Selling and Donating Old Items
In many of the weeks of the Organized Life Series, you have probably been making a pile of items you are getting rid of. You have 3 main options for getting rid of your non-trash items. Sell online...
View ArticleUse Your Phone Like A Computer
Pulling a wild example out of nowhere, let’s say you’re going on vacation and want to work on your budding novel while you’re there. But you don’t want to pack a heavy laptop. With a little over $100...
View ArticleHide the WordPress Stats Smiley Face
You’re going along, checking out your website and you see it. A smiley face hiding in your footer. You panic. Have you been hacked? You open your source code and look at footer.php. There’s no smiley....
View ArticleCustomizing PayPal Gift Certificates
Did you know you could set up your business website so that your customers can purchase gift certificates for your business? And once you have, you can even do a little customization. About PayPal Gift...
View ArticleHow to Manage Multiple Email Accounts with Google Gmail
If you’re looking at this post and thinking “Who has more than one email address?”, the answer is: Everyone should. And Gmail is why. By using Gmail as your main email provider you get the advantage of...
View ArticleMake a Perfect Crispy Grilled Cheese
After searching for online tips for making a Perfect Crispy Grilled Cheese, I ran some experiments. The answer: Cold butter and a hot pan. But there's more.
View ArticlePaper-Wrapped Cans and Crystal Light Canisters
Use decorative paper to wrap large cans or Crystal Light containers. These make great gifts!
View ArticleUse HTML to Link to Page Content
Whether you need to create a Table of Contents, a Glossary, or an FAQ, it is often necessary to link to content further down the page. If you’re using WordPress, you could probably find a plugin to...
View ArticleEncrypt Your Dropbox Folder
Do you share a computer with someone or want to be able to access your personal Dropbox account on your work computer? Do you want to keep your files private while doing that? Here’s what you need to...
View ArticleEncrypt Your Data With TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt is a free, open source encryption application that works on Windows and Linux. Given the right credentials, TrueCrypt will create a virtual hard drive that will read and write encrypted files...
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Review Your Online Subscriptions This Weekend
Twenty-five years ago, it was much easier to manage subscriptions. At most, people had a Reader’s Digest, possibly other magazine subscriptions, and none of them renewed automatically. Now a lot of...
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Start Using Lastpass This Weekend
You’re ready to Update Your Passwords This Weekend, but you want to take it a step further. You’re tired of trying to remember your passwords. You’re not happy with the password-protected spreadsheet...
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Scuba Trip Packing for Women
How can a woman pack for a tropical scuba diving trip without checking a bag? It’s not easy, and you have to plan ahead. Lots of men will tell you how to pack your bag for a dive trip, but really, they...
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Create A Bill System This Weekend
Last weekend, you cleared out your office papers and filled out out the Printable Bill Sheet. It’s time to put that information to good use. This weekend, we will take time to create a system to...
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Installing Mac Software Using a PC
Have you purchased Mac software for your Mac Mini or MacBook Air only to realize that you don’t have an optical drive to use the disk? If you cannot access an optical disk drive from your Mac, you can...
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Run Windows Programs on a Mac This Weekend
Are you a recent convert from Windows to Mac, but your transition has been thwarted by one or two stubborn applications that only work on your Windows operating system? In this Weekend Series article,...
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Clean Out Your Computer Files This Weekend
Most people have lots of computer files totaling hundreds of gigabytes or possibly multiple terabytes. Files can include documents, music, photos, and videos. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you...
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Organize Your Cloud Files This Weekend
Cloud services, such as Dropbox, provide you with the ability to view and edit your files anywhere from any computer or device. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to organize your cloud...
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Software Overlay Icons Disappear in Win7
If you use a versioning repository software, such as Dropbox or Subversion, then you rely heavily on the small icon overlays to provide you with a visual notification if your file or folder is out of...
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Organize Your Backups This Weekend
Using a cloud backup is an important strategy to a successful backup plan. To learn more about designing a backup system, see Backing Up Your Files. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to...
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