Seriously, what is Google feeding all their magic genius elves and where can I get some? Seemingly coming out with something new everyday, Google really may take over the world (and what a fun and cool world it can be sometimes.)
I’ll try to inform you of the highlights or just plain curiosities. But no, I won’t try to keep up with it all- unfortunately, I don’t have any magic elves of my own. If I did, I think they would start by cleaning my house…

A quick intro to the category of New Technologies.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am really a techie geek at heart. Now, I’m not into just any technology or techie toys and I’m not into it for the ‘cool’ factor. Nope, I just really get into USEFUL technology. And really, as much as many people seem to think, I’m not usually the first kid on the block with the new gadgets. I am too frugal for that sort of thing.

Take my Pocket PC phone. Yes, I’ve had it since spring of 2003. Lots of people think its a new thing. Actually I decided I needed one of these tools WAY back in early 2002. Did I go out and get one- heck no! They were $700 back then. But I researched which ones I like and which phone companies had them (I didn’t even have a cell phone then). Then I went out and got the freebie phone from Tmobile. They had the plan and the Pocket PC I wanted, but I would wait until they came down in price. More than a year later, my Pocket PC phone became my newest, most useful tool. I can definitely say I couldn’t have managed without it. There’s a lot to remember when you run your own business and I no longer have the luxury of a great memory.

So for a whole year my Pocket PC(I have since upgraded models) was the coolest tool I had. That is until I got my fabulous fantastic Motion Computing Tablet PC.
Again, this technology had actually been around for years. It wasn’t really until I knew I had to get a mobile solution that I even looked at this option. I have to admit, if I didn’t have a friend who works for Motion Computing, I would have never been able to afford this tool when I did. But boy am I glad I did. Why this hadn’t been marketed to consumers yet is beyond me. At least now I see them heavily marketing to the college crowd and I can see why. What I wouldn’t have given to have this to take notes with in school.

But not just for students- my tablet is my absolute #1 indispensible business tool. Sorry little Pocket PC. Though you haven’t been replaced (hey, I still need a phone and its still the most portable extra brain you can get), there’s a new cool kid in Kammy-town. For Now.

I’ll keep my eyes out for some new USEFUL technologies and write about some of my favorite (again, they might not be bleeding edge new, but they may be new or overlooked by me or you).

Okay, so after more than a year of telling myself I would redesign and restructure my site, implementing some of the new and not-so-new web technologies that I am constantly recommending to my clients, I finally made myself my #1 client and started down a new road.

Its hard to prioritize ourselves, but if we, as people and businesses, don’t occasionally step back and really look at where we’re at and look towards where we want to be, we will never move forward- just mostly in circles.

So my journey begins here- a journey towards where I want to be with YNot Web. I am finally practicing what I’m preaching. This past year was particularly educational for me as a business owner. I will be sharing some of those lessons with you along with strategies and methods, tips and tricks. I expect to continue learning what works for me as I go, sometimes from successes and sometimes from mis-steps.

Fair Oaks Events is an ongoing Community Events Calendar project donated to the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce.
The events calendar allows community groups to post local Fair Oaks events, such as the Fair Oaks Dog Walk, so community visitors can keep up with things to do.

We’ve started working on Wild West Imports this week. We will be giving the home page an overhaul as well as updating the imports catalog and auction calendar.