Could your laptop, a symbol of productivity because of its portability, actually be hindering your time management efforts?
Many companies are now giving their employees laptops instead of desktop computers.  The smaller machines give you more flexibility.  After all, the same machine can work at the office, at home, in the coffee shop, and on the [...]

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It is always great to hear from other bloggers.  I recently received an email from Kelly Sonora at webdesignschoolsguide.com, who thought that our readers might benefit from knowing some of the latest iPhone applications available. She’s compiled a list of 20 applications that seem capable of saving time and effort for anyone who is proficient with [...]

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A crowded desktop on a computer can present the same challenge as several stacks of paper on your desk.  The challange, and the productivity loss, is the time spent searching for a document.  Yet keeping these unsorted documents is easier for many people who do not file because they recognize that, once a document goes into [...]

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In a recent post I mentioned that the Arawak Beach Inn confiscates your electronic devices upon checking in. It’s their way of helping to ensure that you have a peaceful, stress-free vacation.
However, not everyone is willing to go to this extreme. For those, myself included, who like a bit of outside communication at [...]

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“Where did I put that document?” is often a common plaint when desks are stacked with piles of paper. However the same thing may happen with our electronic files even though, being out of sight, they don’t scream for organization.
The best way of handling electronic documents would be to have obviously labeled folders, and [...]

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“Help!”

I often lose documents on my computer.
I don’t know how to set up an electronic filing system.
I can’t find information on our network that someone else created.

These are common cries when I visit companies and assess their current productivity levels. For the most part, electronic filing systems have never been set [...]

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Have you ever printed a longer email message so that you could read it? If you can answer yes to that question, you are not alone. There are very good reasons why so many of us are more comfortable doing this.
Consider the fact that we read 30% to 50% slower online. The [...]

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Managing time becomes difficult when you get lost browsing through miscellaneous Internet sites. Internet involvement can consume many hours of in an already-tight schedule. Consider the following:

More than 1 in 20 adults surveyed said their relationships have suffered from excessive use of the Internet.
An additional 12% said they frequently remain online longer than they [...]

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Few people equate time management skills with computer maintenance. After all, backing up is one more chore on the daily list of things you struggle to get done. It is easy to overlook this and focus on the crisis of the day.
However consider some of the statistics assembled by Computer Moms (www.computermoms.com):
96% of [...]

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