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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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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Music: #7 in the Organized Life Series
Jun24

Music: #7 in the Organized Life Series

This week in the Organized Life Series, we will be organizing our music collection. There are various things to consider about this organization plan. How many devices or users do you have? Are you locked into a system?  What are your needs? What is your history? Perspective of this Article Before we start planning, it’s important to know where I’m coming from. History Back around 2001 (I’m guessing, here) I bought...

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Kindle Collections with Calibre
Jun19

Kindle Collections with Calibre

I’m going to unofficially call this Kindle #4.5 in the Organized Life Series. It’s somewhat of an extension of organizing your documents. Kindle? Kindle? Why should you own a Kindle? First, there’s the e-ink. I have a Kindle app on my phone, but it’s hard to read an LCD screen outside unless you have the brightness turned all the way up (and draining the battery). My Kindle works GREAT outside and by the pool....

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Digitize Your Photos [Organization #6]
Jun17

Digitize Your Photos [Organization #6]

This week in the Organized Life Series you will be organizing your photos. Throughout the years you have probably gathered a collection of old photo prints, Polaroid photos, school pictures, portraits and digital photos. This week’s project could become very large. You’re going to organize your existing digital photos, sync them with a backup system, then begin the process of scanning your prints into the digital system...

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Organize & Sync Your Browser Bookmarks [Organization #5]
Jun10

Organize & Sync Your Browser Bookmarks [Organization #5]

This week in the Organized Life Series you will be getting your Email, Contacts, Passwords, and Bookmarks organized. For bookmarks, we are going to discuss using as service called Xmarks and for passwords we discussed using LastPass. I’m pointing this out here because if you want to purchase Premium services for either of these accounts you can save a little by bundling them. LastPass is $12 a year. Xmarks is $12 a year....

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Organize & Sync Your Contacts [Organization #5]
Jun10

Organize & Sync Your Contacts [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. This project isn’t difficult, just time consuming. #1 – Get Your Contacts in One Place The first thing you need to do is get your contacts in one...

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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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