1.  If you are a guy, you always know what is going on with your life.

2.  Your spouse always knows what is going on with your schedule so they can schedule accordingly.

3.  Your Google calendar can be synced with your phone and your pc/mac, so when you make changes to your calendar it shows up everywhere.

Truly this has been a timesaver.  I don’t know how many times I had no idea of an event going on in my life, that I found out via our linked calendars.  Now, I act as if I knew it all along.

As we look at 2010 and think about “sharpening our saw”  remember that?  I wanted to share the three things I have done to be more productive and why.  Not necessarily in order.

1.  Got a Mac.
Why?  It simply works,  As much as I enjoyed Jeff Whites expertise and courteous service, the Mac works, the only time you turn it off is to install an update which only makes it run better.  I close the cover to leave the office, open it at a meeting and it is on instantly with all 18 of my open programs on and where I was when I closed it.  That saves me 15 minutes plus a day.  Downside?  I am slightly more obnoxious.

2.  Second Monitor
Why?  Much quicker to have 2 monitors on your desk.  I actually pay for the monitor for my VA’s, as I think you are about 30% faster with it.  Alt Tab is fast, this is faster, especially if you have to do any copy/paste functions.  Pays for itself in a week.  If you’ve had one it is hard to work without one.  I am this close to hooking up a third monitor, but think I may get called a geek.  and that would kind of hurt.

3.  1Password Program,
Why?  OMG,  this is for the Mac, I think Roboform is the PC equivalent,  This sets an icon in your Firefox header, and whenever you need to login in a webpage it logins for you.  Username and Password.  Safely and Securely.  When you set up a new one, it asks if you want to save it.  I have 126 combo’s saved on this.  It will also generate passwords, safely store your credit card info,   $39.00, but I love this little program, wish I had gotten it years ago.

Thats it Merry Christmas!