Dropbox is one of my essential tools. If you already have it, I’ve got 4 ways of using it that you may not know about: 1. Upload files via email Send To Dropbox is a service that assigns you an email address linked to your Dropbox. Everything that you send or forward to that email will be… Continue reading 4 ways of getting the most out of your dropbox
How to organize yourself, find time to work and be happy in the process
This article belongs to the telecommuting and geographical independence series. It doesn’t matter what your job is about, the routine is the same every day and it starts early in the morning: emails, news, events, requests and if you use a computer to work, the situation is even worse: Twitter, Facebook and other hundreds of sites that… Continue reading How to organize yourself, find time to work and be happy in the process
4 Tools to organize your life
Very few people manage to establish a fundamentalist separation between their work spaces and their homes. Normally our work follows us home; our shores chase us to work and they both follow us outside. How many times – for instance– have we arrived at the office only to find that the file we worked on… Continue reading 4 Tools to organize your life
How to create effective presentations, III – The endings
You have already mastered the art of transforming your message into a story. You even managed to create a 15-second version of your idea. But once you finish your speech, people haven’t noticed that you’re done. There’s no applause. Maybe you have a problem finishing things. Most of us are lousy to wrap up presentations. Some… Continue reading How to create effective presentations, III – The endings
When was the last time you did a backup?
Thou shalt back up frequently is one of my commandments. According to a recent study, only 28% of people perform a daily backup. And knowing my friends, that seems encouraging! There’re only two kinds of hard drives: the ones that have failed and the ones that are going to fail. A Google Study (who uses… Continue reading When was the last time you did a backup?