Have you ever been a part of a horrible meeting? It is likely you have! I read a blog posting today that covered productive meetings much differently than I'm used to reading and I will share the tips with you today. There are slews of books and blogs that talk about meeting management and they all have great ideas. The challenge, is that the tips all relate around you being the meeting planner. … [Read more...]
Computer Crashed! 400 Gigs Gone! Don’t Let this Happen to You!
Like many small companies, Calahan Solutions is not on a big corporate server environment. The company is ran on PC desktops and laptops (OK MAC Lovers, I know you are going to have comments for me, but at this point we don't have MACs). The hard drives of those computers are the life-blood of the company. Then it happened... the unthinkable! I went to my desktop computer about a week ago and … [Read more...]
An Easier Way to Share Documents
Finally! A low cost way to share big files without locking up your friend's email. It is called Box.net and according to their site it is used by nearly 2 million people worldwide. Keep reading to learn about the testing I did today and what I think of the tool. The site's marketing info shares a lot of the benefits of the tool, so I thought I would test it out. … [Read more...]
Keeping E-mail Under Control
"Some firms report that e-mails account for up to 40 percent of data-storage costs, with an estimated one in five defined as non-business-related" -- Source: Hitachi Data Survey of 630 IT Directors, via vnunet.com I know that my email in-box fills up pretty quickly and so do the in-boxes of my clients. Having strategies to manage your email ensures that you can get things done! Today I'll cover … [Read more...]
Marketing and Promotion for ExtremeMakeover: Home Edition Central Illinois Build
Hello! I realize that I have not written much this past month and I thought I would share why! A colleague of mine, Melanie Spurgeon of Design Built Homes, was selected as the builder for the Central Illinois Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. She contacted me in early October to see if I would be on the strategy team. Well, how could I refuse? The Whirlwind Started Right Away "So, when will the … [Read more...]
11 Tips for When When You are the Receiver of Email
Computers have made our world a much more information rich society, but they have also created so much information that it is sometimes hard to track it all. Most business owners average about 100 pieces of e-mail per day! Additionally, according to the National Association of Professional Organizers, e-mail has added one to two hours to each person's work schedule per day compared to 10 years … [Read more...]
Group Scheduling – What A Pain! But it Does not Have to be Anymore
Unless you work in an organization that has Outlook or Lotus Notes or another similar group scheduling tool, you have probably experienced the same thing that I have when trying to coordinate a meeting with a group of busy people. It can be like HERDING CATS! One email after another rotates through my in-box as we try to figure out a date and time that will work. Today I am excited to say, I … [Read more...]
Web Information Overload – Consider RSS
Do you struggle with information overload? Do you take time to go out to your favorite sites to see what is new? Is your inbox stuffed with information from various blogs that you have subscribed to? Are you going nuts trying to manage it all? If any of these questions ring true to you, then you might want to consider looking into knowing more about RSS. What is RSS? The great guys at … [Read more...]
Do You Social Bookmark?
Social Bookmarking Sites are a great way to find fabulous content and get more exposure for your content. If you are not familiar with social bookmarking then take a few minutes to watch the video that Lee and Sachi from Commoncraft have created. It is a short video that is a great summary of social bookmarking and why you might want to try it out to manage all of the web sites that you want to … [Read more...]
De-clutter Those User’s Manuals!
How many of you have a big pile (either all together or spread out throughout your home or office) of different sized booklets that give you information about something you purchased? How many of them have you ever referenced? Next question, if something broke down, could you find it when you needed it? I now know about a great resource that will help you get rid of your obscure ones with no … [Read more...]
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