My Goals For 2013

All in all, 2012 was a great year for me. I travelled to several countries in South America and managed to return to Scotland for two months in the Summer. From a business point of view, things went well, though I can’t help but feel I should have done better. …

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Does Anyone Proofread Your Blog Posts?

I’ve always proof read my own posts. For smaller posts I usually read over them once but for 2,000+ blog posts I sometimes look read through them 2 or 3 times as it’s easier for mistakes to slip through. Whilst reading the productivity eBook Blog Wise recently I noticed a …

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3 Productive Things You Can Do When You Find Yourself Offline

I recently spoke about the importance of a good internet connection for people who work online. The article was born out of my frustration of using sub-par connections when travelling. It really can be difficult to work normally without an internet connection. I found it particularly frustrating initially however I …

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How To Win Friends And Influence People

I recently downloaded the classic book ‘How To Win Friends & Influence People’. I’m sure you’ll all have heard of it and perhaps seen it in bookshops. Written by written by Dale Carnegie, the book has sold over 15 million copies and has been translated in 36 languages since its …

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How To Forward Emails To Yourself For A Later Date

Whilst many people use task management services to manage their work online, I use email to manage the tasks I have online. In Gmail, you can do this by creating folders and filing tasks in these folders or using the Google Tasks feature. I prefer to simply leave emails that …

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Use Vista to check how powerful your computer is

I still believe that XP is the best Windows operating system however my main laptop has Vista and my new HP 2133 laptop has vista installed too. Whilst my main laptop (Asus G1S) has a 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, my new portable laptop has a miserable 1.6GHz Via …

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