3 handy online tools
1. Learn how to do (almost) anything with WikiHo. 2. Save money on (practically) anything with ShoppingNotes. 3. Gather opinions quickly with QuestionPro.
Category: Internet
5 steps to making an online tutorial
You need to show Tom how you pull together monthly data, and one of the newly hired assistants needs coaching on some online tools. Here’s an easy way to accomplish both: Screencast-o-Matic lets you create a video from your screen (your “screencast”) and upload it to share.
Social networking tricks and tweets: Stay within protocol
Social media, such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter, are leading to confusion over what’s appropriate: Should your boss be your Facebook friend? Can you “tweet” about work? What would your firm’s VP say about your mentioning him in your blog? Some tips from etiquette expert and labor lawyer Joseph Clees:
Cracking the code to perfect passwords
You need online passwords for everything. How “tricky” do they need to be in order to be safe? Follow these tips from Microsoft:
Dining out on the road
Who has the best burger in Boise? Where do locals go for the freshest seafood? … Here are three online tools for travelers who love to dine out: Twitter, Yelp and Chowhound.
Cut keystrokes with ‘shorthand’ software
Imagine typing only about half of what you do now. With typing-expansion software, you can turn words you type often into abbreviations. For example, type “t” for “the,” and “ty” for “thank you.” What shorthand did for handwritten note-taking, this software can do for typing.
4 steps to becoming a company blogger
If you’ve ever wanted to be the next Arianna Huffington, your dream has never been more within reach. “This is the perfect venue to share your expertise and elevate your visibility to a whole new level,” says Scott Ginsberg, author of Stick Yourself Out There. Follow these steps for blogging brilliance:
1-Minute Strategies: July ’09
Give those URLs a trim … Show your e-mail skills by avoiding supersize attachments … Use the subject line to identify different categories of e-mail … Feel more rejuvenated after a summer vacation by coming home on a Saturday …
Keeping up with all the online chatter
Tracking web sites, blogs, social networking sites, Twitter—it can be overwhelming. And if you’re not fluent with online tools, it can sometimes feel like a serious waste of time. Here are four tools to help you keep track, without straying to web pages you don’t have time for.
Stay tuned in to free professional advice
A podcast can turn a morning commute into a chance to work on your professional goals. And it’s completely free. Here are some of the best for administrative professionals.