I read Jeff Hilimire's blog and one thing that I find really interesting that he posts about is his phone's homescreen. Why? Looking at one's homescreen says a lot about them. It's a window into their priorities and how they organize their life (or not). We have different ways of organizing our homescreens. He uses … Continue reading My homescreen (August 2018)
Category: Productivity
Notifications are distracting! This is how I manage them.
I got the idea for this post after going on a work trip recently to a conference. A co-worker sat down next to me and placed their phone face up in their lap. It was on silent and they were paying attention to the speaker, but every few minutes the screen would flicker on and … Continue reading Notifications are distracting! This is how I manage them.
How do you get your news?
Ten years ago, I was a huge user of RSS. I loved the simplicity of it and ability to follow topics that interested me. My preferred reader was Google Reader, whereby I could simply add a URL of a site that I wanted to follow and subscribe to updates in close to real-time. Since I … Continue reading How do you get your news?
Best way to manage multiple Gmail or Google Apps email accounts
Having multiple Gmail or Google Apps email accounts can be hard to manage. So it was kind of exciting when Google announced their multiple sign-in option a couple weeks ago. However, I was quickly disappointed when I realized you can't be signed into more than a few (I think 3) accounts at once. Besides, it was still … Continue reading Best way to manage multiple Gmail or Google Apps email accounts