The objective of the paperless office has been around for years and there is a pretty solid consensus that it is a pipe dream. We’ll never completely be rid of paper (and as an analog fan I for one am happy with that) so we need to find ways to integrate paper storage and retrieval into our processes.
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The new year is right around the corner so it’s time to start looking into ways to get organized for next year. Here’s six suggestions for getting a head start on kicking off the new year in a productive way: Tip 1 – Clean off that digital desktop If you’re like me your digital desktop can wind up a bit cluttered. Take some time to get rid of shortcuts you don’t need, store files that need to be stored, and generally clean up. If you’re not sure if you need to keep something on your desktop try this trick – … Continue reading Six organization tips for 2016
The new year is right around the corner so it’s time to start looking into ways to get organized for next year. Here’s six suggestions for getting a head start on kicking off the new year in a productive way: … Continue reading Six organization tips for 2016
OneNote is an excellent tool for not only gathering content but organizing crafting materials for use. One of the tricks I frequently use is the OneNote to Word save function for sections and notebooks. You see, if you capture a variety of information in a section or in a notebook and need to share it with someone else, you can use the Save As function to save an entire section or notebook in OneNote to a Word document. This way you don’t need to copy any content to Word for wordsmithing nor do you need to share the actual OneNote … Continue reading Using OneNote to create Word documents
Put your clutter in a box with an expiration date. I do like the idea of clutter having a limited lifespan. I’ll be trying this tip myself when it comes to the shopping receipts that seem to pile up on … Continue reading Clutter with a limited future
Peter Walsh offered an idea on the last Springpad Show about managing magazines. The idea is to only keep a few back issues and then take out the things you want to keep in older copies, take pictures of the content to store in Springpad, and then recycle the magazines. My suggestion is to take this idea one step further. Since each note in Springpad can handle multiple images, take your magazine and go through it page by page, photographing each page using the Springpad app on your mobile device, stacking them all into one note. You can then use … Continue reading Magazine organization with Springpad
Since Springpad went offline a few years ago we’ve been left with a functional gap in the productivity space. I’m going back through some of the ideas and applications we had for Springpad and updating them for use in OneNote. … Continue reading Magazine organization with OneNote – Updated
Keeping track of drink recipes for those of us who are amateur mixologists can be quite the challenge. It struck me then there should be an easy way to use the new Starter Notebooks from Springpad to rise to occasion. Sure enough, using the Recipe notebook I started searching for holiday beverages to have the recipes and ingredients on hand. You can see and follow my notebook below as I continue to add items to it. If you have a beverage you’d like to see added, just make a note in the comments and I’ll do my best. View the … Continue reading Build your own Virtual Bartender for the holidays
If you haven’t seen our last show, here’s the video from YouTube. Our next show is scheduled for Nov. 14 and we’ll be talking about organizing your holiday shopping. Continue reading Springpad Show #2 – Personal Productivity
SalFalko / Foter.com / CC BY-NC We’re rapidly approaching that time of year where the stress builds from trying to manage your holiday gift giving. I have three kids and my wife and I spend a fair portion of time … Continue reading Tips to Organize your Holiday Shopping
