Chaos To Clarity: Success in a Digital World

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Do Professionals Need a Web Presence?

June 2, 2009
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More and more companies and people are looking to the web to learn about you and your professional experience. Even if you’re secure in your job and have no plans of changing, don’t underestimate the importance of setting up and maintaining an effective professional web presence. Expanding your online visibility and network provides you a [...]

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Email Beyond the Job

May 29, 2009
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Even if you’re secure in your job and have no plans of changing, don’t underestimate the importance of setting up and maintaining effective means for professional communication—think beyond the email account your job provides. It makes sense to build your own personal brand no matter who you work for. Even if you own your own [...]

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Mac as Business Computer?

May 26, 2009
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With the popularity of Apple’s iPod® and iPhone® more and more businesses have given Apple® computers, also known as Macs, a second look for their primary computer. And they should. Macs are very easy to use and generally have far less problems than their Microsoft Windows® counterparts. When you sit down to work on your [...]

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Technology Will Fail—Your Business Should Count on It!

May 22, 2009
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In my 30+ years of using technology, I’ve learned that it will fail at the most inopportune moments—an Atari (80’s gaming console) on the fritz before the big neighborhood match, my TV dying before the series finale of SG-1, or my computer’s refusal to start on the day of an important deadline. There are 3 [...]

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Using Podcasts to Keep Up with Technology

May 19, 2009
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One of my favorite ways to keep up with technology (and everything else) is through podcasts. A podcast is an audio or video series that you play on your computer or portable device. Subscribe to individual series with iTunes®, or another program, and when a new show is released, it shows up in iTunes or [...]

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