Author: Stephane Tremblay

  • Mark the file not final

    Mark the file not final

    A draft goes out. Two weeks later it comes back as the thing that shipped, and nobody can point to the moment it stopped being a draft.

    So mark it. Stamp PROOF, your name, and the date on the file, then download the page. The free version does one image with a draft mark. The $19 CAD Pro version does batches, uses your own name, and drops the draft mark.

    ProofStamp Pro

    Nothing uploaded. No account.

  • Lock the job before the extras start

    Lock the job before the extras start

    Most freelance jobs go wrong in the same place: the brief arrives as four messages across three days, nobody writes down what was agreed, and the extras arrive later as if they were always included.

    Paste the client message in. You get one page back: what is in, what is out, the fee, the deposit, and a line for them to sign. One page, because a page they will actually read beats a contract they will not.

    $19 CAD, one time. You can run it in the browser before you buy.

    ScopeLock Pro

    Not a law firm. Not legal advice.

  • Eight membership cards, one search

    Eight membership cards, one search

    The keyring was the problem. Costco, the grocery chain, the pharmacy, the auto club — eight plastic rectangles, and the one I needed was always the one at the bottom of the bag.

    So the cards went on the phone. You search one item. It ranks the cheapest membership price for that item. You show the barcode at the till. That is the whole loop.

    The wallet itself is free. The ranking is $5 USD a month after seven days, and you can look at it for a week before deciding whether that is worth it.

    AllCards Plus

    Not affiliated with Costco, Sam’s Club, AAA, CAA, Amazon, or other programs.