Archive for 2008/02


More Palm Treo pros/cons and Clean Desk Challenge report #17

Slightly blurry–having some light/exposure issues with the new Palm camera.
Have a few things to add to the like/dislike list for the new Palm Treo 755p:
Likes:

A kind reader wrote in and got me to look at the search function again in the Contacts mode. Turns out I have to push the alternate function key button […]

New Palm Treo captures the clean desk

Quandary. I wanted to include a picture of my new phone in this Clean Desk Challenge report #16. However, my new phone is also my current photo taking device.
After months of moving in this direction, getting a “smartphone” finally moved high enough on the priority list to happen. I got a Palm Treo 755p […]

Clean Desk Challenge report #15

I was out of town without the second brain (i.e. laptop) over the weekend, hence no clean desk report. I was in Oakland, California for the 20th Anniversary party for the Celebrator Beer News journal. More specifically, I was helping out with a silent auction that raised funds for the California Small Brewers Association […]

Another use for earplugs

Tip o’ the day, compliments of a client.
For those working in an office environment shared with other people, it can be easy to get distracted listening to conversations happening on the other side of the dividers. A client today told me uses an earplug when on conference calls to minimize those kinds of distractions.
When we […]

Half-way through the Challenge

Half way through the month! Half way through the Clean Desk Challenge!
You, too, can join the Challenge. I tell ya, starting the day with a clean desk makes it even more enticing to end the day free of stuff and stuff.
Let it be easy, be nice to yourself. If it’s happening for you, […]

Clean desk and easy access station

Up until now I’ve been taking shots of the desktop for the Clean Desk Challenge. Tonight I included my Easy Access Station (the subject of this week’s newsletter article) for files I use frequently, blank file folders, and my reference binder. It’s a roller cart so I can pull it around closer to me when […]

Project Simplify now a Chamber member

In the blossoming adventures of speaker-dom, I’m looking to raise awareness of my business in the local geographical area. Up to this point, I’ve solely relied on word of mouth (and the occasional newspaper articles) to spread the word.
This month I joined the Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber of Commerce. I figure this ought to […]