Bad Conference Call Etiquette
Written by Brandon Hull on March 6, 2008
Snoring. Background noise. Placing your line on hold (and playing the music for everyone). Side conversations you think others can’t hear. This is bad conference call etiquette. Show respect for the call host and mute yourself. It’s *6 on most systems, people, *6. A few more ideas here…
Clean Desk, Focused Mind
Written by Jan Visser on March 6, 2008
After our post about keeping your mind focused by keeping your desktop clean, how about doing the same with your desk? Take a look at this keyboard-storage-thingamajig. Via gizmodo.
Contact Management Software for Blackberry And Smartphones
Written by Brandon Hull on March 6, 2008
Remember Sandy? We introduced the service primarily as a way to receive reminders about appointments and todos via email or text message. But it’s more than that. It’s a glimpse into the future of contact management software.
I recently used Sandy as a test for managing contact information online, including adding ongoing notes tied to those contacts, and I’m telling you, it works.
No software to install. No searching or filtering contacts to find them. No website to visit unless you really need to. No address books to sync.
Just sending emails, that’s all we’re doing here.
So, imagine sending an email — maybe in the future a text message — to add a contact, their contact info, and later on, related notes, to a database.
And imagine retrieving that info with another simple email. What a great example of contact management applications for your Blackberry or other smartphone!
Stick with me on this. Here’s how I did it.
How to Really Use LinkedIn
Written by Brandon Hull on March 3, 2008
In posts here and elsewhere you’ve found references to LinkedIn. You should know by now what it is, but do you use it, really? If not, here are 100+ “smart” ways to start.
How Do I Sync All These Contacts?
Written by Brandon Hull on March 3, 2008
Contacts, contacts everywhere, and none of them in sync. As much as we promote managing your contacts online, the 800-pound gorilla in the room is dealing with wherever you keep your contacts now, and trying to keep them all in sync.
Most mobile phones allow you to store a name and phone numbers. Smart phones and Blackberries allow you to keep full contact contact info. But what if a number changes? Or an email address? Is it possible to edit one source for your contact records, and keep all your devices and contact managers updated accordingly?
The real answer is no. Presently, we can’t see that there’s any real syncing going on with the multitude of online contact managers emerging. Oh yeah, there’s import/export, but no real-time syncing. The only option: if you’d like an easier to way to backup your information and manage it more easily, here’s a short list for you. Read the full post
