Displaying All Posts from November, 2010

WorkAwesome Podcast: Episode 2

WorkAwesome Podcast: Episode 2

This week’s episode of the WorkAwesome podcast features an interview with ZURB’s Chief Instigator, Bryan Zmijewski that was conducted just after the release of their new web service, Verify. Host Mike Vardy also delves into the world of iPad and iPhone productivity including what’s now possible with the recent updates in the iOS — as well as the endless discussion about paper vs. digital task management.

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Awesome Links #23: Portable Apps, Crowdsourcing, Get Rich Quick

In this week’s Awesome Links, we’re featuring links that discuss podcasts, portability and pennies (as in the truth about gathering pennies quickly).

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Top 10 Coolest PowerPoint Slideshows on Slideshare

Top 10 Coolest PowerPoint Slideshows on Slideshare

As the World’s Best Presentation contest on SlideShare comes to a close, we thought we’d share with you our thoughts on the top ten coolest PowerPoint slideshows. We’ve already featured Jesse DesJardins — and he sets the bar pretty high — so while he’s not on this list, you should check out his work. It was used as a benchmark of sorts when this list was put together.

The “coolness” factor is based no information given and in the manner in which it is delivered. There’s a mix of traditional presentations along with some of the more “graphical” ones that are becoming very popular. Since the hallmark of a great presentation is for it to convey a message on its own, we’re going to let each one do just that.

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Focus is the Need of the Hour

I’m sure you’ve come across articles on prominent news sites and journals which talk about how the real-time world wants everything right now. It is hampering our ability to focus and concentrate on the things that matter.

There are distractions galore, and even an extremely simple task – like reading this somewhat short article from the first word till the last – seems daunting…or worse, inconvenient. Why? Because there’s a good chance you have already opened Facebook to see if your friend posted the pictures of that amazing gadget he was planning to buy.

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The Netsetter: Interview with Danielle LaPorte

The Netsetter: Interview with Danielle LaPorte

On this week’s installment of The Netsetter at WorkAwesome, Thursday Bram talks with Danielle LaPorte, who is a well-known writer, speaker and business/strategic advisor. Danielle’s a very busy woman with a lot of things on the go – we’re glad she was able to take the time to speak with us recently.

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WordPress Tutorial: How to Use WordPress as an Online Notebook

The best notebook for you depends on how you think and organize. The same goes for online note taking. There are a lot of options.

But I’ve been using WordPress blogs to take notes when I have Internet access. Why?

  • Access notes from anywhere
  • WordPress is a great writing app
  • Notes are searchable
  • Categories and tags help you organize thought
  • Turn notes into blog entries

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The Manager’s Guide to Increasing Employee Productivity

The Manager’s Guide to Increasing Employee Productivity

A high demand for the employee productivity lacking in today’s workforce leaves management teams wondering exactly what to do. The dazzling distractions of a high tech world constantly bombard the work environment. Employees are so busy texting, “tweeting” and updating their Facebook statuses that employers are left with unfinished assignments, missed deadlines, and wasted financial resources. Increasing employee productivity should be on the forefront of any managerial mind.

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BridgeURL: An Innovative Tool to Share Multiple Sites

How do you go about sharing a bunch of interesting sites with a friend?

Sure, you can always copy paste the links in your email. But that’s not the most convenient and productive way to do it. Your friend wouldn’t want to click through each of them either — especially if there are a lot of sites. This is where BridgeURL can help.

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