Chaos To Clarity: Success in a Digital World

Social Networking for Business

June 30, 2009
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You’ve probably heard something about social networking in the news—especially twitter. You might have received request from friends or from colleagues to connect on facebook or LinkedIn. Or you might even use social networking for personal use but wonder how you can use it for your business. Is it just the latest web hype or [...]

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Decision Making in Complex Environments

June 26, 2009
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Yesterday I talked about “Decision Making in Complex Environments” with attendees of the G-4 Army brown bag program at the Pentagon. The program supports knowledge sharing and gives attendees the opportunity to learn from professionals with a variety of perspectives and experiences.
It was, of course, and honor to speak with them and the topic is [...]

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Choosing an Internet Security Suite

June 23, 2009
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It seems weekly there is news of a PC virus attack or some other malware (malicious software) in the mainstream press. What’s a person to do to protect their computer from outside threats like viruses, spyware and other malware? Become a security expert? No, you just need to install antivirus, antispyware, and firewall software, which [...]

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Websites and Blogs for Writers #AIW

June 19, 2009
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Websites and blogs are perfect for displaying a writer’s talents, experience, and potential on the Web. It’s hard to believe that a week has flown by since the 30th Annual American Independent Writers Conference in DC, where we addressed an excellent crowd.
Our colleague Kristen King, who’s award winning Inkthinker blog helps freelance writers every day, [...]

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Research Tools for Regular Folks

June 16, 2009
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Happily, there are plenty of useful tools for searching, offloading, and managing information when you’re using computers and the Web for research.  Your tools of choice should depend on:

what you want to do with the information,
your comfort level with computers,
the software you’re using,
your computing environment (Mac, Windows, home, work, etc.),
and what will make your life [...]

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Research Methods for Regular Folks

June 12, 2009
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All of us can learn more than ever before  with computers and the Web. It’s time to think of ourselves as researchers and add some structure to our self-education.
Take your common sense with you on the Web and get ready to learn something new!
When you take charge of your own education, you and you alone [...]

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Research for Regular Folks

June 9, 2009
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When you’re getting ready to start a big research project like buying a car, getting back in the stock market, or learning about a health condition, it helps to add some rigor and structure to your browsing so you can be more confident about what you learn.
Research and learning are very personal processes, so it [...]

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Blogs & Podcasts Can Help You Keep Up with Your Profession

June 5, 2009
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Blogs and podcasts offer a great way to find out what’s happening in your field or profession. You’re reading a blog so you know that it’s written. A podcast, on the other hand, is an audio or video series that you play on your computer or portable device.
To find blogs and podcast worthwhile, ask colleagues [...]

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