The most popular posts on this blog continue to be our Five Minute pages. Pick up some Avery business cards and download a MS Word template. Within minutes you’ll have a pocket organizer, diet planner, or even a desktop flowchart. The Walleteer format fits easily in pocket or purse and is very flexible. You can change the order, add or remove cards, and even display them on your desk with an easy to make display system.
Along with a new look and functionality of this blog we’ll have some new templates coming in the next few weeks with some interesting new features. Stay tuned. In the meantime I’ve found some interesting time savers around the blog-o-sphere today that I thought I would pass along.
Bert Webb has a great post over at Open Loops about the ever present problem of the wayward tie. Bert explains…
A professional appearance goes a long way in creating a positive image in business relationships. One thing that has always bothered me is when someone’s tie doesn’t stay centered and drifts off to the side, up under the suit coat, or blows over the shoulder in a strong breeze. Since tie pins and metal tie clasps are not in vogue, here is an easy way to create a tie stay that is invisible holds a tie down better than anything on the market.
Bert’s solution takes less than 5 minutes and the only cost is an old shirt. The solution entails…
Grab a shirt that is worn out and is ready for the trash. Take a pair of scissors and cut off the thick strip of fabric in which the button holes are cut. Finally, cut this strip into several shorter pieces, each containing two button holes, one near the top of the piece and one near the bottom of the piece. You’re done. Easy, huh?
Check out Bert’s blog for the complete solution. If you don’t feel like getting out the scissors, Tiedown offers a similar solution.
Dwayne Melancon has a solution to the heavy and awkward power adapters for your cell phone or other electronic gadgets. In his post today he explains…
My gadget freak bias means I carry a lot of chargers, cables, and similar accessories. I’ve found a few that have made a big difference for lightening my travel bag and I will start sharing some of my finds with you periodically, with a series of posts that I’ll call “Travel Light.” Today, I’d like to introduce you to Boxwave’s line of charging and synching cables for mobile devices.
Check out his blog for the lightweight solution.
And for a quick take on organizing your desk and life in just minutes, check out Rosa Say’s short post about Stamp & Shred.
Using just a Date Stamp and a Shredder you can reform your desktop habits to become more productive.
Why not take Five minutes today…