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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Attendance at arts performances dropped from 15 million to 13 million in 2001-2006; Low income, living in a poor neighbourhood, low parental education, recent immigration, racialized status, and Aboriginal status affect participation in leisure and culture. Time spent on social leisure activities dropped from 15% in 1998 to 12% in 2005.

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6 Ways to Alleviate Ergonomic-Related Strain

Ian's Messy Desk

I got carpal tunnels syndrome/tendinitis in 2000 & 2001 because I didn’t have good ergonomic advice, & didn’t take any initiative back then to seek it out.

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10 Reminder Systems for You To Consider

Stephanie LH Calahan

savvyspaces Steph: birthdayalarm.com - sends an email reminder 1 week before and again a couple days. With the help of some super-talented developers, they built a system that requires no sign up or setup, and lets any user send or forward any email into the future. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Building a Perpetual Marketing Machine

Small Business CEO

Meanwhile, established tools like email marketing provide valuable metrics on subscribers, and are more suited for retaining and engaging existing customers than acquiring new ones. Positioning email marketing against social media leaves marketers at a loss because they fail to capitalize on the individual strengths of both these channels.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. I've been telecommuting full time as a programmer since 2001. It’s something he continues to maintain for the same reasons, he says. 5) You're not comfortable making decisions.