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Project Management Blogs: How to Run Your Project on the Web

Posted by on Thursday, September 6th, 2007






Project management has been given a huge boost by internet tools. The biggest improvements for me came from the fact we can collaborate so easily across geography, time zones and computing platforms. Now though we have grown with the web technologies to the point where we have tailor-made services plus innovative ways of using other […]






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Conversion Central: 86 Tools to Convert Video, Music, Images, PDF and More

Posted by on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007






Few things are more irritating than having to deal with a format that is incompatible with what you need it to do. It doesn’t matter if it’s a media file, document, or shoe size; it’s just plain frustrating. To make your life easier, check out this list of 101 tools that will allow you to […]






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Facebook: Productivity Boost or Bane?

Posted by on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007






Regular readers will have seen how I saved a big percentage of time by cutting out unnecessary distractions. One area I am struggling with though is keeping up with my contacts. Actually, to be more specific, Facebook. Facebook has the potential to benefit productivity. It keeps you up to date with your contacts all in […]






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Using Mind Maps for Creativity, Note-Taking and Productivity

Posted by on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007






That headline makes a bold promise, doesn’t it? Creativity, note-taking and productivity? Mind Mapping really is that useful. Read on and I will explain! What Are Mind Maps? Mind Maps are a visual diagram with lines and bubbles representing ideas and relationships between them. The core idea sits in the middle with related topics branching […]






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Announcing the Creative Commons PDF Converter

Posted by on Monday, July 2nd, 2007






The CC PDF Converter is a free (open source) application that enables you to create PDF documents from almost any application (Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and more). The CC PDF Converter also allows you to easily embed a creative commons license in your PDF file. If you find any bugs or have any suggestions, I […]






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92 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need

Posted by on Thursday, May 10th, 2007






Running a business for yourself means you have to be inventive and always on the lookout for a new and better way to get things done. Innovation junkies, take note: the Internet has a lot to offer. From invoicing to marketing, these are tools that freelancers need to know about. Organization If you’re busy with […]






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Announcing PostWisdom for FireFox: Your Personal Blog Writing Coach

Posted by on Sunday, April 29th, 2007






Imagine reading an article about blogging from your favorite blogging guru. After a couple of sentences you become excited. The article is really good. It contains an amazing technique. A technique that will make you a better blogger. Using this technique, you immediatly whip out a shining blog post. When it’s time to write another […]






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The Information Leak in The Online Collaboration Sink

Posted by on Monday, December 11th, 2006






Learn why information leaks in online collaboration applications are important to you Earlier, I promised that I would look into online collaboration tools. I started looking into Zoho, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Thinkfree and others. I was a bit worried that these services created an opening for security violations. What I found was downright scary. […]






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Purchase-order tracking system based on Excel 2007: current process and requirements

Posted by on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006






Current process In a previous post, I said that we would be developing a new purchase-order tracking system in Excel 2007. I started by interviewing the customers. I sat down with Inbal, our “accounting department,” and this is what she said … Today, we have a licenses management solution [Nick named Hendrix]. Every purchase is […]






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Purchase-order tracking application with Excel 2007: Kickoff

Posted by on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006






The company I work for, Cogniview, offers customers various ways to purchase its products. A customer can use PayPal to purchase online, send a fax order, or send a purchase order by fax or e-mail. We have had an unusual amount of purchase orders lately. Everybody is happy when a PO comes in, but our […]