Based on the comments I receive from my readers, I know that people are hungry for information about organizing. So why are there so many magazines about the love lives of celebrities, but not one magazine dedicated to organizing? When I first became a Professional Organizer six years ago, I noticed that the Container Store carried copies of Real Simple. I had once been a subscriber to Real Simple, but had gotten bored with it. (As I said to my husband…
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After five and a half years of helping clients with their clutter, I have gotten accustomed to encountering what I call the Computer Graveyard. Here’s the scenario. You get a new computer, and you start using it. You don’t want to get rid of the old computer just yet, just in case something malfunctions on the new one, so you put the old one on the floor next to your desk. Days go by, then weeks, then months, and the…
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Last time, I wrote some basic guidelines for creating effective to-do lists. Today I’ll cover the burning question of whether it is better to keep your to-do list on paper or electronically.
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Last week, I wrote about how to easily back up your computer files to the cloud using Carbonite. This week, I would like to talk about another one of my favorite Internet-based products. Dropbox is a free program that enables you to store files in the cloud so that you can (1) make them available to all of your computing devices, and (2) easily share them with others.
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If you’ve ever had a computer crash, the first thought that comes into your mind is, “Yikes! When was the last time I backed up my computer?” The answer almost always is, “Not recently enough”, or worse yet, “Never”. Thanks to the Internet, you never have to ask yourself that question again. You can back up your computer to the so-called “cloud” and stop worrying.
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