Once you get into the GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology, you will want a system to store and organize all of the “stuff” you’ve been carrying around in your head (and all the sticky notes stuck everywhere). For my money, there is nothing better than BackPack. I use BackPack for organizing today’s todos, waiting items, project notes, [...]
Getting Things Done is THE book for reducing stress and, of course, getting things done. It started a whole new category of products and services known as “GTD”. One of the most important ideas in this book is how to reduce stress by eliminating “open loops”. Most people keep a “todo list” in their heads. This list has everything from [...]
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Ever since Adobe released the free Adobe Reader, the PDF file format has become “the standard” for electronically sending documents. Unlike other formats, PDF files will look exactly the same when printed or viewed on different computers, operating systems, browsers, etc. Unfortunately, Adobe is very proud of their Adobe Acrobat PDF creation software. And when I [...]
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How much are you paying for business telephone service? Until recently I was paying over $100.00 a month for a single line business phone and POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). Then I found Ring Central. It was recommended in one of the Business Success Tips podcasts that I listen to. This service is amazing! For [...]
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You’ve probably heard about GMail. Access email from anywhere with almost any web browser… Outlook, Thunderbird, and iPhone compatible (POP or IMAP)… over 6 GIGabytes of storage… searchable… free… But have you heard about GMail for Domains? Now you can use GMail with your own domain name (like support@TheCompanyWeb.com) ! And you can have up to FIFTY (50) email [...]
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How many passwords and user ids do you have? How do you keep track of them all? You’re not using the same passwords everywhere are you? Doing so much of my business on the web, I have accumulated hundreds of passwords. There is no way I could remember all of them. I certainly don’t want to keep written lists [...]
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