If you want to get anywhere online, organization is important. And it’s easier than you might think. Some people use applications on their home computer and keep their organizational tools offline. That’s fine, if that works for you. But I like being able to work from more than one computer, so that means I need ...

I recently shared a great alternative to Gmail and my reasons for switching away from all products Google. My issue with Google Reader was not just Google’s privacy policy: I also just didn’t like it. It was too much like processing email, so after maybe thirty minutes I’d feel overwhelmed and have to stop reading. ...

I recently decided it was time to get rid of Gmail and Google Reader once and for all. My reason was Google’s privacy policy, which says that they will indefinitely store all the information they get about you from all their services you use. I guess that’s fair enough since they’re providing awesomely reliable services ...

I found Zoho back in 2007 when I was looking for an online notebook app, and I think it’s time to update the review I wrote then. Zoho’s come a long way in the past three years. It’s now my go-to app for working in the cloud. I should mention a few personal rules I ...

There’s a truism I’ve noticed throughout my observations of the business world, and it applies to every industry -  real estate, medicine, entertainment, all of it: hype can take you to dizzying heights, but the air’s much richer where the quality is. Transactions are both Vulcan and Human Business transactions have two components: the quality ...

If you have a group site, sooner or later you’ll need some kind of portal site where you can track what needs doing and what’s been done. This keeps you from duplicating each other’s work, and makes the group more efficient. A very simple way to do this is through a web-based email client like ...

Responding to emails is obviously important if you’re running a small business, and it’s doubly important online since email’s often the primary way people contact you. But email can has ways of taking over your life. How do you balance the two? How do you make sure readers or customers perceive you as responsive without ...

Most of us have experienced that moment at one time or another, in which we look around and it seems like everyone but you is making thousands a month online and you’re the only idiot making $300. (Hey, I’m still there.) But consider this from Yaro Starak’s Sometimes You Have To Reinvent The Wheel: We ...

I’ve been observing different people’s work styles lately in the hopes of improving my own. One thing I’ve noticed is that when problems happen, some people tend to want to revamp the system in which they happened, and others just want to fix that item and go on. For example, your team has trouble finding ...

I’ve finally found a to do system that inspires my creativity, keeps me on track, and makes me feel like I’m getting stuff done – all of which reduces my stress. I got the idea from reading about Zen to Done, but I never finished reading the article (because stress gives me a severe case ...

I started using Todoist a few weeks ago. It’s pretty powerful once you figure out all its functions. Here’s how I’m using it. Nested sidebar folders. In the sidebar, you have a list all your to-do lists. Call them folders, projects, whatever. I set up three major categories for my sites: Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, Other. ...

I’ve been playing with Microsoft power toys lately, like ClearType. There’s some great stuff available. I love Alt-Tab, but when you have several Word or Firefox windows open, it’s hopeless trying to guess which one is the one you’re after. Fortunately, Microsoft offers a solution with the Alt-Tab power toy (download link here). Tweak lets ...