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Track What Counts with a Dashboard

Your readers' business lives are consumed with details -- hundreds, even thousands, of them.  Amid the clutter of all this information and data, how do they keep track of what really counts?  The answer may be a dashboard -- a simple, but powerful, management tool that presents key data in capsule form and helps readers track performance and results with a minimum of fuss.  This article explains what dashboards are all about.  681 words.  [Feature 0702]

Search Engines: How to Turn Information into Knowledge

To use World Wide Web search engines effectively, readers must turn raw information into knowledge.  To do this they must, in turn, understand search rules and protocols.  Here's an introduction to this important topic.  1166 words.  [Feature 0020]

Get Your Electronic File Cabinet in Order

Like paper files, computer files can become disorganized.  But by using the simple tips described here, readers can learn how to efficiently store -- and retrieve -- any computer file in seconds.  1463 words.  [Feature 9916]

Business Forms You Can't Do Without

Routine business forms are a powerful management tool.  Used properly, they're a tool of success.  This feature is an inventory of efficiency-boosting forms your business readers should not be without.  1029 words.  [Feature 9825]

In Praise of Spreadsheets

Spreadsheet software can dramatically boost efficiency and access to information.  This feature offers readers fifteen ways spreadsheets can make a powerful difference in their business lives.  915 words.  [Feature 9821]

Note-Taking: A Primer

An ideal stand-alone piece or a companion article to #9808, this manuscript describes the fundamentals of note-taking.  Ideal for anyone who wants to easily record ideas presented during meetings, workshops and other gatherings.  827 words.  [Feature 9809]

In Seach of the Right Search Engine

This feature describes the purpose of World Wide Web search engines, and explains in non-technical terms how readers can use search engines quickly and efficiently.  The feature covers definitions of search terms, differences among engines, basic Boolean search operators, development of personal search strategies, and more.  2303 words.  [Feature 9705]

Untangling the Vocabulary of the World Wide Web

This feature is an entertaining vocabulary quiz, designed to acquaint readers with the terminology of the Web -- and introduce them to the workings of this vast Internet resource.  2031 words.  [Feature 9609]

The Building Blocks of Your Customer Database

Carefully-constructed customer databases allow your business readers to analyze customer characteristics and purchasing behavior, and design marketing programs around the buying preferences of tightly-defined customer segments.  This feature notes the biographic, demographic, sales history, and relationship data elements essential to a quality database.  1591 words.  [Feature 9604]

How's Business? Let Simple Arithmetic Answer the Question

How can your readers figure out the true state of their business affairs?  This non-technical feature explains how readers can use simple equations to assess more than a dozen critical financial indicators.  1178 words.  [Feature 9507]