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Are you able to go to just one place on your computer and view all of your files? Most people can’t as they are scattered all over. Store all of your files in one directory in Windows Explorer. That way, … Continued
Do you know the difference between Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer? Besides the first word? Many people think they are the same. They aren’t close. Internet Explorer (as does Google Chrome) allows you to get onto the Internet. Windows Explorer … Continued
How many legal pads do you have with folded over pages? Folding over pages is a great way to not have to deal with or decide what to do with what is on the pad. It also causes you to … Continued
Is your Inbox on top of your Outbox? If it is, tell it to get off. The reason many people have an Inbox and Outbox on top of one another is to save desk space. However you won’t need to … Continued
How long does it take you to empty your desk Inbox that is if you do at all? You can empty your Inbox in fewer than five minutes when you stand and use a system versus spending an average of … Continued
Do you ever pick up a piece of paper in your Inbox and wonder where the silly thing should go? Or do you just kind of leave it alone and never bother it? During the day, everything always goes into … Continued
What do you do with the following? Someone hands you a piece of paper. You write down a phone number. You have papers from a sales appointment you were just on. You have a handout from yet another, boring meeting … Continued
If you don’t have an Outbox, where do you put a piece of paper that you need to give to someone? (Please don’t say on your desk or your credenza.) If you use paper, you need both an Inbox and … Continued
Does it seem to take just a little bit longer each time you go through your e-mail? Is it because you are getting more e-mails or perhaps because you were never taught how to go through them? There is a … Continued
Have you ever found that a file that you frequently use really needs to be stored in a bunch of different places for different things? Say it is a New Client form you use with every new customer you work … Continued