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The Best of the Business Blogs, August 2010
At the start of each month, we round up the best posts from the business network of blogs and directing you to them. Here’s the best of business in August, including articles from FreelanceSwitch, the Netsetter and WorkAwesome.
Awesome Links #13: Working From Home, Being Late, Productive Brainstorming
Why Working From Home is Both Awesome and Horrible An absolutely hilarious web comic on working from home by The Oatmeal. And it makes sense too! Launch Programs from the Windows Start Menu More Quickly A nice trick discovered by Amit from Digital Inspiration that saves time when launching programsRead More
5 Ways to be Financially Fit
Let’s face it—no matter how much you might love your job and enjoy going to work every day, when it comes down to it, you rely on your profession to pay the bills and support yourself and your family. Though you may not be in your ideal salary range justRead More
Boomerang for Gmail: Beta Invites!
Yesterday we gave Baydin’s Boomerang for Gmail a pretty decent once over. I have been using the service for the past week or so and I’m happy with the results I’m getting. As editor of this site – and living in North America as opposed to where Envato HQ isRead More
Awesome Links #12: Laptop Touchpad, Time Tracking, Decluttering
4 Ways to Get Rid of Typing Errors Due to Your Laptop TouchPad If you are tired of the frequent typos (and hence the loss in productivity) that happen due to your laptop’s touchpad then this article by Guiding Tech is worth a read. How to Find Enough Time toRead More
Making Ideas Happen with Scott Belsky: Book Review and Interview
Creativity is a commendable quality. Good ideas are very valuable, and a person with repeated sparks of genius is priceless. But, even the most creative ideas amount to nothing if they’re not organized, established and executed. That’s where Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen can empower you with theRead More
Data Backup and Sync Strategies #2: Top Backup and Sync Tools
In my first article in this series, I discussed the importance of data backup and sync, and what data you should consider backing up. It ranged from files to browser preferences, credit cards to business data, and emails to your tweets. So, now that you know the things you needRead More
How to Beat Procrastination Permanently
It’s no surprise that we’ve touched on beating procrastination several times at WorkAwesome – it is productivity’s sworn enemy. On our path to progress, we’re constantly kicking procrastination to the curb, and often it just reappears a few steps farther along the road. Some of us fare better than othersRead More