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Pingdom
One of the really great tools we use here at salonMonster is pingdom. It’s a remotely hosted web-service which monitors your website or web applications. They notify by email, SMS text-message almost instantly in case of any issues, incredibly helpful in maintaining a high availability web service. They even have an iPhone app, which shows […]
Posted: September 6th, 2010 ˑ 1 Comment
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Social Networking for Hair Stylists!
This is really cool, it’s like Facebook for Hair Stylists! I have been on here for a few months and have found it extremely informative, particularly the forums. Hope you find it helpful as well. www.hairbrained.me
Posted: July 26th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Great customer service idea from Griffin
My brother forwarded me this great support email he received from Griffin when he was having problems with some headphones from them. It’s not often that a defective product issue ends in a positive customer experience that the customer shares with their friends. Thumbs up to Griffin for thinking creatively when it comes to product […]
Posted: July 7th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Tools we use A LOT: GoogleDocs
We thought it would be kind of fun to profile some of the tools that we find ourselves using on a regular basis here at SalonMonster. We work in a distributed office with people based in various cities and thus rely a lot on our software. So, with this in mind we’ll probably mostly be […]
Posted: May 6th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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The Benefits of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has become incredibly popular of late and here are just a few reasons why it should interest you. To start, with web based applications like SalonMonster, you no longer have to back-up your important information because it is saved for you on a secure server online automatically. Next, you don’t have to have […]
Posted: March 30th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Binder Clips as Cable Holders
How simple and useful is this idea courtesy of boing boing. I’ve set this up in my office and can’t believe I never thought of it before.
Posted: March 23rd, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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The tradition of the stretched numbers in appointment books
I’ve often wondered why salon appointment books always use such bad stretched numbers for the hours column. For someone interested in typography and graphic design it drives me crazy. I guess it must have started as a way to keep the columns narrow to fit as much on the page as possible, but it must […]
Posted: March 16th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Good Hair
If you haven’t seen it yet, I’d highly recommend watching Chris Rock’s “documentary” Good Hair. It’s a truly fascinating look into the World of black hair, relaxants and the infamous extensions. Here’s the IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213585/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So
Posted: March 15th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Good To Great
The third book by Jim Collins, Good to Great, is a good read for anyone involved in developing and/or running a business. This book aims to answer some of the questions he ended up with after writing his well known first book, Built to Last. In it, Jim and his amazing research team look into […]
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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the iPad in salons
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard about Apple’s announcement of their new iPad tablet device. As a long time Mac user I’m usually really excited about Apple’s new offerings, but this time I’m especially hyped. the iPad seems like such an ideal fit for the salon environment. Can’t you just see […]
Posted: January 26th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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