Tag Archives: Productivity
Mind Your Manners! Etiquette for the Electronic Age
From the heavyset computing devices of Charles Babbage to today’s simple novelty items, electronic devices and gadgets have become smaller, more functional, and more integrated into our daily lives. With mobile phone calls, SMS, and email we are seemingly in constant need to be in touch with other people electronically.
And therein lies the problem. Many [...]
Healthy Computing Tips
Carpal tunnel syndrome and eyestrain are two of the most common conditions that affect habitual computer users. Whether or not these conditions pose serious health risks remains a subject of debate, but it’s safe to say that no one wants to suffer them. Both conditions are painful, and can affect your productivity. The good news [...]
Why Enable a Mobile Workforce?
If you enable your employees to work where and when they like, at any hour of any day, you’ll likely see big gains in productivity.
With traditional network infrastructure, when employees are away from the office—because they’re traveling for business purposes are or are taking time off—collaboration is impossible and productivity is lost.
As a result, many [...]
Free Online Solutions Make Your Life Easier
Do you frequently struggle with creating PDF documents, sending large files through email, and converting various file types from one to another? If so, you may have found that some mainstream solutions are complicated and time consuming. But there are some online solutions that can help you with these common tasks without requiring you to [...]
Boosting productivity by ‘not working’
Apparently, the well known adage “All work and no play make Johnny a dull boy” isn’t just some excuse to be laid back and take a break from the drudgery of work (hah, drudgery), but is really a fact based on science. At least as far as the fellows from the University of Melbourne in [...]
Why two screens are better than one?
3 Reasons 2 Screens are Better than 1
Increasing your employees’ online workspace by expanding it across two or more monitors can significantly improve productivity with minimal cost investment.
In the past, multiple monitors have been the domain of programmers. Visit Google headquarters, for example, and you’ll see awe-inspiring configurations of screens: two, four, even six monitors, [...]
How to Web Sites
It’s All in the ‘How’
Have you ever wondered how to fix a leaking pipe or a broken light? Or how to check your car’s coolant or radiator fluid? How about maintaining a lawn, or tying a Windsor, or cooking a tasty meal for you or your kids in less than 30 minutes?
The answers to these [...]
Working Smarter and More Efficiently with Instant Messaging
Are you avoiding instant messaging (IM) for fear that it will distract your employees and cut productivity? In fact, the opposite may be true.
What is IM?
IM is software that allows you to communicate in real time with other people who have the same software. It’s like email, but instantaneous.
IM was originally considered a way to [...]
Stop Wasting Money with Inefficient Communications
Research conducted by SIS International Research and sponsored by Siemens found that small and midsized businesses (SMBs) with 100 employees could be leaking a staggering $524,569 annually as a result of communications barriers and latency. The study identifies these top five pain points, in order of estimated cost:
inefficient coordination
waiting for information
unwanted communications;
customer complaints
barriers to communication
In [...]
Working Toward a Paperless Office