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Hello and Happy New Year! 
You might have noticed with our last issue that we've changed our format just a bit. We're now offering our newsletter in smaller, bite-sized format; just a handful of small business and technology focused links you can't miss, a few updates, and then we're on our way. Have you read an article you think my team and I should check out? Have you or your business been in the news recently? Drop me a line and let me know, so I can share it with the rest of our readers. 

As we slide into a brand new year I'd like to take this moment to thank you, our readers, customers, fellow business owners and vendors, for continuing to make Northern Michigan and especially the Grand Traverse area such an incredible place to work and own a business. Myself, my wife Sue, and the rest of the Terrapin Team wish you nothing but continued success in 2017 and beyond. 

All the best- 
Hacked! How Does It Happen? Tim on WTCM

It's always a great day when I get to be a guest on Christal Frost's show on WTCM. Last week we chatted about the recent Yahoo hack, a worrying new way that criminals are stealing from older folks who might be unfamiliar with tech securities, and how you and your business can stay safe in the new year. It's a good listen.
Minimum Wage Increase Impacts Small Businesses in Traverse City
On January 1st, the minimum wage will increase by $.40, bringing it to $8.90


Traverse City-based Salamander Tracks Wildfire Workers 
Local Traverse City company Salamander created app software that helps rescue workers stay safe

Traverse City Businesses Prepare For NYE Rush
The downtown CherryT Ball Drop will host up to 12,000 people for its midnight cherry drop to ring in 2017. Small businesses in the region are benefitting from its popularity
 
5 Resolutions to Simplify Your Tech Life
A new year, new you, new... tech? NYT has some great ideas for slowing down our rapid tech use.

Driver Hits 240 Green Lights in a Row (in NYC!)
New York City traffic is crazy. But somehow this genius beat the system. The video is surprisingly calming, too!

Tech Tip:

Scan Documents Straight Into Dropbox, Google Drive, or Evernote

Dropbox, Google Drive and Evernote are easily three of the most important apps a small business owner (or anyone, really) can utilize to help keep their data accessible. Each cloud-based storing system is great for jotting down notes, keeping and sharing files and photos, and saving that great article you read recently. But did you know you can scan a document straight in, just by snapping a photo with your phone? 

Here's how:
 

Dropbox
Open the Dropbox app on your iPhone or Android.
Tap the + (plus sign) button.
Choose Scan Document (on Android, this is "Take a Picture")
(bonus hint: you can sync your phone and your computer's internal files seamlessly with Dropbox Connect. Go to dropbox.com/connect to learn more)

Google Drive: 
Open the Google Drive app on Android 
(this feature is not supported for iPhone, unfortunately)
Tap the + (plus sign) button
Choose Scan
Rename the image at the top of the screen if necessary, then save to the desired folder

Evernote: 
Open the Evernote app on Android or iPhone
Tap the + (plus sign) button
Tap the Camera sign button.
select the image and choose how it is saved, then save to the desired folder

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Email your links here:
 smallbiztechnews@terrapin.tech 

Thanks again!
-Tim Gillen
Founder and President, Terrapin Networks
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