Productivity Bits

MAY 12, 2011

Depending on your work habits or work style, the Chromebook – the first ever Cloud-based notebook – can help boost your productivity. Top 10 Productivity Tools For Chromebook. Add and manage your tasks from your Chromebook using Google Tasks. With Google Calendar you can easily manage your upcoming events.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

into their existing products and likely will continue. For example, you might enter something like this: I am a senior executive assistant at a small wealth management firm in Northern California. If you’re interested, here’s a screenshot and a downloadable PDF export of my list. It’s probably the most well-known A.I.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Start with the 4 D’s of Effective Paper Management : DO IT. It adds up.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers | Main | 5 Tips for Productivity, Organizing and Changing Your Life » Tips to Go Almost Paperless "Steph, do you have some ideas for how I can go paperless? 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Manage your “to read” pile.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 5, 2010

One of my managers asked me to scan in a large number of pages of a document and create a PDF out of it. Then he wanted me to place it on the company’s network drive, so that other managers would be able to access it as well. Tags: Productivity. An interesting thing happened to me the other day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Want to be More Productive? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity A re you a Virtual/ Professional Assistant or want to become one? Finding the right tools to manage your business can be time consuming. Do you work from home on a regular basis?

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 20, 2017

Going paperless is not only better for the environment, but it can make you more productive. Simply configure your scanner software to use optical character recognition (OCR) to automatically turn every scanned document into a searchable PDF, which allows you to find documents by searching for words they contain. Thank You! ~

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Home About Me Advertise A Better Cup of Coffee to be More Productive! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 29, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel like you need a coffee fix every day? Hotel managers and catering companies are also getting rave reviews about good branding quality.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The Business Cloud allows your enterprise to manage a whole range of complex data without the need for overly expensive data management solutions. Product history: Store a historical record of what the customer purchases and any service requirements or issues they might have had.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

If your presentation contains charts make sure every chart is on a separate slide and is up on the screen when your manager refers to it. Google Slides has all of the elements you would expect from a google product. You can create a presentation from scratch or upload it from a PDF. Last but not least is Projeqt. Speaker deck.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

If your presentation contains charts make sure every chart is on a separate slide and is up on the screen when your manager refers to it. Google Slides has all of the elements you would expect from a google product. You can create a presentation from scratch or upload it from a PDF. Last but not least is Projeqt. Speaker deck.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. It is a full featured money management app to track where and how you are spending your pennies. They do have an upgrade to a pro version for around $20 a year, which allows multiple users, exporting into popular MS Office formats and PDF. Please grab my free productivity ebook!

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

I consider this pocket notebook very important not only for productivity purposes but also for any creative ideas that I need to capture. The PDF reader is also great. Update: My Nokia E71 Smart Phone has been upgraded to BlackBerry Bold 9780 which is doing a better job specially on Task Management and Alerts. 100% No Spam.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 19, 2013

There are some design elements for the PDF version (including some much needed edits) and the new release also includes an EPUB version — great for e-readers and iBooks — and the Amazon Kindle version. through Amazon , but you won''t get the EPUB and PDF versions through that purchasing method.). Photo credit: ilco via SXC.HU.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The NOW Year: A Practical Guide to Calendar Management has just been released and is available at the Productivityist Store. The initial release is in PDF format only, with future updates to include EPUB and Kindle formats. NOW is the time. Those who pre-ordered will have received their download links already (or will be shortly).

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 3, 2010

He actually sent me back a PDF with annotations to help me spot that stupid grammar (and sometimes not only grammar) mistakes I did in my own text. So, here’s a short excerpt from Eric’s review: As I started reading Assess-Decide-Do, Natural Productivity, I felt a little lost. Go read the rest of the review here.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 19, 2010

Thankfully, there are plenty of options for working and being productive even when you aren’t in the office-and none of them involves packing up your office computer and lugging it with you everywhere you go! Tags: Entrepreneurs productivity remote office software USB drives virtual networks.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

If you have a business partner but not an office manager, divide up responsibilities. This category includes bills, medical forms to file, an insurance or telephone plan to compare with what you have now, information about a product you intend to buy and a list of activities put on by a group you belong to. Everyone needs an in box.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have trouble trying to book several managers’ meetings, yet you have access to their calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2007? Home About Me Advertise Overlapping Calendars In Microsoft Outlook?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you have too many applications open on your computer? Believe it or not, this can lower productivity. You actually end up thinking that you are working harder, yet you are reducing your productivity by about 30%. Whats next?

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books. Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books. Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

Tom Peters’ “Top 41″ quotes and other free stuff – the Top 41 quotes are a project from 2006 that are compiled in a PDF and offered —along with a load of other free Tom Peters’ material— for download. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online! Do you feel like you are going to lots of websites to find the best deal?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? This has become a great tool for me, since I have to make reservations on a regular basis for my managers.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

I use my iPhone and iPad every day and I’ve found there are lots of fantastic apps that will really help assistants maximise their productivity. Assistants can also recommend all of the apps to their manager. This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. FlightTrack: £2.99 for Pro version.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 7, 2013

I’m excited to be part of the Productivity Power Panel, featuring Craig Jarrow ( Time Management Ninja ), Brett Kelly (author of Evernote Essentials ), and Leo Widrich ( Buffer ). Ready Retreat Workbook: Email Management - $14.99 Ready Retreat Workbook: Idea Management - $14.99

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 26, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Why People Gossip At The Office By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity D o you gossip at the office? It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level. Send me your comments!

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Productivityist

AUGUST 14, 2015

As for my task management system, I’m spending more time working in Asana with team-based stuff and I’m keeping a close eye on OmniFocus as it still holds some of my longer-term individual projects. The tweaking takes place in how I use Asana, rather than how I manage my tasks and projects. So…do you tweak or do you fiddle?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2008

CRM) Video Tutorials By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you using ACT! as your client relationship manager (CRM)? I am sure that this will beef up your productivity with the system. Home About Me Advertise Free ACT! If you’re looking to purchase ACT! Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Excel"ing to Create Subtotal Row Totals By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity Y our manager sends you an e-mail with a spreadsheet attached. Then he mentioned that he didn’t want all of the details of each product listed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? Then, you need to assign tasks to each goal, where you break the goal down into manageable chunks.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? If they prompt you to get it done right away (if this is not your immediate supervisor), make sure to let your manager know.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Get A Job With A Thank You Letter By The Professional Assistant on Friday, March 28, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity D id you just get out of an interview ? But you would be surprised that a simple Thank You letter can win over the hiring manager. Did you attend a few recently?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Closing Shared Files While Away From Desk By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you share files on a network within your office? Are you the type of person that needs to run between your desk and other places on a regular basis? I am one of these people.

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