Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Imagine walking down a city street, and suddenly your iPhone buzzes. You look at it, and there’s a message from that restaurant– Mel’s Diner– further down the street, offering a 15% discount on lunch for people who visit within the next hour. Do you go? And how did they get that message to you? Welcome [...]

Tis the season! Construction season! Are you a business or individual in need of some quality, affordable, leased construction equipment. Al Asher.com is the place to check out. Al Asher and Sons have been in the construction equipment leasing business since 1914. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, but the beauty of the [...]

Need some portable office space? Here’s a company to keep in mind, with locations all across the United States: Acton Mobile Industries, based in Baltimore, Maryland. They have locations in Jackson, Austin, Philadelphia, Chicago, Ft. Myers, and even a nice Tampa mobile office available! Acton Mobile Industries is one of the leaders in the field, [...]

Wow, this has got to be the largest Promotional Gifts website of promotional products I’ve ever seen. They have everything under the sun! Calculators, t-shirts, clothing, mugs, key chains, tools, clocks– everything! It’s AnyPromo.com. They have over 200,000 products that you can customize for your business, school, organization, contest, conference, or for personal use. Some [...]

Gotta love the Internet! It’s not only a vast communication and entertainment portal, it’s a huge virtual Yellow Pages. I have thrown all my phone books away (except for one I use in case the computer isn’t working) and rarely use them anymore. I’ve got the Internet! How about you? Do you use the Internet [...]

Got a business, big or small, and need some open source software management materials? Here’s a bug in your ear: Bluenog. Business websites are often much more complex and very much more dynamic than static websites. There is so much going on all the time with such dynamic needs and applications that businesses have to [...]