Top three things to be more effective

Hello People

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!