Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Programmers. Engineers. That’s what our parents told us to be when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future now belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. So says Daniel Pink, author of the compelling must-read, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.

“The era of ‘left-brain’ dominance—and the Information Age that it engendered—is giving way to a new world in which artistic and holistic ‘right-brain’ abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who falls behind.”

In his book, Daniel describes a seismic shift that—while not yet fully realized—is already underway in much of the modern world. We are rapidly moving from an economy and culture built on the logical, linear, computer-like capabilities of the Information Age to one built on the creative, empathic, big-picture capabilities of what’s rising in its place: the Conceptual Age. (more…)

After years of sending invoices in PDF format, attached to emails, leftlane is switching to a completely online estimating, billing and invoicing system called, FreshBooks. This new system will enable our clients to approve estimates, view project status and make payments online, through one simple interface. We hope you like the new system!

What is FreshBooks?
FreshBooks is an online invoicing and time tracking service that saves you time and makes you look professional - Fortune 500 professional. FreshBooks is easy to use and you can try it for free.

I’ve been designing t-shirts for youth groups and mission trips for years. As a youth pastor myself, I know how difficult it can be to find great-looking designs that you know your kids will actually wear! That’s why I’ve started recommending this online t-shirt company called Spreadshirt. You design your own t-shirt in minutes by either uploading your own design or building one online, using their web-based t-shirt designer. If you can use a web browser, you can design your own t-shirt!

Then, pick a style and color for your shirts, enter the quantity and your shirts will be printed—exactly as you designed them—and shipped to you within about two days!

But here’s the best part… once you’ve designed your shirt, you can also sell it online to other folks! You can even setup an online shop to showcase all your designs and make them available for purchase by other youth groups. Imagine youth groups all over the country wearing your unique t-shirt design with your message!

Ready to get started? Click here to check out their prices and see how easy it is to design your own t-shirt!

OK, so there are plenty of great products for organizing your projects, tasks and to-do lists online, but gubb is probably one of the best ones — for the moment.

What is gubb?

gubb is a free web-based application with an easy-to-use interface that enables you to create, manage and share an unlimited number of lists.

gubb is for any and all the lists you can think of: from every day shopping and to-do lists to wishlists, brainstorming notes, personal goals, group projects and more. Just about as easy as jotting something down on paper, only better. You’ll always know where your lists are; you can edit and organize them any time; and you can share with friends and co-workers in seconds.

Quick Facts

• Cost: Free

• Sign up is quick and easy (create a username and password, you’re set)
• Easiest way to keep your lists and keep track of yourself, with a very user-friendly interface
• Your lists are safe, secure and private
• gubb lists are for to-dos and tasks and shopping and ideas and wishes … and the list keeps going
• Use your lists with web browsers, mobile web browsers, email and text messaging

Click here to learn more about gubb now.

ScrubIT is a completely FREE DNS service that acts like a filter for your kids… and maybe yourself. ScrubIT is still in beta, but so far they claim to have 3 million sites “scrubbed”. They even have a DNS utility that will change your settings for you automatically. ScrubIT also blocks many phishing and other potentially harmful sites.

“ScrubIT offers clean, reliable, and speedy DNS service FREE of charge. Our filtered DNS scrubs out the bad stuff and is absolutely simple to setup and use. Try it today!“

Kincafe is a web 2.0 private social network for your family. It enables you to post updates for your family and friends, build and link family trees together, birthdays and anniversaries, share stories, news, blogs, videos and photo albums and other family treasures such as scrapbooks.

At the core of Kincafe is what they call “family tree based navigation technology” which allows one to easily reach anyone within core and extended families. You no longer need to remember different website, home page URLs and email addresses just to reach your family members. Just click on the person you want to get in touch with!

Kincafe is also highly secure. You have complete control over who can see your family’s content.

While it is not as easy to use or as nicely-designed as Geni.com, Kincafe offers a more complete set of features for a family who wishes to set up their own private social network. Think, “MySpace for your family.” Click here to check it out.

My favorite FREE online web photo album enables me to share photos with my family and friends, and they just announced that all free accounts now come with 1GB of free storage. That’s about 4,000 photos!

You can’t download the product from their online store! Do yourself a favor and Google this product before you (attempt to) buy it.