Category Archives: MediaMedia

Increase productivity with Evernote during the holidays

November 18, 2010 - 9:48 am

This time of year, especially because of the holidays, my calendar begins filling up with lots of  “to-do’s” such as client events, shopping trips and out-of-town travel. In the past, having a hectic schedule made it even harder to remember things like directions to a party, gift ideas, and people to add to my holiday card list. Most of [...]

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Organize your media collection with online swaps!

November 12, 2010 - 10:54 am

We’ve all been there - you’re organizing your home and create a pile of books, DVDs and CDs that you have no more use for. Your friends don’t want it. You could just donate it but…you can’t help but think about all of the money spent on these items. Enter www.swap.com, and paperbackswap.com, where you [...]

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Stay Organized with Firefox Home on iPhone

November 10, 2010 - 9:29 am

I’ve been using Firefox Home as my mobile Internet browser on my iPhone, and there are some great benefits: What you have on your desktop goes with you on your iPhone - your Firefox history, bookmarks, and open tabs. You won’t have to retype URLs or spend time searching for your favorite websites. Every time you launch [...]

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TeuxDeux

October 18, 2010 - 12:50 pm

TeuxDeux is a free electronic “to do” site that can be used to keep track of your current and future tasks without using scraps of paper than can get lost in the shuffle. You can easily access the program from you desktop or mobile phone (they have an app for the program here), cross off [...]

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Video: See how one office celebrates being paperless

September 30, 2010 - 1:27 pm

ScanSnap is one of my favorite products to reduce paper clutter. See how this office uses ScanSnap to maximize fun and minimize paper.

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Secure shredding resource in Seattle

September 20, 2010 - 7:45 pm

One or two pieces of personal information is all it takes for identity theft to take place. Now more than ever, it’s important to effectively manage the disposal of confidential letters, financial papers, receipts, and electronic media - both at home and at the office. A local service that I recommend is Datasite. They offer residential and business shredding [...]

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Gmail offers clutter control for email inbox

September 13, 2010 - 10:14 am

Internet users send an estimated 60 billion emails every day around the world. With so many messages coming and going, how do you prioritize your inbox and choose which ones really deserve your attention? Gmail product director Keith Coleman very clearly says, “It used to be people wanted to separate spam from not-spam, but now, [...]

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Get the supplies you need for an Organized Office and Dorm

August 18, 2010 - 10:00 am

Whether it’s for the home office or the dorm room, The Container Store® has great tools for maximizing productivity - organize files, school supplies, clothes, make-up and more. Also, check out the ones that maximize space and take on double duty such as stools with storage, stackable bins and collapsible baskets.  See all the organizing [...]

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Tracking tasks on your iPhone

August 18, 2010 - 8:30 am

Keep better track of your to-do list on your iPhone with 2Do, a free iPhone application to help you stay organized on-the-go! Since your contact list already lives on your iPhone, this is a great tool to remember birthdays, meetings, phone calls, errands and shopping lists.

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Help a charity by donating your old electronics

July 15, 2010 - 7:00 am

Get Hitched Give Hope is a local non-profit group started by businesses in the Seattle area who specialize in the wedding and bridal industry. They host an annual event to raise funds to grant wishes for breast cancer patients. This year, they are partnering with BuyMyTronics to help reduce and recycle electronic clutter and raise money! I’ve talked about [...]

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