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Managing “Busy-ness”: What Gives?

The Editor — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:54:31 +0000

As more demands are placed on you, tasks that once seemed extremely important become trivial. You have one hundred things to do and a limited amount of time to do them in. So the question becomes, what do you give up? (Click link below to continue…)

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Moving to Mac: Use Thunderbird to Switch from Outlook to Mail

The Editor — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:00:07 +0000

If you read Scott’s recent Moving to Mac series, you’ll know that transitioning to Mac from Windows is not as tricky as some might fear. However, there is one area that can cause a lot of pain, and that’s moving email between Outlook and Mail. (Click link below to continue…)

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AppSumo: A Discounted Bundle of Great Web Apps

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:58 +0000

Taking its cues from the hugely popular MacHeist bundle of Mac apps, AppSumo presents time-limited offers on collections of hand-picked premium web apps. The current bundle, which is available for another 11 days, includes six-month subscriptions to BatchBook, MailChimp and Formstack and a $120 voucher for Freshbooks. (Click link below to continue…)

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In Recovery: No More Tweets

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:15:14 +0000

I own every major Twitter client for the iPhone, and many for the iPad. Some were free, but most were bought and paid for. They each have their merits and I’ve used them all variously at one time or another, though some more than others. But no more. (Click link below to continue…)

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Managing “Busy-ness”: The Shift

The Editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:00:52 +0000

In this two-part post, I’m going to talk about managing “busy-ness,” or what Timothy Ferriss describes in “The 4-Hour Workweek” as “working for work’s sake.” As your business grows and your workload increases, it becomes more and more important to manage “busy-ness.” (Click link below to continue…)

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10 Ways to Really Connect Through Social Media

The Editor — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:47:02 +0000

People are using the Internet to connect to information, but more importantly, to connect with people. And yet many people seem confused and overwhelmed about the right way to connect through social media channels. Here are 10 ways to really connect with others through social media: (Click link below to continue…)

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Growing Your Business When You’re Strapped for Resources

The Editor — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:22:38 +0000

There comes a point in your business when you reach a Catch-22 situation. Your workload is maxed out, you want to continue growing, but you’re at a difficult point where you can’t quite afford help, but you can’t survive and grow successfully without it. (Click link below to continue…)

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When the Latest Isn’t the Greatest

The Editor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:45:47 +0000

Are you the kind of person who has to have the latest versions of hardware and software? If so, don’t bother to read on; for the rest of us, it’s worth considering if and when to move to a new version. I generally wait to see how a new product is received before upgrading. (Click link below to continue…)

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Your Office Phone in Your Pocket? There’s an App for That

The Editor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:30:07 +0000

As part of its effort to branch beyond equipment, Alcatel-Lucent is taking a page from Cisco’s playbook and eying the collaboration market. The telecommunications gear maker today introduced an app for customers of its Office Communication Solution that can link iPhones with an office phone system. (Click link below to continue…)

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Is Self-handicapping Taking Over Your Work?

The Editor — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:30:52 +0000

Self-handicapping is finding excuses and obstacles that explain why we’re not responsible for our mistakes, failures, or poor performance. Most of us start experiencing it as students, but the habit also tends to stay with us even when we turn into capable professionals. (Click link below to continue…)

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PrintWhatYouLike Bookmarklet Makes Any Web Page Printer-friendly

The Editor — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:11:15 +0000

PrintWhatYouLike is a free bookmarklet that lets you select regions of any web page and format them to make them suitable for printing. By removing the content you’re not interested in before hitting the print button, you’ll save paper, ink and time. (Click link below to continue…)

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How Well Do You Know Your Twitter Followers?

