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4 Ways to Write Less and Communicate More

Communicating ideas with as few words as possible has never been more relevant today, particularly when crafting headlines to attract the attention of the increasingly distracted online audience...

Getting Things Right the First Time

Sure, for the sake of productivity, perfection has to take a back seat to creativity. Create first, and correct later. But what if you’re required to accomplish a complicated task ASAP—while...

Why Online Apps May Never be a Great Way to Get Things Done

Should we start relying solely on online applications for our work? Recent experience makes me think that we shouldn’t. You may know that I publish the posts you read on this blog through...

Gliffy: A Free Charts, Diagrams and Floor Plans Creator

The benefits of Gliffy are that it’s free, runs on virtually any computer, and is a powerful Flash-based application. The chart, diagram, and floor plan creator features pre-built visual...

The All-Important Spec Sheet: A Productivity Booster

Here’s something new from the corporate world that I think freelancers and contract workers should adopt. Our group recently presented a product concept to the CEO, and we provided a detailed...

Keep Everything You Need Offline; Download ‘Em

No matter how advanced or powerful they make online applications, web-based software will always be dependent on connectivity. Without any Internet, no work can get done. I’m learning the hard...

Garr Reynold Just Performs to Make an Impact

I must admire Garr Reynold’s ability to expound on a simple concept. In fact, his post on Steve Jobs’ Keynote ‘08 presentation could be summarized into one sentence: Yet what makes...

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Why You’ll Learn a Lot Through RSS

You can learn a lot through the RSS, because the proper use of it will keep you up-to-date on the latest trends, techniques, insights, methods, and even job postings related to your field. As people...

Using Find/Replace to Save a Lot of Time

With any repetitive task, the key to finishing it quickly is to find the common pattern among the items you have to work with, and use that to your advantage. For example, let’s say you have to...