I only just discovered this tool (thanks to Pixetell’s recent tweet) and I have to say it has me drooling. If you’ve ever tried scheduling a meeting in large organization full of busy people, then you know what a pain in the rump trying to put together a meeting can be. Oh sure, everyone has their calendar shared, and you can see exactly when they’re available. But statistically speaking, the more people you have to include in the meeting, the fewer options you have to choose from.
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This annoyed me because I couldn’t find a clear answer by Googling. I saw it show up when I used Google Pack on a new laptop, so I knew there was a way to get it. So for those wondering, here’s how:
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The old management maxim of “What gets measured, gets done!” applies to all parts of life. Most especially financial fitness, physical fitness and weight-loss. So, with that in mind, here are four tools to help with each:
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Small businesses like to feel that they’re “entrepreneurial” organizations, that don’t want to be bogged down with the large corporate encumbrances that typically come with being a large enterprise. In fact, the phrase “entrepreneurial spirit” has become a standard deflection used by small-business owners to keep from having to do anything that might be defined as “best practice” by a trained manager.
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July 18th, 2010
| Administration | Chris
| View CommentsConsider this: It’s the 21st century, and the day of the knowledge worker. The majority of labor done for companies is no longer physical, such as manufacturing lines with assembly done by hands. Instead, work in the knowledge economy requires advanced mental-gymnastics that requires a well-trained mind to process. Thanks to the internet, individuals are no longer are people limited to employers by their geographic location.
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I wondered why Borders recently had the Sony Reader Touch listed for sale for $100 off. When I logged onto the free Wi-Fi, I saw that they had announced their new, $149 Kobo eReader; a low priced alternatives to the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Apple iPad. So, how does it stack up to its nearest competition, the Sony eReader?
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If so, I’ve got a great tool to show you–but not here!
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Picture this: you just enjoyed a very relaxing massage in the privacy of your own home. Inga, the tall Swedish woman who’s blond hair and blue eyes already unnerves you, is standing there patiently waiting for you to pay for the bliss you just received. Now, thanks to a cool new app, no longer will you suffer the awkward silence as you shuffle through your pants pockets, looking for the wallet with the cash you took out of the ATM that morning to pay this heaven-sent masseuse. She’ll just run your debit card through her Android or iPhone.
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This weekend I received and incredibly polite email from a woman named Leslie Joy. She had seen a post I’d made on the Outright entrepreneur community mentioning virtual assistants. To my surprise, she showed incredibly follow through my visiting my website and sending me a message, letting me know a bit about her, and that if I had any questions about hiring a VA I could discuss it with her, so when I was ready to I would be a few steps further ahead. Wow! Talk about proactive! That’s the type of attitude I love…
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Freshbooks is home to some very smart people. I know, I probably rave about them too much to anyone who’ll listen, but I find them to be a really fascinating, innovative company. They’re working with the dull-as-dishwater area of Accounts Receivable, and making it fun and easy to do; something the small business gorilla QuickBooks hasn’t really done too well yet. Last March, they released the results of a survey they did, looking at their data. They did some quick averages of the days-to-pay and percentage of invoices paid based on the payment terms. The results?
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Communication is all about filters and interpretation. When I say something, I say it in a way that makes sense to me; it then passes through a media medium (sound, text, sight), and you interpret it in the way that makes sense to you. The more ambiguous the message, the more room for error. For example, take the short e-mail: “Please tell him I agree.” What?!
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I hate the term “fan boy” for a number of reasons. It’s derogatory against women, it’s stereotypical, and it’s a form of profiling. That’s right: people will judge you based on one characteristic alone, and try to pigeonhole you with it. Case in point? Apple Fan Boy, Linux Fan Boy, Nintendo Fan Boy, etc. Mind you, most tech geeks are male, and most of the obsessive behavior gets primarily by them, but that’s beside the point. My point is, I don’t consider myself a fan boy by any means, for any single system, technology, or political party. The things I do like and rant about to anyone foolish enough to listen, I enjoy because they really manage supersede my expectations. So, with that in mind, let’s talk about Ubuntu!
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I’m not the only one who hates the new Facebook changes. Popular technology site Lifehacker just had two really good posts on how to protect your information on Facebook.
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One of the main reasons people use email clients is to use Mail Merge functionality, to send personalized email messages to a list of receipients. So when I saw this article on Lifehacker I got very excited, and hopefully you will too!
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