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May 2nd, 2013

Productivity_May02_AIn this constantly changing world that seems to be focused on tech, communication needs to be instant and direct. Allowing this, email has become one of the most important business tools. Because almost everyone has an email account now, it's not uncommon to see inboxes with hundreds of new emails, many of which are left unread. There are things you can do to better manage your email.
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April 4th, 2013

Productivity_April03_AIn today's technology first world, email has taken center stage as the medium of communication used by businesses the world over. While there is little doubt as to its popularity, many of the billions of emails sent each day are written poorly. This can impact your overall productivity as you will have to spend time either clarifying previous emails, or asking for clarification.
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March 12th, 2013

Productivity_March06_AAdvancements to technology have brought about many benefits that employers can offer their employees. One of the commonly requested ones is the ability to work from home. Once the domain of a select few, remote working has started to become the norm in many industries, especially in tech. Is it all it's cracked up to be? One big tech company doesn't think so.
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February 7th, 2013

Despite what many believe, the life of a business owner isn't an easy one. You are constantly pulled in so many directions that it can be hard to keep track of where you are, what you're supposed to be doing and when you're supposed to be doing it. Calendars help, but they can only go so far. One of the more popular modern calendars is Google Calendar, but it is lacking some key features to make it truly awesome. Luckily, there's an app that takes up the slack.
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February 5th, 2013

I thought this would be a really easy article to write.  About a year ago I moved up from using a laptop to having a docking station with two monitors attached, and found the extra space on the screen to be very helpful.  I realized that even though I have a great outdoor area to work from, I found myself almost never choosing that over the docking station in the office even after the newness had worn off.  So I figured I would be able to just do some quick research that matched my instinctive findings and move on to the results.
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January 9th, 2013

The dream of many corporate employees is to go into business for themselves and do something they want to do. One of the main reasons employees want to stop 'working for the man' is for a chance to have a better work-life balance. While this is achievable, a small business owner needs to ensure they are as productive as possible, or they will quickly find out that the balance is 99% work and 1% life.
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December 13th, 2012

Historically, Q1 has been one of the best months in which to replace old tech. For many companies, the issue with this is that there is so much technology available, that issuing a desktop computer isn't going to cut it anymore. So what can a company that wants to update do?
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November 30th, 2012

There are many advantages to using email over any other form of communication. The biggest is that you can send the same message to a large number of recipients regardless of their location. Because of its near instant nature and large reach, a new set of rules and etiquette has been established. While we largely have the body of emails down, it's the To; CC and BCC fields that can cause a bit of a problem, even for the pros.
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November 15th, 2012

Technology and all the services related to it are without a doubt incredible. One of the biggest changes technological advancements have brought about is an increase in the speed with which we do our jobs, communicate and even relax. This is a double-edged sword: Yes, we can get stuff done quickly, but we have also come to expect everything to be instant.
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September 13th, 2012

There are many positive benefits the Internet brings to organizations of all sizes. One of them is the ability of employees to connect to the office from almost anywhere, a practice commonly referred to as working remotely. Working from home, or anywhere that isn’t the office, can be attractive to many employees, but it can cause problems for managers though.
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