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California Resources and Training's New OnDemand Webinar Video Service Is FREE To California Small Businesses

CARAT launches online training videos free to California small businesses. Small business owners and their employees can access free on-demand webinar videos on e-marketing, website development, e-commerce, social media, online communications, financial management, e-procurement, customer relationship management (CRM), project management, collaboration management, and purchasing & inventory management. "On-demand" means you can view these videos any time, any place, 24/7/365, at your leisure.

Viewing instructions are simple.

Step 1 - Go to CARAT's homepage, www.caratnet.org.

Step 2 - Click on the Free OnDemand Webinar Videos icon.

Step 3 - Register. Registration is only required for the initial viewing. For future viewings, you just log in.

Step 4 - Choose a video topic for viewing.

For your convenience, you can pause, rewind, or advance the video, just as you can do with any online movie. Don't have time to view the video in one sitting? You can bookmark where you stopped and return to it later.

Any questions, give us a call at 510.451.2545 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Six out of 10 African Americans and Hispanics use their cell phones to get onto the Internet, a greater portion than for the overall adult population, according to a report by the Pew Research Center released this week.

A large majority of Californians have a broadband Internet connection at home (72%, up from 55% in 2008). Broadband use at home is 11 points higher in California than in the nation as a whole: In a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project survey, 61% of adults nationwide reported having broadband. Currently, 84% of Californians use the Internet (up from 70% in 2008), compared to 77% of adults nationwide.

As IT Professionals, we've seen technology change very rapidly over the past 10 years. We've managed to keep pace and learn new skills on the job or through training courses. What might surprise you are the skills that high school kids possess today. Here is a look at some skills that many high school kid have - do you?