Clean Out Your Computer Files This Weekend
Mar25

Clean Out Your Computer Files This Weekend

Most people have lots of computer files totaling hundreds of gigabytes or possibly multiple terabytes. Files can include documents, music, photos, and videos. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to clean up old computer files that you don’t need anymore. Your Organized Files As part of the Organized Life Series, you have already done most of the work: Documents As part of the Organized Life Series, you have created...

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Clear Out Your Office Papers This Weekend
Dec14

Clear Out Your Office Papers This Weekend

Whether you currently have a box of papers that “eventually” need to be dealt with or stacks of papers cluttering your desk, you really need to take the time, get them sorted, and develop a simple system to keep organized going forward. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you take time to organize the piles, stacks and folders of office papers. Depending on the current state of your office, this could be a quick project or you...

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Doing Work On Your iPad [iPad Series #5]
Oct23

Doing Work On Your iPad [iPad Series #5]

This week in the iPad Series we’ll be talking about apps that help you get work done. An iPad is a great toy, but as a part of the iPad Series, we’re discussing how we can get more out of that device and make it a part of our daily working and home lives. In order to do that we have to think beyond the “iPad is a toy” mentality and evolve into the “iPad is a tool” mindset. As a tool, the iPad can become an asset to your workday. Today...

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Organized Life Series
Nov22

Organized Life Series

There are a thousand ways we could all be more organized, more productive, and therefore more relaxed. Over the next six months you can have an organized life by working on a project every weekend.

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Backing Up Your Files [Organization #9]
Jul08

Backing Up Your Files [Organization #9]

This week in the Organized Life Series, we will be getting our backup system organized for documents, photos, music, and even email. It’s not fun to think about, but if disaster strikes, you’ll regret it if you don’t think about it now. What disasters do you need to prepare for? Let’s start with the most likely and go from there: Hard drive failure – if you’ve been using computers for a while,...

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Automatically Sort Your Email [Organization #5]
Jun10

Automatically Sort Your Email [Organization #5]

This week in the Organized Life Series you will be getting your Email, Contacts, Passwords, and Bookmarks organized. These topics are related, but best discussed on separate pages. Click here or at the bottom of each of the four pages to access the other parts of the series. I have discussed my email system in the past and it hasn’t changed much since then, but I’m revisiting it as a part of the Organized Life Series. #1...

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Create A System For Your Documents [Organization #4]
Jun03

Create A System For Your Documents [Organization #4]

As the years pass, your digital documents and data can get a little out of control. A good system, while taking some time to implement, can save you time and headache for years to come. This week’s segment in the Organized Life Series is concerned with organizing your documents. Before you get started, consider a very un-Microsoft paradigm shift. Music, Photos, and Video are MEDIA, not DOCUMENTS! (Until recently, you had folders...

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How to Replace Important Documents
May20

How to Replace Important Documents

You’ve been cleaning out your documents (See Office Papers: #2 in the Organized Life Series) or an occasion comes up and you need your birth certificate. Or your Social Security Card. You can’t find them. These are important documents and what do you need to get them replaced? Birth Certificate Why you need it: To enroll in schools or the military; to obtain a passport; to get a driver’s license or a marriage license if...

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