Computer Tips
Attachment feature in Gmail
I stumbled across an feature in Gmail. I replied to an e-mail stating that I was unable to open the attachment I had been sent. When I hit send, Gmail popped up a confirmation dialogue.
If the word “attachment” appears in the body of an e-mail message, and there is no file attached, a dialogue box pops [...]
A Disciplined Way To Deal With Email
I’ve seen this posted a couple of places today.
The Problem
E-mail takes too long to respond to, resulting in continuous in box overflow for those who receive a lot of it.
The Solution
Treat all email responses like SMS text messages, using a set number of letters per response. Since it’s too hard to count letters, we [...]
6 Keys to Alleviating Ergonomic-Related Strain
Computer use has become a key component of many jobs. As you use computers for longer hours every day, you may notice increasing aches and pains in parts of your bodies. The problems can range from minor muscle aches that last less than a few hours to persistent tendon problems that can last for years.
There is a good [...]
Bits and Pieces - April 6
‘Getting Things Done’ In 60 Seconds – a one-minute overview of how Mike Elgan implements GTD.
Podcast: David Allen Interviewed by Duct Tape Marketing – David Allen talks about the core principles of GTD.
How to deal with tedious tasks – Five tips to help get mundane and tedious tasks completed.
Trick out your Netvibes – tips for getting [...]
Bits and Pieces - February 23
10 Tips for Organizing Your E-mail – Web Worker Daily some ideas for moving your e-mail archive from a disaster zone to a useful resource.
Evolution of my e-mail setup – an overview of how this e-mail system went from chaos to lean and mean.
Begin, again – I pointed at this a couple of years ago, but [...]
Bits and Pieces - February 16
Clear Your Desk in 3 Steps – putting GTD to work on your messy desk.
How To Give A Good Compliment – There’s nothing like a warm, sincere compliment to make your day. Instead of waiting for one, why not give one out?
How to Make a To-go Coffee Cup Tissue Pop-up – I bought one of [...]
7 Rules for a Tidy Inbox
While travelling back to Edmonton yesterday evening, my seat-mate was dealing with a congested e-mail in-box. I could empathize, as my in-box looks the same. No matter what effort, tips and tricks I apply to e-mail processing, it doesn’t take long for the situation to get out of control.
This article at CNN.com, “Seven rules for [...]
4 Tips to Help Alleviate Ergonomic-Related Strain
Be aware of how you are sitting. If you’re slouching or having to reach too far, you will likely start feeling stiff and sore. When your work area is set up to fit your body (ergonomics), good posture becomes easy.
Here are four tips:
Keep your neck and head upright. Adjust your monitor so that it is an [...]
Browser-Based Spreadsheets
Last week I mentioned OpenOffice.org as a free alternative to expensive office software suites. Another source of free office suites is browser-based software.
Here are three browser-based spreadsheets:
EditGrid – Basic Features:
Bookmarklet
Browser Support
Cell Border
Charting
Hotkeys
Freeze Pane
Import & Export
Keyboard Navigation
Multilingual Interface
Note and Tag
Number Format
Permalink
Sorting Viewer
Google Spreadsheets – Basic Features:
Import and export of .xls, .csv, and .ods formatted data (and [...]
E-mail tip: Sort messages using columns
You have about 200 messages in your in-box and one of your important clients calls you on the phone. You need to quickly find a message he sent you but it is buried somewhere in those 200 messages!
No problem! Just click on the FROM column heading in Outlook or the WHO column heading in Lotus [...]
