In the “Computer Guy’s Toolbox” series, I highlight a product or service that I think will benefit the independent computer tech, with an emphasis on affordability.

One of the unfortunate aspects of running a computer consulting business is the paperwork. Like it or not, if you want to run a legitimate operation and protect yourself, you’ll want to document everything. Work orders, contracts, service plans, waivers, advertisements, customer and vendor tracking, it can all be a bit overwhelming, especially when first starting out.

That’s where the Computer Business Toolkit comes in. Created by Bryce Whitty over at Technibble.com, the kit is simply a collection of useful document templates that a computer consultant can customize and implement in order to run a successful business. It’s available for purchase and download at Technibble.com.  I recently got my hands on the kit and had the opportunity to check out all the goodies it contains.  Being a wet-behind-the-ears newbie computer business owner,  I was curious to find out how useful the kit would be.

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The following is a guest contribution written by Tim Lenahan, author of many blogs including TimmyJohnBoy.com, where he often speaks about technology and computer support topics.  Make sure to welcome Tim in the comments below the post!

This post marks two firsts for Y.F.N.C.G.  It’s the first post in a new series I’ll be running here called “Computer Guy’s Toolbox”, which serves to highlight a product or service that I think will benefit the independent computer tech with an emphasis on affordability.  This is also the first post written by a guest contributor!  If you are interested in joining the Y.F.N.C.G. team as a guest contributor, please contact me and let me know what you’d like to contribute!

What is LogMeIn?

I’ve been using LogMeIn Free for quite some time and have fallen in love.  LogMeIn.comoffers several paid services with different levels of usability, but in this post I would like to focus on LogMeIn Free.

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