productivity

The following posts are hopefully related to "productivity" in some way.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 5:00pm

Simple Tool To Increase Your Productivity: ClipX

I was turned on to ClipX by this post by Coding Horror and in less than 24 hours I am completely hooked. I probably shouldn’t write about these things while I’m right in the middle of the high, but so far I see very little reason NOT to recommend ClipX to any Windows user that sees a need for a more powerful clipboard manager.

What is ClipX?
ClipX is a simple, one-trick application that lets you manage your clipboard history. There are a ton of clipboard extenders like ClipX out there for both Windows and Mac users, but many try to do way too much and many even cost money. ClipX, however, is very easy to use and doesn’t cost a dime. (more…)

Tags: productivity, software, tips, tools

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 9:12pm

Why Checking Email Twice A Day Doesn’t Work (For Me)

Like it or not, part of my job as a freelancer and marketing consultant is to solve problems and answer client questions usually sent to me via email. During the average day, I’ll get between 20-30 emails that I actually HAVE to respond to in some capacity. Frankly, I don’t have the luxury of checking email only twice a day, and I don’t think I’m less productive because of it.

Why would I want to save all of it for later?
As a client, I expect fairly prompt service and a quick turnaround time, which is why I like to respond to issues as soon as possible for my own clients. Unless you are a CEO or you have some other bigwig position, I’m not sure you can get away with pushing a response to an issue off until it’s more convenient for you. (more…)

Tags: email, entrepreneur, Freelancing, productivity

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Sunday, January 6, 2008, 10:20pm

Make Tags Work in WordPress

I was a big fan of Ultimate Tag Warrior before WordPress incorporated tags into version 2.3, but one feature I missed was the ability to see all my previously used tags while creating a new post. Enter Click Tags.

Click Tags is a WordPress plug-in that gives you quick access to all your tags, saving you time and making your website a little cleaner. If you’re like me and you’re left without some kind of tag dictionary, you’ll quickly end up with a variety of tags describing the same things. For example, one day you’ll use “branding”, the next you’ll use “brand”. Sometimes you choose “communication”, and other times “communicate”. Not only is this confusing for your visitors, but it will probably be a little confusing for you when you go to create a new post.

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Tags: Blogging, plug-ins, productivity, wordpress

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