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May 22, 2013 Outlook 2010 and 2013 (the Windows applications) have a feature called Quick Steps that allows you to automate commonly used operations. One good use for Quick Steps is to simplify converting e-mails to tasks. You have to … Continue reading →

May 21, 2013 By now you know I recommend two task servers to put your tasks “in the cloud.” They are Outlook Exchange, and ToodleDo. Many of you are using ToodleDo now, and I get a lot of good feedback … Continue reading →

May 20, 2013 It’s not Halloween, but I feel like a ghost theme is appropriate for this topic called Tasks that Haunt You. Here’s why. Feeling Constantly Behind. Something that happens to all of us at work is we become … Continue reading →

May 6, 2013 You know by now I am a fanatic about converting incoming e-mail action requests into tasks so that I can keep my to-dos well-tracked, properly prioritized, and under control. This also enables emptying the inbox daily. It … Continue reading →

May 1, 2013 I am still using the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 every day. I judge a product by how well it “sticks” to me and this thing really sticks to me! Of course, a lot of fine points are … Continue reading →

April 18, 2013 In nearly every class I teach I advise all participants to turn off Outlook’s blue box e-mail notification. You know what I mean; it’s the 2-inch wide blue rectangular box that pops up every time an e-mail … Continue reading →

April 18, 2013 Both the One Minute To-Do List system and the MYN system enable an important thing: getting tasks out of your head. This is incredibly important because if you try to carry all of your to-dos in memory, … Continue reading →

April 17, 2013                                   I am now into the fourth week of using the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 (a Windows 8 Pro tablet), and I want to share some thoughts on the Win 8 Pro tablet experience in general. Again, the … Continue reading →

April 4, 2013 New rumors are “surfacing” that Outlook is coming to Windows 8 RT. We heard the same thing a few months ago; let’s hope it’s true! That’s welcome news for RT owners, and good news for that platform. … Continue reading →

March 27, 2013 Microsoft just released an update to the Windows 8 Mail app that adds the ability to flag mail items (and a number of other improvements around folders). It also made minor but noticeable changes to People and … Continue reading →