want to create your own website, but are clueless. Google to the rescue.

Free Windows virus protection with ClamWin - Lifehacker

Link: Free Windows virus protection with ClamWin - Lifehacker.

Nowadays, it's impossible to work virtually without adequate virus protection. While there are many pay for protection programs out there, here's a good free alternative.

Now you have no excuse to go unprotected!

Shortening a long URL

Link: url(x) · Shorten a long URL.

Sometimes you want to give a link to a url that's just way too long. That's when you want to make use of technology that creates a shorter url. Two such services are the new urlx (link above) and www.tinyurl.com.

Both services are free.

What's the color code?

Link: Nattyware / Pixie.

David at AudioAcrobat turned me onto this neat free little application. If you use any customizable html programs that allow you to customize colors and you wondered how on earth you could exactly duplicate the colors of your website, Pixie lets you get the HEX color code in addition to RGB, HTML, CMYK and HSV values.

Quimble - Polls done right

Link: Quimble - Polls done right.

I love polls. Perhaps it was all those Cosmo quizzes I took back in my youth. But I love taking them and making them. Quimble is a neat and free poll maker. You can email it to people, or post it to your website or blog with the html code it generates.

Create Adobe® PDF Online: easily convert and create PDF documents

Link: Create Adobe® PDF Online: easily convert and create PDF documents.

You probably have the Adobe Reader which enables you to read PDF files. But what if you want to create one, and you don't own the full Adobe Acrobat product? You can create PDF files using the Adobe online PDF service. You can do up to 5 documents for free, and after that you can do unlimited documents for $99.99 per year. There are other no-cost PDF makers available online if you do some googling.

Recording your calls -- Audio Acrobat

There are many reasons to record your calls.  You'll want to record your telephone coaching programs and classes to share or to create products.  You might want to record coaching sessions for certification purposes.  Or maybe you want to create an audio greeting for your website, or audio sales letter.

You can do all of that with Audio Acrobat.  Recording is easy from any telephone or computer with a plug in microphone.  You can even upload your own audio recordings to create digital files you can share via email, blog or website.  It's affordable (only  $19.95 per month) and they offer a free trial.  It's easy to use, and they have fabulous customer service.

Donna--