The Editor — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:30:39 +0000

The prevailing Twitter wisdom is that we should avoid tweeting about ourselves too much, and post information in which others are interested. But about those “others,” those people who watch your tweets crank past, ticker-like, each day: How do you know what’s of interest to them? (Click link below to continue…)

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tempalias: Temporary, Anonymous Email Addresses

The Editor — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:45:46 +0000

If you need a throwaway email address — perhaps you’d like to sign up for an online service or community without providing your real email address because you’re concerned about spam — look no further than tempalias. Any message sent to your temporary tempalias address will be anonymously forwarded to your real email account, and you can set a maximum number of days or messages for which the tempalias will be valid. When either limit has been reached, your tempalias will automatically be deleted. (Click link below to continue…)

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The Importance of Breaks and Time Off

The Editor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:02:49 +0000

I’ve been working on several big projects in recent months, and after the whirlwind started settling down, I realized how important it was to take time off. How can we ensure that we get enough time away from our work before burning ourselves out? (Click link below to continue…)

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Looking for Free Stock Photos? Try Veezzle

The Editor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:30:15 +0000

If you’re looking for free stock imagery (perhaps to use in a blog post or in some marketing material), you might like to check out Veezzle. It’s a free search engine that trawls through the myriad free microstock sites looking for images. (Click link below to continue…)

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24 iPhone Apps to Improve Your Social Networking

The Editor — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:34:22 +0000

The near-ubiquitous access to collaborative communities, social networks and communications tools that my iPhone apps provide is actually improving my ability to network more frequently with my friends, fans, followers and contacts. Here’s a handy list of community and communications iPhone apps to help you network. (Click link below to continue…)

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Creative Ways to Use Google Voice

The Editor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:35:55 +0000

Now that Google’s free telephone forwarding, screening and voicemail service Google Voice is open to anyone in the U.S., web workers are finding many creative ways to use it. Google Voice has an extensive list of features; here’re a few ideas on how to use them: (Click link below to continue…)

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FeedsAnywhere: A Mobile RSS Reader

The Editor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:23:11 +0000

Google Reader’s native mobile interface is OK, but it isn’t optimal for downloading items to read offline. So I was interested to try FeedsAnywhere, a new service that promised to improve Google Reader’s own mobile experience. Since it’s HTML-based, it works on lots of mobile devices. (Click link below to continue…)

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Dropbox Adds Ability to Create a Shareable Link to Any File in Your Account

The Editor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:25:10 +0000

You can now create a link to any file or directory in your Dropbox account. People following the link will be taken to a page that allows them to view your shared files in their browser, and the links are ready-shortened; perfect for sharing via Twitter. (Click link below to continue…)

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Google Adds OCR to Docs

The Editor — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:28:30 +0000

Google’s been busy rolling out changes to Docs recently. One really useful new feature is the option of OCR (optical character recognition) to the file upload process, which will attempt to convert the text contained in image files and PDFs into editable Google Docs. (Click link below to continue…)

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Open Thread: Hard-earned Lessons Learned Building One-person Startups

The Editor — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:30:19 +0000

Aaron Stannard has written an interesting and very candid post about his recent experience of doing what many developers dream of: taking an unpaid, month-long leave of absence from his regular job to try and create his own web-based startup company. (Click link below to continue…)

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4 Obstacles to Starting and Completing Challenging Projects

The Editor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:16:55 +0000

I just finished one of several big projects I’ve been working on lately. It was probably one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done, and several times throughout the project, I could easily see why most of us don’t take on big challenges at all. (Click link below to continue…)

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Get More Done With a Work Buddy

The Editor — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:03:16 +0000

For the past month, I’ve been working with a “work buddy”. She helps me stay on track with projects, keeps me focused when I’m not feeling motivated and gives me professional advice. She has become my go-to person for almost every concern I have with work. (Click link below to continue…)

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WWD Screencast Tour: Tom’s Planner

The Editor — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:43:45 +0000

Tom’s Planner is a simple online planning app that you can use to create colorful Gantt charts via a drag-and-drop interface. While it doesn’t have the power and functionality of full-featured project management tool like Microsoft Project, it’s much less complex. (Click link below to continue…)

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Resurrect Your Social Media Presence

The Editor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:14:48 +0000

Social networking isn’t a life sentence, and it needn’t take up your every waking (or even spare) moment. There are benefits to be gained through being part of social networks that suit you. So why not give social networking another try? (Click link below to continue…)

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