Tools and tips
Posted by Jacque on May 10th, 2008
Five must-have tools for online workers
The folks at Read/WriteWeb are accustomed to working full-time online.
They lend the fruits of their experience to those less so by calling attention to “some tools that would make their lives online much more effective and efficient.”
Among the essential tools are a multi-service IM client, cross platform screensharing tool, a custom search engine, a startpage and a blog with contact information.
As they note, “The difference between working with powerful tools and working without them is huge.” Check out the post for details.
Tips for dealing with information overload
Google Blogoscoped asked a number of folks at various companies and organizations for tips on how they handle information overload. A number of tips - some expected, some not - are worth reading, and comments with your own tips are invited at the site.
Some people admit that they really aren’t coping very well, but I like this one from Matt Cutts, at Google. “At the beginning of the day, write down the 1-2 things you really want to accomplish that day. That will help keep you on track.”
So sensible. It’s too easy to get side-tracked by all the stuff that comes at you during the day and you end up not getting anywhere. Of course, you also have to remain open to recognizing the need to refocus your energy based on the latest information. So hard.