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What We’re Reading: Summer’s Over, Back to Work

September 9, 2011 By

With school in session and the summer officially over, we thought it fitting to take a look at productivity for this week’s post.

Two articles stood out among the rest this week.

Bernard Golden looks beyond the buzzword to what BYOD will mean for the workplace.

The first, on CIO.com, reports on a recent study that found that employees who were permitted to surf the web were more productive than those who weren’t.

The study, conducted by the National University of Singapore, included 98 participants with an average age of 21, who were divided into three control groups. Each group either surfed the web for 10 minutes, did whatever they wanted during the time period except look at web pages, or performed the task of bundling sticks into groups of five. [Read more...]

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Spring Cleaning Part 2: Six Tips for Tidying Up Your Computer

April 15, 2011 By

If you are going to clean your home or apartment, you know what you need to accomplish: Clear the clutter, clean the bathrooms, dust the shelves, wash the windows, etc. A fresh, clean space is more conducive to happiness and productivity. (We don’t know that scientifically; just anecdotally. But go with us on this one.)

Last week we offered tips for keeping email inboxes tidy. This week, we look at ways to keep the operating system clean.

At work, keeping a tidy space is just as important, and keeping a clean computer is even more so. Here are some cleanup tips compiled by our techs that will no doubt improve your computer’s performance, and possibly even your own.

Clearing Temporary Internet Files

Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8

We often get calls from people who want to know how to get rid of temporary Internet files, [Read more...]

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Goodbye Software Suite, Hello Apps

April 1, 2011 By

Remember when “increased productivity” was a phrase no worker in the business world wanted to hear? About two years ago, during the height of the economic depression, the last thing employees wanted to hear about were ways to increase productivity, or how to “do more with less.” To them, it was just code for taking on more work for the same pay.

With a waning recession, the notion of increased productivity isn’t so frightful — especially not if it means getting your mitts on a neat new iPad.

But today, with a waning recession, the notion of increased productivity isn’t so frightful — especially not if it means getting your mitts on a neat new iPad and the accompanying apps.

With the growing acceptance of tablets in the workplace, some industry folks like Gigaom’s Darrell Etherington see the same happening with apps. [Read more...]

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Cutting Corners the Right Way: 4 Productivity Tips

January 13, 2011 By

Although December can be frantic, January is likely the busiest time of year. We start thinking about taxes and springtime, and most people have recovered from their yuletide hangovers and are ready to return to full productivity levels. Here are a few clip-n-save tips from our tech folks on getting stuff done in an organized manner.

How-To: Quick Launch, Shortcuts, Save As and Jump Lists.

1. Adding Items to the Quick Launch Toolbar
Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7)

This feature gives users one-click access to favorite applications without cluttering the desktop. And because it is always visible at the bottom of the screen, it saves them the hassle of having to close every open window to find an application shortcut. [Read more...]

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