Productivity

Your Office Just Got Bigger

Smallbiztechnology.com is reporting that Fedex Office is offering free WiFi. Now your WiFi options around town are in three locations, and theirs always a Starbucks, McDonalds or Fedex Office nearby! FedEx Office recently announced the introduction of free, unlimited Wi-Fi access at most of its U.S. locations. The press release reads: Customers will find the

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Biz Tool: TeuxDeux

If you’re a `To-Do List’ kind of person, Forbes magazine suggests you should definitely check out TeuxDeux.com. It’s a cute play on French words which when pronounced properly sound like To-Do. It’s amazingly uncomplicated so you don’t need spend your time figuring out how to use the features. You just get stuff done instead. TeuxDeux

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Just Say No.

Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog tells us how to just say no. 1. “I can’t commit to this as I have other priorities at the moment.” If you are too busy to engage in the request/offer, this will be applicable. This lets the person know your plate is full at the moment, so

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Use Timer To Stay Focused

Here’s a productivity tip from Pierre Khawand, founder and principal of People-OnTheGo. Having a timer running while you work can drastically heighten your awareness and allow you to notice quickly when you deviate from a given task. Setting a countdown timer for 40 minutes (or whatever period you choose) can have significant implications. 1. The

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Musical Office Chairs

The Boston Globe reports that for the second year, advertising and public relations firm Conover Tuttle Pace has held their Summer Sublet desk swap, a lottery that forces most of the firm’s 35 employees, from the rookies to the boss, to sit somewhere new until Labor Day. To determine who was going to move where

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TimeSaver: LucyPhone

Waiting on hold stinks. Free service LucyPhone can listen to the hold music for you, then call you back when a real human picks up. Lifehacker says head to Lucyphone’s site, look up the number of the company you’re calling (or add it to their database), then hand over your own number. Lucyphone calls you

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