Gadgets, gizmos, and tools to help make you more productive in business

So we've got blogging, photo galleries and online social networking. What's next? Coming from someone in the technology publishing industry, I've seen the potential for impromptu publishing applications  like Blurb. Similar to Apple's iApps that allow you to drag and drop basically anything into an online presentation, web page, calendar, movie, or photo album.

What's even better is that Apple allows you to publish and order these custom calendars and photo albums and have them delivered to your doorstep.

So let's say I want to publish a book and give it out to a few friends. A few years ago, you would have to make use of a good printer and binding machine at best to get "print on demand." Now, all you need is an Internet connection, a template and an address to have your latest creation mailed to you.

Small businesses and startups are encouraged to take a look at these print on demand services as ways to outsource collateral.