If you’re using Notion as a task manager, here’s a quick tip for entering new tasks. First, create views in your task list database that filters for things such as today’s date, tomorrow’s date, and specific categories. Next make sure … Continue reading Hack for adding tasks to Notion
Microsoft SharePoint has been a part of the business landscape since 2001 and organizations who have taken it to heart commonly have two experiences. One, they discover the benefits the collaborative platform can bring to your teams and projects or … Continue reading Five steps to putting SharePoint to work for your organization
Choosing which tools you want to use when it comes to improving your productive quality of work can be a challenge. Not only do you need to figure out the tools, you need to understand what you want from them … Continue reading Choosing a task manager? How about a free worksheet to help you decide?
For years now the idea of wearable technology, be it watch, ring, glasses, or some other combination has been touted as not only the road to better health but improved productivity as well. I’ve been a wearable tech guy for … Continue reading Does wearable tech make you more productive?
If you use both OneNote on the desktop and OneNote on mobile (iOS or Android) you may have encountered the problem I see all the time: changing between a mouse and touch interface. Here’s the situation. If I create a … Continue reading OneNote Tip for Expanding Text
One of the things I use OneNote most frequently for is to gather articles for reading and reference. Reading content on the web has been tackled by apps like Pocket and Instapaper, but I wanted to the ability to keep … Continue reading Using OneNote as an Offline Reader
You can use Samsung Notes to convert your handwriting to text with only a couple of clicks. Have a look at the video and tell me if this is something you think you would use in the comments. Continue reading Converting handwriting to text using Samsung Notes
If you’re a user of Samsung Notes then I recommend watching this video from Mira Adriana over on YouTube with 20 features you can use. I’ve gone back a couple of times now and found features I had missed that have made this application even better. If you have a Samsung device and haven’t tried Samsung Notes, this will show you some of what you’re missing. (I love the leek stylus, btw!) Let me know in the comments what you think about Samsung Notes, this video, and digital note taking in general. Continue reading 20 Features for Samsung Notes
Adam Savage has a great quote on his YouTube video talking about a tool cart he constructed. When asked about keeping tools in drawers he said, ” Drawers are where tools go to die.” This completely resonated with me and … Continue reading Drawers, where things go to die.
This week we’re all in on digital ink: it’s history, uses, and challenges when it comes to a cross platform productivity environment. If you’re using an Apple pencil, Samsung S-Pen or some other way to write on your digital devices, … Continue reading Digital Ink on Cross Platform this week
With Samsung’s big Unpacked event only a day away, I have to ask the question about the push for foldable phones and how they can help when it comes to productivity. Now to be fair, I’ve been a long time … Continue reading Will a foldable phone improve your productivity?
We’re starting to see information coming from Microsoft about the future of OneNote Desktop and OneNote for Windows 10. Their latest announcement shares the integration of the two products into one, with Desktop being the last one standing and “desired” … Continue reading Changes are coming for OneNote
Why type your notes into OneNote when you can dictate them? Continue reading Dictate your notes into OneNote for Windows 10
If you’ve ever worked on a project (and if you’re reading this article I’d say it’s safe to say you have) then it’s likely you’ve encountered the challenge of sharing information among your team members. Keeping everyone on the same … Continue reading Seven tips for success using OneNote as a project knowledge repository
Here’s a short video on how you can create an equivalent to an Eisenhower Matrix using Notion. It also covers an introduction to what an Eisenhower Matrix is (because, you know, that would be helpful to know as well.) Let … Continue reading Building an Eisenhower Matrix using Notion
You can create a travel planner using Notion in a matter of hours with a little planning. Here’s how I did it. Continue reading Vacation Planning with Notion
Have a great idea for a blog post? If you use Wordpress.com you can create a new post with a single click. Why waste time? Continue reading One click to a new post in WordPress.com
Workflowy makes it easy to share branches of the outline with others with just a few clicks. Here’s how to make that happen. Continue reading Share an outline branch from Workflowy
Create a docked note in OneNote 2016 to make note taking easy while working on something else. Continue reading Dock a OneNote note with one easy step
If you’re running Microsoft Teams you can start a meeting immediately for everyone on your team with just a few clicks. Continue reading Hold an impromptu meeting for your team in Teams
