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How to deal with messages you want to delete later: Introducing the To Delete label
The fact that Gmail has an amazing search function isn't always the best thing. Sometimes this amazing search can get downright annoying. Here's the problem. One of the original unique things about Gmail was that you had this Archive button. When you archived a...
How to Set Up Professional Google Email Without Paying for Google Apps
I considered calling this post Google Giveth and Google Taketh Away. On December 7th, 2012, Google Apps Free users around the world received the following "Google Apps customer notice": Starting today, we're no longer accepting new sign-ups for the...
Don't Forget to Learn How to Use Your New Gadgets
If you're like me, maybe you unboxed a shiny new technology gadget this month that you were just dying to get your hands on. If you're like most people, you probably figured out how to turn it on and press some buttons, but your understanding hasn't progressed very...
My Productivity Breakthrough: An Introduction to Personal Kanban
I had a productivity breakthrough, and it's not from some app, website, or methodology. It's from a practice. It's called Personal Kanban. I first heard of Personal Kanban when I jokingly told my friend Shanna that I was about ready to get a giant whiteboard and write...
How to Install CloudFlare, or How I Made Cloud Coach Load Twice as Fast, For Free…
Wow, that's a mouthful of a title! Seriously though: It's not BS. I want to tell you about how I used a (free) service called CloudFlare to dramatically speed up my website. The Backstory I've been a happy BlueHost customer for many years now, but I've noticed that as...
How to Visualize Your To-Do List with Trello
Editors Note: Today's post is by Erin Kurup of {re]made by hand. Let's face it: most to-do lists are boring to look at. And if you're a visual person, plain old list format might not even work well for you in the first place. Enter Trello, a free online project...
Increase your Productive Hours by Heatmapping Your Day
It's been a while since we've talked about productivity. It's a topic that's always on my mind, and I'm sure you think about it too. Lately, I've been asking myself questions like "how much did I actually accomplish today? this week? this month?" or "when is the best...
Three Essential Plugins that make WordPress Easier to Use
One of the biggest disappointments facing new online business owners is that they find out that WordPress isn't as easy as it was cracked up to be. WordPress is easy if you've come from having to hand-code your own website, but it's certainly no cakewalk if you've...
How to Customize the Sidebar of your WordPress Site
Unless you've got a really fancy theme, you probably are stuck with using the same sidebar widgets on every single page of your WordPress site. This simply will not do. The sidebar is a very important piece of screen real estate, especially the area above the fold. By...
How to Turn Any Website into a Desktop App (Free from the distractions of your browser)
If you're a regular Cloud Coach reader, then you know that I'm very interested in philosophies, techniques, and specific applications that help us be more productive with the technology in our lives. While our focus here has typically been on web-based things, last...
Three Easy Steps to a Clean Computer Desktop
A messy computer desktop is very similar to a messy inbox: It is extremely difficult to remain productive when you're surrounded by a mess. So, rather than drowning in email, you may find yourself drowning in word documents, pictures, shortcuts, and folders. In this...
Open All the Links For Your Project in One Click
We've spent a lot of time here on Cloud Coach talking about email organization, and ways that you can better embrace technology to make it easier to learn. But in the comments section of last week's post, one comment made me realize that there are a lot of other areas...
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