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September 6th, 2008

Saturday Link: Back to Basics

Imagine my surprise when I opened my RSS feeds to find a post at Lifehack about tickler files. Dustin goes into much more detail than I did, and you can read about how tickler files are used. If you’ve never used one and are curious, go and check it out.
Tags: links, low-tech, reminders, tickler

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September 5th, 2008

Old-fashioned reminders

(myorganizedbiz.com) - I suppose that a low-tech way of reminding yourself to do things is a bit out of fashion. How many people actually use tickler files anymore?
When I worked in the sales department of a hotel, we still used WP 5.1 (oh, how I miss you, reveal codes). Outlook? Meeting reminders? We didn’t […]

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August 23rd, 2008

Saturday link: Reminders

(myorganizedbiz.com) - Sometimes I forget to do things. I have the best of intentions, but I just can’t remember everything. But if I put it on my calendar and then get a reminder, I’m golden. Otherwise, it can be hit or miss. And I really hate that it’s that way.
As I get older (and I […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Early morning reminders

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - We recently discussed using Google calendar reminders to make sure you know what you’ve planned for your day. Marina brought up a good point: What if you have something to do at 6 a.m., but you get email reminders from Google at 5 a.m.?
I don’t always remember to check the next day’s schedule, […]

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July 16th, 2008

Technology tip: Google calendar reminders

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - I have such a crazy schedule at times. It’s hard to remember everything. Is it from being over scheduled? Distracted? Mommy brain? Maybe all of the above.
One technology item that has helped me countless times is Google calendar. But not just the calendar. It’s the event reminders.
Every day at 5 am, Google calendar […]

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