Reader’s Response to Internet Disfunction Post
December 4, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
In response to my post, How Do You Organize When the Internet Is Down?, Jessica left the following comment:
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I try and do as much as I can “offline” first, like get the emails all composed in outlook, the blog posts typed up, and THEN go the coffee shop or library to hit send on everything. I find I’m more productive at home when working, so I try to take advantage of that, and save the easy part for when I’m out.
I think this is good advice from Jessica and probably is something many of you do. Unfortunately, neither of the computers (desktop and notebook) I’m using have a word processor on them. They’re my husband’s (my laptop went “kaput” not long ago so temporarily I have to write everything online.
So I jotted down outlines in longhand and took these to the library with me. Then I quickly wrote my blogs and posted them. I was amazed at what I got done in an hour’s time at the library because I rigidly organized my information. But Jessica’s method is a very good one.
What techniques have you used?
Thanks for the shout-out! Even if you don’t have a “real” word processor, your computer probably comes with a basic text editor that can save text files on your computer ahead of time (eg look for Notepad on windows, TextEdit on Mac). You may have to go back and do the formatting online later when you get to the library, but if you already have the body text written that can save even more time sometimes! And if the library you go to doesn’t have wireless so you can use your own laptop, bringing a USB thumb-drive with your posts and pictures that you need to upload will make it go even faster. But then again, if you get everything done twice as fast when you’re working at the library (you know that’s why we all used to go to the library to study and write term papers back in college…) use that to your advantage!