Today we'll talk about ways to be productive in Gmail. A lot of my clients are intimidated by Gmail because it looks so different from other email programs. When my husband first started using Gmail, he hated it. However, after taking some time to get used to how Gmail works and implementing some of the [...]
What is "The Cloud" anyway?? It's much simpler than most people realize: It is almost anything that exists online (on the internet). Your email is in the cloud, Facebook is in the cloud, Netflix is in the cloud, and any other program you use through a website. Those websites have servers (master computers) that [...]
What a glorious feeling to be on vacation, taking tons of pictures with your phone or camera. Making memories! But when you get home, the number of photos you took smacks you in the face, and you feel completely overwhelmed. That usually leads to taking no action to use or enjoy your photos. This [...]
With the new virtual world everyone was pushed into this year, many are struggling to keep up with the technology required to stay relevant. To help those who feel they aren't tech-savvy, we've created a new video series - Tuesday Tech Training. This month was all about Zoom. Click the pictures below to access [...]
When working on emails do you lose hours of time and wonder what you accomplished when you're done? Do you feel like you're fighting a losing battle before you even begin? You're not alone. Most of my clients and attendees at my presentations fight the same battle. So what should you do? Formulate a [...]
Have you ever looked at your "My Documents" or "Pictures" folder and felt overwhelmed? Maybe it's time for you to create some folders to house some of those files (documents, pictures, PDFs, etc). So you say, "Sure, I could do that, but I don't have time to move each file into a folder - [...]
Did you know that almost every email program allows for auto-responder/vacation messages? There are several ways you can use this feature in your email. Some are straight-forward, but a couple are “outside the box.” Send automatic responses to notify senders of: When you’ll respond to their email A time of day or ‘within 24 hours’ How [...]
The holidays are here again, and many of us dread the whole holiday card process. We love sending heartfelt notes to our family and friends, but who wants to hand-address tons of envelopes? Have you considered printing labels for those envelopes? I promise it's not as hard as it sounds. The best way to [...]
We have so much information being sent our way every second of every day that it is overwhelming for even the most organized person. One tool that I use with my clients to lessen the overwhelm is Evernote. It is a program/app that allows you to easily organize the loads of information coming your [...]
So many times I hear about people who have seen the Microsoft OneNote icon in their Microsoft Office suite, but they have no idea what it is. What is Microsoft OneNote? Microsoft OneNote is an electronic binder (or notebook, as they call it). You can compile electronic information from emails, websites, documents, videos, and [...]
