Never stare at a blank page again
Filter out distractions with these writing tools that can temporarily change your on-screen workspace:
Category: Office Technology
7 ways to improve your tech life
Your software is sluggish; your gadgets are glitchy. Here are seven easy updates that will improve your technological life. For starters, get a smartphone—having instant access to your e-mail, calendars, address book, GPS and anything on the Internet will make your life easier.
Top 8 apps for your BlackBerry
According to New York Times technology writer Bob Tedeschi, these are the top eight apps for making your BlackBerry much more handy—and fun—and they’re all free:
Need a listing of web sites in meaningful categories?
Best of the web or BOTW.org is a great place to find aggregated lists of web sites.
Social networking: quality, not quantity
These days, social networking—through LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter—is how many people make and strengthen their connections. Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Connectors, says that using a few simple rules of thumb can help make your social networking more efficient.
1-Minute Strategies: Feb. ’11
Let your body language broadcast your confidence … Keep track of your “must read” pile with Delicious.com. It’s a particularly useful tool for longer-term storage of important articles, and you can access it from any device … On your résumé, list accomplishments, not just job duties.
Keeping up with your reading list
Staying on top of the administrative profession and your industry is a daunting task. Several tools can help with storing an article until later when you have spare time to read:
1-Minute Strategies: Jan. ’11
Pay attention to first impressions—the ones you’re making on others … Steel your resolve by clenching a muscle … Increase productivity by keeping one to-do list … Optimists find jobs more easily than their peers and are more likely to be promoted …
Use the ‘About Us’ to brag a little
Take your company’s “About Us” web page from forgettable to memorable by incorporating these tips:
PowerPoint secrets from Steve Jobs
Avoid “death by PowerPoint” by stealing presentation tips from the charismatic Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. Carmine Gallo, communications coach and author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, points out that Jobs uses presentation software as a tool to visually complement his stories.