September 13, 2020 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Productivity

I’ve been using ToDoIst for 2-3 years now to manage the many tasks I have for clients and big projects. They recently emailed a tool to help you decide which productivity method is the right one for you to use. It has to be something that you really will use over a long period of time.

I use a mix of electronic and printed. I put the tasks in ToDoIst so they don’t get lost then print them each day so I can get that endorphin rush when I check off a task. I print a list before a client meeting to be sure I talk about all the projects we’re working on.

Click here to take the quiz!

July 8, 2020 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Clean Inbox

I cannot adequately express the pleasure, the amount of confidence, the self-esteem that comes from having an empty Inbox. Suddenly I feel more in charge of my life, more in control of my business and more open to face the day. I encourage each of you to try it. There are articles to help you on my blog. You can come to the Friday Free-For-All for assistance or I will do a Zoom meeting and help you get it cleaned up. You can do it!!

March 26, 2020 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Working Securely While Working Remotely

“In today’s digital workplace, more organizations offer the option for remote work in an effort to cut overhead costs, reach talent in other geographical regions, and give employees a more flexible schedule. In fact, 74% of organizations believe that flexible working has become the “new normal”. Now, in light of the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some organizations are even requiring remote work. “
Click here to read the full article.

March 25, 2020 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Only One Gmail Inbox

Having an Inbox, Social and a Promotions tab is too much!! Sorting is supposed to help but it just mucks things up for me.

So turn the extras off.

In Gmail,

Go to Settings
Settings
The Inbox tab
In the Categories section,
Un-check Social, Promotions, Updates, Forums
At the bottom of the page, click the Save Changes button

Go back to your Inbox. There’s only 1!!!!

October 23, 2019 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

7 Mobile Apps for Editing and Enhancing Images

This article from Social Media Examiner not only has recommendations, it has instructions on how to use the apps for specific problems.

This is “must read” material for those of you who use candid shots for your social media posts and blogs. Professional photography skills aren’t required. Whew! But worthy subjects and legible photos are. So one little tweak like removing the ugly wall plug on your photo can make a huge difference.

Take your photography to a higher level!

July 15, 2019 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Password Protection

Confession is good for the soul, they say. So here goes…

Last week I tried to log onto my 2 laptops and kept getting the “Invalid password” message. I type that password twice every morning. Pre-coffee! Of course, I knew what it was. I tried rebooting. I tried CAPS ON and caps off. Finally I called my IT support who was going to come with his reset software.

I finally quieted down enough to try the password on auto-pilot as I usually do. Oh… yeah… there are 2 more digits to it.

Later in the week, my sister wiped her iPhone because she got confused about her phone password. She never turns off the phone therefore she never uses that password.

I use a password protector software but I had left my Windows password out of it. My sister uses a password storage software but it doesn’t have online access, only phone access.

Confession over. Let’s talk about how you can prevent either of these scenarios happening to you.

You ABSOLUTELY can not use the same password for multiple accounts! This is a serious problem. Please! It’s worth the effort to make your data safer. A data breach at Dropbox was just to gather passwords, not for info in files. The hackers take the passwords, try them at banks, PayPal, Google, etc. to get access to your personal data.

Option 1 – I strongly recommend this!

Use LastPass.com to record and input passwords. LastPass will fill in the user name and password for you on website logins. You can see the list from your computer, your tablet, your phone. You can access it online. You can store other info like social security numbers, spouse’s auto license plate number. I will help you set it up if you need some assistance. Basic service is free. Premium is only $24 a year. Using LastPass on your tablet or phone does make it easier to access sites from those small screens. And if the phone is locked up, you can access the password list from your computer.

Option 2

Create a series you can remember but changes with each account. Should be at least 8 characters including a capital letter and a special character.

Example: Series is 125cHaracters34$% (3rd character is always capitalized)

Then for your Google account the password is 12goOgl34$%

for Southwest Airlines the password is 12soUth34$%

for Yelp the password is 12yeLp34$%

You can remember the series. Each password is different so that if a hacker gets the Google password they can’t access Yelp.

This is IMPORTANT! Call me if you have questions or need help getting set up.

Post update on 05/03/18.

April 18, 2019 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Guest Appearance on Business RadioX with Chon Pugh

I had the great privilege of appearing on a Business RadioX segment as the guest of Chon Pugh, Spirit Led Life Coach. Karen Nowicki, Studio Partner, led the interview. Karen Camblin, Sr. Loan Officer with Guild Mortgage, also joined us. So two of my favorite women and WSRG (Womens Success Referral Group) members had a little chat about Chon’s work as a relationship counselor. Karen N, Karen C and I have all had the privilege of sharing with Chon and have benefited from her wisdom. The hour flew by with a couple of tears and lots of laughter.

Hope you enjoy the discussion! Listen here.

May 24, 2018 By yclmanager5 1 Comment

Changes To Google Maps

Many of you use Google Maps on your website. You may receive a scary sounding email about the new Google Maps Platform and fees.

Do not panic! Google is charging for all maps services now. However, each account gets a $200 credit each month to cover the first 25,000 clicks on the map. So far none of my clients are hitting the 25,000 click level so the $200 credit will cover your fee.

If you want the details, here is the Google announcement.

May 29, 2017 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

How to Fill in PDF Forms

This is a great tip for how to fill in PDF forms and email them with no printing or scanning involved!

March 6, 2017 By yclmanager5 Leave a Comment

Move Between Different Open
Microsoft Office Files

When you have multiple spreadsheets open, it can take many clicks shifting between different files. In addition, you never want to end up entering information into the wrong file. Use Ctrl + Tab to shift between different files easily. The great part of this tip is that it also works in other programs as well like Firefox and Chrome while using Windows 7. You can easily shift between any open tabs!

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