Get in on the ACT! by Janet Barclay
After writing about my recent challenges with my electronic time management system , I received an email from Chantale Tardif of Organimax, suggesting that I give ACT! a try. I actually had the...
View ArticleControlling the S*** by Janet Barclay
If you have an email account, you've probably had some. If your email address appears online, you've probably had lots. (If you don't have an email account, wake up – it's the 21 st century!) Yes, I'm...
View ArticleUsing Your Outlook Contacts by Janet Barclay
Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used software programs for email, but if you're only using it for email, you're missing out on a great productivity tool! Here are a few ways you can use...
View ArticleThe Cure for Scheduling Headaches by Janet Barclay
For the last three years, I've been a member of the team who puts together Face to Face – Hamilton's Job Fair . Due to my strong organizing abilities, I was assigned the task of creating a schedule for...
View ArticleSave Time with Email Templates by Janet Barclay
Do you find yourself sending out similar emails over and over? Maybe it's a message you send to new contacts after meeting them at a business networking event or trade show. Or maybe it's one you send...
View ArticleHow to Save Time & Eliminate Paper Clutter by Janet Barclay
There are a number of products available that allow you to scan your receipts and business cards into electronic format, but you are still left wondering how to store your original paperwork. I've just...
View ArticleOnline Money Management by Janet Barclay
Back in the early 1990s, I had an Amiga 500, and when I bought a new mouse, it came with a bunch of software, including a personal financial manager. I liked being able to track my expenses...
View ArticleTyped today, sent tomorrow... by Janet Barclay
A wise person once said, " Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today." It makes sense, doesn't it? Even if a task doesn't need to be done until next Wednesday, something might come up that day...
View ArticleMy Technology Wish List (Part 1) by Janet Barclay
Dear Santa, I don't know if you read my blog, but I hope you do, because there are a few gadgets I'd really like to have. I know I can write off the cost if I buy them myself, but they're probably not...
View ArticleMy Technology Wish List (Part 2) by Janet Barclay
Hi Santa, it's me again. When I went to the east coast with my dad last year, he brought along a GPS navigator. Although it wasn't infallible (it did tell us to drive into the forest once or twice), it...
View ArticleMy Technology Wish List (Part 3) by Janet Barclay
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View ArticleMy Gift to You by Janet Barclay
I'm off today, celebrating with my family, but if you're not, or if you're reading this at a later date, I don't want to leave you with nothing to read! Instead, I'd like to recommend that you check...
View Article2008 In Review by Janet Barclay
One thing about writing a blog about technology is the speed at which information changes! A couple of the tools I blogged about over the past year, Blog Friends and I Want Sandy , aren't even...
View ArticleA Simple Social Networking Tool to Save You Time by Janet Barclay
Before getting into this week's topic, I'd like to take a moment to thank the hosts of this blog for selecting me as Organizer of the Month ! I will try to live up to this honour by continuing to post...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Track Your Weight Loss Program by Janet Barclay
If one of your new year's resolutions was to lose weight, you're in good company – this is one of the most popular resolutions every year. Like so many other areas of life, you can use technology to...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Organize Your Job Search by Janet Barclay
Since I blogged about Jobfiler last year, I've learned about several much more powerful online job search organizers. If you or someone in your family is looking for work, using one of these tools will...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Organize Your World by Janet Barclay
Once upon a time, Windows included a simple personal information manager called CardFile, which basically functioned as an electronic Rolodex. Many people used it extensively to organize all types of...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Overcome Your Organizing Challenges by Janet Barclay
As you may know, before becoming a virtual assistant, I was a professional organizer, and for quite a while I offered both services. I had thought of somehow combining the two and helping people to get...
View ArticleUsing Tweepler to Organize Your Tweeps by Janet Barclay
Does this title have you shaking your head? I confess, a few months ago I probably would have done the same. However, since I started using Twitter , my vocabulary is full of strange new words...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Organize Your Books by Janet Barclay
One of my favourite websites is The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), and I wrote a post about it, Organize Movies the Easy Way , some time ago. Around the same time, I was delighted to discover a site...
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