I try not to print things out – usually it’s a waste of paper, ink, and time – but when I do, it’s irksome when I try to print a web page and it comes out with wonky formatting, prints the entire page background image, or worse – the part of the page I actually… Read More
I travel quite a bit – 10 trips in 2008 alone – and I like to rack up as many frequent flier miles as I can. While each airline and rewards program has its own website for keeping track of how many points you have, if you have more than a few affinity programs it… Read More
Being a Certified Professional Organizer, I actually enjoy working with paper – I know, I’m strange! Even so, I don’t want to spend too much time on it; like you, I have many other tasks on my to-do list. One of my big goals for 2009 is to reduce the amount of paper that I… Read More
Clear Your Clutter, Increase Your Revenue: The 5 Essential Systems Every Small Business Needs To Gain More Freedom and More Income in Less than 30 Days January 22, 2008, 5:00 PM PST Lost that contract your client gave you, misplaced that important email for ‘immediate’ review in your overflowing inbox, forgotten meetings and spent days… Read More
Computers are not useful without the right programs to do the tasks that you need to do. It used to be that the best software cost a lot of money – for instance, a standard Microsoft Office suite can cost upwards of $400. Times have definitely changed, as a tremendous amount of useful, software is… Read More
The final month of the year is here, and for many of us, it’s a time of wrapping things up before the new year rolls around. This year, as part of your year-end wrap-up, consider taking a few moments to revisit the systems that serve you every day, and see if you can improve them…. Read More
When I work with clients to help them cut their clutter, one area that generally gets weeded through is the bookshelf. It can be filled with books that are useful, not so useful, and maybe not even read! Getting rid of books that you no longer want or need can be difficult – unread books… Read More
A few days ago, I posted the best on-the-go applications for the iPhone. BlackBerry users, I haven’t forgotten about you – here’s a list of top apps for your smartphones. http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/shamanstears/2008/10/15/10-must-have-and-free-apps-for-the-blackberry/ http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-applications/the-best-in-free-blackberry-software-8897/ Do you have a favorite BlackBerry application? Post it in the comments.
If you have a smartphone like an iPhone or a BlackBerry, you’ve probably realized that these handy gizmos can do so much more than just keep track of your schedule and make calls. With add-on applications, you can turn your phone into a database of maps, a direct link to FaceBook and other social networking… Read More
If you’re addicted to email, you probably know that not every message is truly urgent. What if there was a way for those truly urgent messages to get to you, even when you are not checking your email? I just found out about AwayFind, which is a free (for now) service that lets people send… Read More
