Today’s Tech Talk Thursday also comes with a bonus Toss Challenge. Is the Bookmarks menu on your internet browser overrun with links to sites with long, complicated titles that you rarely (if ever) visit? Is it virtually impossible to quickly find and access the sites you need on a regular basis? If you answered “yes”… Read more
Time for the Tuesday Ten Minute Toss Challenge! RIGHT NOW spend 10 minutes tossing as many emails as you can in 10 minutes. Do you have a full inbox, maybe a very full inbox? Are your emails getting overlooked at times because of the amount in your inbox? Are you using your inbox as a… Read more
I love generating and curating content for this segment each week. This week, however, I’d like to hear from you: What is your biggest organization challenge with technology? Post your burning questions and I’ll answer them in a future Tech Talk feature! Do you struggle with email management, electronic organization, conducting effective online searches, cloud… Read more
As Summer finally comes to the Northwest, I am reminded of just how busy I get when the weather turns warm. It’s a good kind of busy, favoring plenty of outside adventures and picnics in the park (in addition to working with our wonderful organizing and productivity consulting clients, of course). Since I still only… Read more
Microsoft Outlook is an awesome tool for email and time management, but if you have yet to begin using Outlook for organizing contacts then you are missing out on one of its best features! There are some great benefits to using an electronic tool like Outlook to organize your contacts rather than that stack of… Read more
iPhone lovers and losers of objects, your prayers have been answered! I recently heard about a cool new product called Bikn (pronounced like ‘beacon’), which transforms your iPhone into a locating device for all of your precious cargo. How it works: first, you shroud your phone in the specially designed Bikn protective case. It looks… Read more
You’ve got one file on your work computer, another on your home computer, and now you are traveling and need to view them both on your smart phone. Don’t despair – try Dropbox! Originally developed as an easy way to share files that were too large to email, Dropbox is a useful tool that allows… Read more
Over the Memorial Day holiday I had the opportunity to visit some friends out of state. It was an action-packed mini-vacation, and there was very little opportunity for “screen” time: checking email, social media, web surfing, watching TV, and so on. Instead, we spent our time together connecting and conversing, walking and talking. I’ll admit,… Read more
While there’s still no such thing as a 100% paperless life, reducing the volume of paper coming into your life is definitely a good thing. Making the choice to convert your paper to digital docs may feel daunting at first, but it’s totally attainable with these 5 easy steps: Switch to digital delivery when possible…. Read more
Today’s Tech Talk Thursday is inspired by a post from one of my favorite blogs, Apartment Therapy. You can read the original here. By now, many of us are using notes, email, or apps on our phones to track information and reminders. I love the idea of using a picture instead. After all, a picture… Read more
It’s time for the last installment of our mini-series on cable management and cord organization! If you’ve been following along at home, then you’ve already labelled all of your cables, including those in use as well as those in storage. Ideally, you’ve also tagged those cables at both ends, especially those that are currently plugged… Read more
After last Thursday’s Tech Talk Post, I know that you have now pared down your electronic cables and labelled everything that’s not currently in use. Great work! Now, apply what you learned to the cords that are currently in your workspace. No more guessing about which cable connects to which device – grab some colored… Read more
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