Author: Carl Natale

 

The Digital Nomad’s Guide to Using Paper Stationery

I’m a digital nomad. I love using computers. I worked as online editor for newspapers. I am so online that my filing cabinets are practically empty. So going paperless should be a no brainer. Although I don’t hug trees, I don’t mind saving a few. But after looking through myRead More

How to Stay Productive When the Internet Is Down

The Internet went down this morning at the home office. If I were in a deadline situation, I would have packed the laptop into the car and headed for the nearest caffeinated wifi hot spot. But I was under no pressure this morning and had hope the Internet downtime wouldRead More

Friend or Faux: How Do You Pick Your Friends on Social Networks?

Do you want to be my friend? Or my follower? Or whatever it is we call each other on this social network? I know we don’t know each other…but that shouldn’t stop you from making me one of your 1,742 friends. To be honest, I’m kind of shy when I getRead More

How to Hone Your Business Skills with a Cribbage Board

One of my favorite ways to kill some time and unwind is by playing cribbage on my iPhone. It’s an addictive way to clear my head. Oh, it’s not all fun and games. There are some valuable business skills to be learned: Pay attention to your numbers: When I pickRead More

How to Balance Your Internet Life with Your Real Life

Hi, I’m Carl, and I’m a blogger. I really started blogging back in 1997 when I created an e-mail newsletter for the newspaper. I would start each daily e-mail with some personal insights then list the day’s headlines. I didn’t know it but it was blogging. I thought I couldRead More

How Your Spouse Can Help Your Work-Life Balance

I don’t need to tell you how challenging it is to balance work and life. In this economy, it’s hard to say no to working more hours. You want to spend more time with your family but need to make enough money to pay the bills. What works for manyRead More

9 Ways to Sync Bookmarks

I’m writing this on a desktop computer. I also use a laptop – when I’m away from home or working from the patio. In addition, there are two mobile devices in my messenger bag that can access the Internet. Oh, and I used to work for an employer who providedRead More

What Wedding Planning Taught Me About Project Management

I’m getting married. Yes, I’m thrilled. It’s going to be a small wedding on the shore of the lake. Beautiful spot for a beautiful day. I’m pretty busy with the wedding planning. Even though it’s going to be small, we still have almost all the elements and decisions that comeRead More

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