Archive for the 'Productivity' Category

Over at The Daily Saint Mike St. Pierre suggests that you’ll have more fun on your time away from your work or business if – in the middle of your vacation – you come in for four hours one day and attack the pile on your desk instead of worrying about it.
It all sounds a [...]

Most iGoogle gadgets seem to be silly distractions.
I have to admit I’ve never really optimized iGoogle for anywhere nearly like the productivity these tools provide. But after reading this article, I may have to try to clean up my iGoogle page and put it to better use. Frankly I just avoid mine right now.
But here [...]

Email taking you all day? Here’s 20+ Firefox Plug Ins To Manage Your Email
I thought the tools to help you create temporary “throw away” emails was a great idea to help you cut down on spam!
If you use GMail, you’ll definitely want to know about these scripts to improve GMail’s functionality.

Blogging has an intrinsic occupational hazard. Because you’re working on the Web, the world’s biggest distraction you can fritter away more time than you realize.
Here are some great tips about being more productive in your blogging…
Like using an ordinary kitchen timer to bring you back to reality, saving time by working offline, and other [...]

Because Broadband Access = More Home Businesses, I like to watch trends regarding broadband accessibility. Nationwide municipalities wanted to offer “free wi-fi”. In a world where There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch I always wonder how they plan to do this.
Short version: the private company couldn’t see how they were going to make [...]

If you’re using VOIP to cut down on long distance costs in your business – especially if you work from home – it’s important to know that it STILL may not provide adequate service in the event you or a family member need to call 911.
Read more at VoIP still falls short on 911 service

Why pay $400 for Microsoft Office when, as an individual, you can get the same functionality for free?
Good question according to the co-creator of Hotmail.
It’s invitation only at this point and you can request one at Live-Documents.com 
Though there are already online tools like Google Docs, this promises the SAME “feel” and functionality of Microsoft Office.
Plus, [...]

I ran across this post at Litemind on
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play and wanted to pass it along to you.
This discussion about avoiding procrastination reminds me of a one liner I heard once, though I don’t recall the source: “Wherever you are, be there.” He was talking [...]

I find writing lists helpful. But this article makes me think that I don’t always write exhaustively enough or look for patterns to emerge. I also tend to write these lists on very limited issues. The latest ones I recall are lists about what I am or should be thankful for. And I probably don’t [...]

I really like the cool list of portable applications towards the middle of the page!
From WIRED
Even the lightest laptops won’t fit in your pocket. But these days, you don’t need to lug around an entire computer just to get some work done. In fact, you can carry your entire PC desktop on a USB [...]