Archive for the 'Productivity' Category

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you wanted an iPhone but didn’t want to switch to AT&T, maybe you can find a teenager to crack the code for you so you can use an iPhone with another carrier .  They look awefully handy, but I’m too cheap to buy one. But if AT&T wants to give me one and free [...]

When you’re just getting started, holding meetings in public places can save you lots of rent and other hassles. Here’s how to take advantage of the benefits without losing control. From Dane’s blog We often need to have a business meeting in a public place. Whether because we work at home and don’t have the [...]

Most of our readers are familiar with Google’s free web based email, document, and spreadsheet tools. But there are other options that allow you to run your life or business completely “on the web”. But in addition to Google, you might want to check out Zoho.com and ThinkFree. If you just want to use open [...]

I can never tell when Gmail is going to start taking my legitmate email and consider it “spam” … there seems to be little rhyme or reason. Sometimes Gmail disposes of some pretty important email in it’s quest to protect from Spam. Here’s a quick technique to help you identify real mail you might trash. [...]