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Etsy, a DIY Marketplace
Let’s take another look at a resource we introduced in our Supporting Small Businesses, Online post. What Is It? Etsy is a crafter’s dream come true, an online craft fair with artists and suppliers from around the world. Everything from … Continue reading →
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Tagged buylocal, DIY, etsy, everyday things, finding stuff online, online accounts, online buying, online purchasing, online selling, read the screen
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Tips for Safe Online Shopping
Whether you’re supporting small businesses, creating custom gifts or buying ebooks, music or anything else, it’s important to keep yourself and your personal information safe. Fortunately, it’s not all that hard to do. Easy Steps Almost all online purchases require … Continue reading →
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Tagged amazon, audible, big ideas, captcha, cnet, credit card safety, everyday things, lands end, life online, online buying, online citizenship, online purchasing, paypal, read the screen, safeshopping.org, security, third-party payment service, viruses, zappos
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Make it Personal – Creating Custom Gifts Online
Last week, we took a side trip into supporting small, independent artisans and business folk online. This week, we’ll continue to gift-giving theme and look at ways to create personalized objects of all sorts. What Is It? It used to … Continue reading →
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Tagged blurb, buylocal, cafepress, crafts, creating content, downloading, everyday things, fun stuff, gifts, life online, lulu, makestickers.com, moocards, nextdayflyers, online buying, online purchasing, online resources, smugmug, uploading, vistaprint, zazzle
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Supporting Small Businesses, Online
This fall, we’ve seen a lot in the news about the need to support smaller local businesses and stop buying from large, impersonal corporations. Not everyone can occupy a downtown area, but there are things anyone can do, even online. … Continue reading →
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Tagged buylocal, cafepress, crafts, creating content, downloading, entrepreneurs, etsy, everyday things, fun stuff, gifts, life online, lulu, moocards, nextdayflyers, online buying, online purchasing, society6, spoonflower, surprisingly useful tools, threadless, uploading, vistaprint, zazzle
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eBooks – Reading on Other Devices
Last week, we introduced eBooks and eReaders. Today, we’ll look at what’s needed to read ebooks on other devices. After a quick look at some free independent ebook apps, I’ll go into detail about the Kindle apps, using them as … Continue reading →
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Tagged aldiko, amazon, amazon cloud, apps, credit card safety, downloading, ebook formats, ebooks, ereader, ereaders, feedbooks, file formats, ibis reader, ibooks, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, kindle, kindle app, kobo app, mobile devices, online buying, online purchasing, overdrive, stanza, the cloud
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Buying and Downloading….Anything, Really
In the next few weeks, we’ll switch from talking about online audio & video to discussing ebooks – a topic getting more popular every day. To bridge the gap between them, let’s look at how you can buy and any … Continue reading →
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