Tweet11ShareShare11 Shares Once upon a time, email was suppose to make the workplace more efficient. However, at many companies today, email takes up more time than it saves. It actually reduces company efficiency. Email misuse (and abuse) can quickly bring a workplace’s productivity to a stand still. The irony is that most email chaos is […]
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6 Tips To Free Yourself From Your Technology Leash
Tweet48ShareShare250 Shares Do you answer your cell phone anytime, anywhere? No matter what you are doing? Do you check email at night before going to bed? How about on weekends? When some sends you a text message, do you drop whatever you are doing and respond? Is your technology a tool that gives you more […]
Save Time and Stop Surfing With RSS
Tweet11ShareShare11 Shares If you are like me, you sometimes find yourself spending too much time surfing the Internet. Maybe you like car blogs or fashion websites, or as in my case, too much technology news. RSS is a great way to minimize the time you spend surfing and to laser focus what you read. However, you would […]
How the iPad Replaced My Laptop – Part II
Tweet15ShareShare15 Shares Previously, I wrote “How the iPad Replaced my Laptop in 30 Days.” I have continued to use the iPad as my main mobile computing device and my laptop continues to sit on my desk more and more. So, I thought I would provide some additional insights on using the iPad as your “laptop […]
Why Complex is Easy, Simple is Hard
Tweet202ShareShare21223 Shares Did you make your life more complex today? Did you add to the number of things demanding your attention? (Cell phones, email, voicemail, Facebook, Twitter, websites, text messages, etc.) It’s easy to make your life more complex. Complex is easy. Simple is hard. Adding More Complexity These days it is very easy to […]
iPhone iOS 4 – Productivity Quick Look
TweetShareShare0 Shares It’s no secret that I am a big Apple fan. I use the iPhone for most of my productivty needs, and the iPad has replaced my laptop. Yesterday was a big day for the iPhone. No, the new iPhone is not out yet. That is later this week. However, the new operating system, […]
5 Reasons Email is Now Snail Mail
Tweet5ShareShare16 Shares Just how fast is email? Not that fast, really. Here is a little secret… “Email has become the new snail mail.” Email used to be fast. Very fast, in fact. Not anymore. Now it is slow. Why is this? How did email become relegated to a second rate communication tool? 1. More Immediate […]
Review – The WOW of Reeder News App for iPad
Tweet2ShareShare2 Shares I have not reviewed specific iPad productivity apps yet, but after installing Reeder for iPad (iTunes link) this weekend, I just had to share. My reaction was WOW. Reeder is a shining star in design for the iPad. It has gotten right what so many developers have not yet figured out, which is […]
8 Guidelines To Minimize Your Email
Tweet7ShareShare1219 Shares When you get back to work from a weekend do you suddenly have hundreds of emails waiting for you? Does your email multiply? Does it reproduce while you are asleep? Some people are convinced this is the only answer to explain the mountain of email that appears in their inbox. Where does all […]
How the iPad Replaced My Laptop in 30 Days
Tweet8ShareShare210 Shares In less than one month, the iPad has almost entirely replaced my laptop. Both at work and at home. It is truly an amazing device. It is mind boggling that something so small and thin, can be such a powerful tool. It is Not a Laptop I’ll start by saying that if you […]