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Work Smart 2: Time Management Tips for Mac Users

BY Gina TrapaniWed Nov 17, 2010

Want to get organized? First you need to find a great task manager to organize all your to-do's in one place. In this week's episode, entrepreneur, student and Mac user Quintin Carlson asks for the best to-do list application to organize his busy life.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Improving Your Organization's Social Media Presence

BY Gina TrapaniWed Nov 10, 2010

Organizations using social media, there's something you must know: getting thousands of Facebook fans or Twitter followers isn't as important as what you do with them. In this week's episode of Work Smart, an important charity in my town asks how they can improve their online presence.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Best Blogging Tools for a Beginner

BY Gina TrapaniWed Nov 3, 2010

Starting a blog in 2010 involves a tough decision: what publishing system to use. Today, a plethora of mature blogging tools produce beautiful websites and involve a range of features, from simple, no-nonsense ...READ»

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Work Smart 2: How Do You Know When to Kill a Project?

BY Gina TrapaniWed Oct 27, 2010

The toughest thing an entrepreneur has to do is admit a company or a product is a failure and move on. But the longer you work on something that's not working, the more time you lose that could be spent working on a ...READ»

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Work Smart 2: What Projects Are Worth Working On?

BY Gina TrapaniThu Oct 21, 2010

Ideas are cheap. Execution is what matters. But how do you choose which ideas are worth sinking time and money into and actually executing on? Idea guy Bryan Serven asks the question every entrepreneur has wrestled with.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Perfect Your Digital Document Filing System

BY Gina TrapaniWed Oct 13, 2010

Scanning your stacks of paper to digital documents is a huge project, and you want to make sure all that information will be as easy to find on your hard drive as it is in your filing cabinet.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Is Google Apps for Business For You?

BY Gina TrapaniWed Oct 6, 2010

Nowadays, moving your businesses' IT solution to a hosted cloud-based service--like Google Apps for business--is all the rage. But does it make sense for your (very) small business? In this week's episode, sole ...READ»

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Work Smart 2: Stay Connected While Telecommuting

BY Gina TrapaniWed Sep 29, 2010

Working remotely is so liberating--you get to do what you do best, in a location of your choice, without your co-workers or boss always looking over your shoulder. But telecommuting also requires a lot more effort when it comes to maintaining relationships and connections with people back at the office. READ»

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Work Smart 2: Stop Wasting Time Getting Productive

BY Gina TrapaniWed Sep 22, 2010

If you're watching this video series, you're interested in new ways to be more productive--but when does your obsession with efficiency become a waste of time? In this week's episode of Work Smart 2, Bill Clark asks how you actually work smarter when you spend time learning new productivity tricks. I share my favorite tool for keeping yourself honest, and then asked author of productivity bible Getting Things Done David Allen for his thoughts.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Password Protection

BY Gina TrapaniWed Sep 15, 2010

Think about the number of passwords you use. If it's just one or two, you're not storing your data securely. More likely, you've got anywhere from six to a dozen. But how do you strike a balance between convenience and security?READ»

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How the New Twitter.com Gives Your Favorite App a Run for Its Money

BY Gina TrapaniTue Sep 14, 2010

Forget your favorite Twitter app: the newly redesigned Twitter.com adds rich media, keyboard shortcuts, infinite scrolling, and conversations to what used to be a plain old website. Here's a preview of the new features it gives you, in your browser--no app required.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Staying Organized After Being on the Road

BY Gina TrapaniWed Sep 8, 2010

Welcome to another edition of Work Smart with Gina Trapani. This week, Daniel Beck, a technical writer for WebFaction in Philadelphia, PA, asks for advice on how to get and stay organized after traveling. ...READ»

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Work Smart 2: How to Take Smart Meeting Notes

BY Gina TrapaniWed Sep 1, 2010

Welcome to the second season of Work Smart with Gina Trapani. This week, Suhasini Kotcherlakota, an instructional designer at the UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha, NE, asks for smart advice on taking thorough meeting notes. Gina offers her tips, and then calls on Brad Isaac of Persistence Unlimited to learn his techniques.READ»

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Work Smart 2: Get a Personal Skype Consultation with Gina Trapani and Friends

BY Gina TrapaniMon Aug 9, 2010

Have you got a nagging question about technology and productivity? If my experience is any guide, you do. That's why my next batch of Work Smart videos is going be a Q&A series based on your questions.Here's how it works: Email me ...READ»