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Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: 7 Ways to Find Your Focus Karen shares seven techniques to stop co-workers from interrupting your focus. The Importance of Buffers Amber recently suffered through a stressful, overly busy week. In… Read More »

bzhive, a new coworking space in San Rafael, Ca. that I mentioned back in December, is to hold its opening party this Monday, February 8th at 6PM. bzhive will serve Marin County and its neighbors, and has a conference room and parking available. Read More »

The early morning hours are a great time to do projects that require uninterrupted effort. But I find that it’s way too easy to get sidetracked. I’m tempted to sit down at the computer first thing in the morning to “check my email.” Read More »

Sendible, a service for scheduling and posting messages to social networks like Twitter and Facebook, has recently relaunched with some great new features that should prove very useful for social media marketers. Read More »

Frustrated because you haven’t blogged in a week or a month? Barely tweeting in Twitter? Haven’t checked out LinkedIn for too long? Missing face time in Facebook? Stop fretting. Social media won’t come crashing down if you get bogged down with work or take a vacation. Read More »

A few days ago, Engadget turned off comments on its posts — a move which, ironically, reignited discussion about the value of blog comments in a world pulsing with social media. Some sites I’ve worked on have inspired commenting that I could only describe as pitiable drivel;… Read More »

The concept of outsourcing can go beyond using virtual assistants, web designers and programmers. By outsourcing chores, you can remove the stressful things in your life, and as a result, have more time to do the things you love. Read More »

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The 5S Process for Getting Organized

Here I go again, writing about organization. This time, though, it’s not because I’ve found a great new app to help me. That’s my inbox, aka my “to-be-dealt-with” pile. And there are two more like it. If only there were an app that could help me! Read More »

Collaborative Note Taking 101

Notes themselves are often quite personal. For example, when I go into a client meeting, I am there from a technical documentation standpoint, and my notes reflect that. The result is that “knowledge islands” can form as everyone hoards their own notes. Read More »

TimeSvr: On-demand Virtual Assistants

Moving from the well-oiled corporate environment of personal assistants and friction-free expense accounts to arranging my own travel and doing my own accounts was jarring; I’ve long toyed with the idea of engaging a virtual or remote executive assistant to help with administrative tasks. Read More »

Plaxo Releases Improved Social Address Book

Plaxo has released a much-improved version of its address book, the bread and butter of the app. The first thing you’ll notice is the speed. It’s now faster when searching your contacts. It starts displaying results as you’re typing in the search box in real-time. Read More »

Black Tonic: Present Your Slides Live Online

Portland-based design consultancy Wolverine today launched Black Tonic, a web-based app that helps presenters deliver a presentation to their viewers — live and in real-time. Black Tonic is differentiated from existing services is a few ways: Read More »

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