94 Shares In order to get things done, people often make a task list. But there's more reasons behind the need for one, as Brian Vagnini explains.
153 Shares Your “techie” friends keep telling you to back up your data. Your IT guy (or gal) scolds you on the importance of backing up your data. Both of them state how easy it is to do this. We’ve even shown you how to do it. However, you keep hearing about a variety of solutions, ranging from small USB Flash drives, to external “book” drives, to backing up to the cloud. So here’s the question… Should you use “cloud” services to back up your files or should you use external hard drives? The... More »
139 Shares “I want to ban Facebook.” This was the statement posed to me by my project manager at my new job. He personally doesn’t like the use of Facebook at work. His opinion is that it’s a time-sink, that employees aren’t being paid to surf on Facebook. While one survey has shown the drop in focus and productivity with being on Facebook , there is a flip side to the coin. If you have a social media presence on Facebook, then yes, it is your job to be on Facebook. If you work... More »
206 Shares Too often we come home after a long day at work and open the takeout food, then plop down on the couch and watch TV until it’s time for bed. The next day, we do the same thing again. While I have been known to indulge in this from time to time, there’s an issue with this lifestyle. You basically spend each day, trying to get through it. You’re just living for the weekend. The weekend is never long enough, of course, and then it’s another week of the same. The problem... More »
66 Shares We’ve all seen it. The dreaded “Your mailbox is over the limit.” message. This means that not only can you not receive any new mail messages, you can’t send any emails either. This usually happens right at the climax of a very important project. The question is: What can we do about it? You could always ask your email administrator to increase your limits, but that could take some time depending upon how busy they are with other help desk tickets. Below I’ve offered ways to help yourself. Plus, if you’ve already... More »
