Archive for the 'Tools' Category
As an almost constant home worker, my work connections are 90%+ virtual. I rely heavily on a variety of collaboration tools to help me overcome the barriers to successful engagement, construction of trusted networks and getting the job done in a geographically dispersed team.
This clip from Phil Montero (via Michael’s news updates) rings true with [...]
As a follow on to my recent post, I’d thought I post my thoughts on what I’ve discovered about keeping these devices (small computers after all) in good working order.
Handy maintenance tips
This post from BBGeeks is a great start point:
8 ways to trim the fat from your Blackberry
Some of the less obvious or well [...]
Technorati Tags: Mobile,mid,smartphones,connectivity
Since I received a Blackberry (8310 Curve) a replacement to my standard corporate mobile handset. I’ve become an avid user and I consider it an almost indispensable tool for keeping in touch and connected to colleagues and other networks. I have only used a blackberry (this model), so am not in a position [...]
Technorati Tags: rss,feeds,feed readers
TechCrunch blogger MG Seigler recently blogged on Google Reader: “Google-reader-still-trying-to-figure-out-this-whole-social-thing-still-failing“
I use Google Reader, but not as a social platform, purely as the back-end service that collects feeds that I subscribe to, and connects to various end-points I use to access the feeds. In fact I don’t even use it as a the [...]
Technorati Tags: Feedly,feed readers
If you use Firefox (or derivatives) as a browser and Google Reader as a feed store; then I would highly recommend you consider using Feedly as feed reader.
Why do I use it? I use for the following reasons:
1. The UI
The magazine format really works for me. Simple easy to read and [...]
Technorati Tags: Smartphone,sync,blackberry,Lotus notes
One of the great things about smart phones is that one way or another they can be tethered up to your laptop or PC to move, copy or sync data between your devices.
Obviously the most important parts to sync between the smart phone and your work device is going to be your [...]
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