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August Recap at Harvard Business: Whiteboards, Business Cards, Google and Bookmarks

September 1st, 2009

Been wearing my virtual business suit over at the Work Smarter blog at Harvard Business Online, but been remiss in posting my articles here. Here's a recap of what I covered during August:

Instantly Transcribe a Whiteboard with Your Cameraphone -- using Evernote and Qipit
Forget the Business Card. Just Google Me -- meant this post a bit more tongue-in-cheek than most commenters took it, but still a strong believer in the importance of your name Google-ability
Should Your Organization "Go Google"? -- if the Twitter break-in is any indication, maybe not
How to Synchronize Bookmarks Between Work, Home, Laptop, and Smartphone -- using my absolutely essential Firefox add-on, Xmarks

How to Stay on Top of Ye Olde Email Inbox · Inbox Zero is a topic path well-trodden in the productivity blogosphere, but two books and a few blogs about personal productivity later, staying on top of my email is still a daily challenge for me. While I don't get down to zero every day, I do get there once or twice a week--usually when my inbox overflows onto the next page. (In Gmail, that's when I get past 50 conversations.) Over at my Harvard Business blog, I ran down my tried and true techniques for keeping the electronic mail under control. If you're suffering from a severe case of overload or could just use a refresher, check out Extreme Makeover: The Email Inbox Edition. · June 9th, 2009, 3 comments