http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogList.asp?sort=organizer&schedule=15 Computers are wonderful, aren't they? They not only hold all of your documents but you can also instantly communicate with people from across the world, surf the web, and order pizza online! What more could you ask for in life, how about an "easy button" much like in the Staples ad? One that will help with life's little mysteries such as: Where in the heck is that e-mail from Bob? Oh shoot, I can't remember where I saved the proposal for my client! Why in the world is my Outlook so stinking slow?! Now clear your head of the stress computers can cause when you are looking for something important and think about your kitchen. Where are your coffee mugs in the kitchen? Are they next to the coffee pot? Of course they are! That is only logical; it makes the most sense, right? (If they aren't, go ahead and move them real quick. I won't tell!) The same sort of logic that goes into the placement of your coffee mugs should also be used for the placement of items on your computer. Setting your computer up logically and organizing items you use can save you time, frustration, and heart ache - as long as you know how to utilize it correctly for your needs. So instead of threatening to throw the computer out the window and onto the pavement 5 stories below, let's figure out some quick and easy solutions to help you maintain your dignity and your sanity! Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:45:12 EST en-us http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2063 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2063 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST One of my clients is a very Inspirational organizer. When she is on her game she is absolutely on FIRE, but when life starts weighing her down, on dear Lord. The funk from hell sets in and it takes an act of God to get her out of it. Her work overwhelms her, she feels like nothing gets accomplished, and she is completely unmotivated to work. Obviously this is NOT a good thing, so we came up with a special solution to help her with this debacle. We created an Excel spreadsheet ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2062 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2062 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST Using email signatures as Signatures is great, but what more can you do with this time saving feature? Before we get to the answer to that question, let's think about what the signature actually does. With 3 clicks of the mouse it automatically inserts text that you typed into the body of the email. Now let's think about some of those redundant emails you get in any given day or week requesting some sort of canned response from you. What services do you offer? Can ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=1632 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=1632 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST We all have pet peeves that drive us absolutely bonkers! From cracking knuckles, to incessant sniffing; pet peeves of our friends to the annoying habits of co-workers; the driving habits of the crazy people around us to how we receive emails. I can't really blog about knuckle cracking, because I am one of "those" people, the modern vocabulary doesn't have enough swear words to accommodate my tirade on early morning drivers, but I can throw out my two cents about email pet ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=1019 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=1019 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 08:30:00 EST If you have been using Outlook for any length of time, I am sure you have seen the little section for using the cute little Post It Notes. However, if you are like most people you probably haven't been able to come up with a great idea for actually USING the little babies! You want to play with them and put pertinent information on them and color code the little electronic stickies, but your brain comes to a stand still. HOW can you use them effectively?! Well, I have come up with ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=952 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=952 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:30:00 EST I spent 6 hours trying to figure out what in the world was wrong with my email yesterday. I recently moved and I had to change service providers and talk about a NIGHTMARE! I was online at Qwest trying to troubleshoot my email woes, I did the little Instant Chat with a customer service guy (that was useless), I called in and waited on hold for 49 minutes while the man was beyond "not doing a dang gone thing", I swore, I threatened and cajoled my Outlook and I was beyond annoyed! So, as a ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=867 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=867 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:30:00 EST My children are HORRENDOUS spellers. I am talking about not even spell check can determine what some of the words they are trying to type are. Oh ya, it's THAT bad and we are not talking about 3 and 4 year olds. I am talking about a 14-year old and 9-year old. I have pretty much abandoned all hope for my daughter, but my 9-year old I have found a glimmer of hope in technology! Not another computer game that will randomly go through words that may or may not be on his spelling ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=750 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=750 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:30:00 EST There was a time when I had 12 email addresses. Yep, 12 of the little suckers. The reason behind the email madness was simple, each email address has a different purpose. From having a separate personal email address, to business address and even having one for all of those annoying "sign up here" email form fields. Having multiple email addresses can save you a ton of email spam, a lot of time, and can help keep your emails organized. IF you use it correctly. Personal Emails ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=685 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=685 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:30:00 EST I think I am getting ready to go into an epileptic fit over a post and the comments on Marcia's blog this evening about Tackling Computer Clutter . Ok, let's just throw it out there that I really do need to get a life or at least something in my life a little more interesting than knowing about folder sizes in your Outlook. Marcia's post was great about cleaning out your email folders, but when I started to read the comments I was down right freaked out by one of the ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=655 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=655 Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:30:00 EST "Suzanne, how do I make labels from my Outlook address book?" I have answered that question 21 times since December 1. Everyone is getting ready to mail out Christmas cards and who really has time to hand address all of the cards you may have for your family, friends and business associates? Sure, it's a nice touch but it would be a heck of a lot easier to peel off a cute holiday label than hand writing those suckers! Today, I am going to tell you how you can very easily import your ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=522 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=522 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:30:00 EST Don't you just love digital cameras and the ability to download, email and save pictures to your computer? No mess, no awkward envelopes full of pictures, and no trying to figure out what to do with the negatives; it is amazing! Although, now you have a hard drive that is bulging at the seams with picture upon picture upon picture. You can't find the photos you took of your son's first birthday and when you do, you also see pictures from your husbands hockey game mixed with ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=481 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=481 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:30:00 EST I will admit, I am still a bit bitter that the new Microsoft Outlook 2007 does not have my favorite colored flags at my fingertips. As a matter of fact, I'm quite annoyed. But for those of you who are still working in 2003, I'm going to introduce you to my little friends! On the right hand side of your email list you will notice a little outline of a flag. If you right click on the flag it is going to give you color options! Woo hoo! Now, what can you do with these beautiful little ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=377 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=377 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:30:00 EST You know, I was having a nice brainstorming session with my office mate and we were talking about our favorite computer software programs that make our lives so much easier. Which helped spawn our latest blog post. We are going to take a quick look at my top four softwares that help keep my little life in order, why I love them and how I make them work for me. My all time favorite is Outlook . Does this really require an indepth description as to why I love it? Not really. Some of the ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=317 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=317 Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:30:00 EST I absolutely love using my composition notebooks for my voicemails, notes, clients, and my other to do's. I can use little Post It flags to label the different sections for To Do's, Projects, Brainstorming Ideas, Marketing, etc. It is absolutely wonderful! However, when I am looking for something specific I need to flip through the book and it could take quite awhile for me to locate what I am searching for, if at all. Although I love the feel of paper, sometimes I need something ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=251 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=251 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:30:00 EST If I had to pick the one question I get asked more than any other when it comes to organizing on the computer it would have to be, "I can't find the report I was working on yesterday, do you know how I can find it?" The answer to that is a reassuring, "yes", but to look at the nightmarish hell hole that compiles the electronic files on the desktop is enough to throw a woman into shock! Everyone is so concerned about filing away the junk in their office and on their desk, they forget ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=175 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=175 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:30:00 EST Email signatures are great time savers! Can you imagine having to type your name, company, contact information, website, blog, blah blah blah, every single time you had to type up an email? Can you just imagine the time you will have wasted over a month or a year? It's nauseating! With that in mind, what else could use an email signature function for? Perhaps you don't have an auto responder set up, as many of us don't, but how nice would it be if every time someone ... http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2 http://www.onlineorganizing.com/BlogEntry.asp?id=2 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:30:00 EST Regardless of what you do, what you use it for, or how often you open it; email can quickly be the source of a lot of stress on you mentally. The sheer volume alone can be enough to send you over the brink of rational sanity. How many emails do you have in your inbox? Now that your eyeballs have bulged out of your head the appropriate amount, how about we take the next several weeks and systematically go through and clean out your email inbox and implement some quick tips to keep your ...