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How voice search is changing the keywords we use
Google has been around for 15 years, and while they are continually updating their algorithm we’ve been continually updating the way we search. A popular…
GreenMellen’s First 10 years with WordPress
WordPress will be turning 11 soon, but tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of when I first tried it out. My original blog post is no…
A decade of Gmail
Gmail celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, and it was ten years ago today that I finally was able to get my own account and…
5 Tips for Working On the Go
Please check which of the following statements best describes you: My car is my best friend. I own a laptop because I am always on…
Gimmicks vs Features
The new line of iPhones was recently unveiled (the 5S and the 5C) and included a feature I wasn’t sure about; a fingerprint sensor to…
A couple of cool new tools to use with Dropbox
Over the last few years, I’ve made it quite clear that I’m a huge fan of Dropbox. It’s so simple, so useful, and (for most…
Should you get a netbook or a tablet?
Netbook or tablet? With all of my talk about the Motorola Xoom lately, you’d think my answer would be “tablet”, but it’s not that easy…
How to crop and resize images in Windows
I often have people ask how they can quickly crop and/or resize pictures in Windows. I use a free program called Paint.net (found at getpaint.net)…
How to make your Gmail much more secure
Google has always worked hard to make sure Gmail is secure and they’ve done a great job with it. However, with so many people having…
Don’t let the meta drag you down; the two minute rule
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, keeping my inbox at zero is a huge part of my organizational process, and I attribute much of…
Stop trying to remember things
One of the basic ideas behind GTD is what David Allen calls “mind like water” — keep your mind clear by keeping your tasks in…
Get more productive by trying new things
I was working with a client recently that declared that they didn’t want to use Google Apps because Gmail is too “weird”. While I agree…
Organize Your Digital Life 10 – Capture everything else in one place
This is the tenth in a series of posts in the Organize Your Digital Life series. We’ve been at this for 10 days now, and…
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My favorite WordPress plug-ins
Three years ago I wrote up a list of my favorite plug-ins, and decided that it was well past time to give the list a…