How To Get Organized Online By Pascal Bergeron
Over the years I Pascal Bergeron have came across many different online tools and programs that I now use on daily basis to keep my crazy life organized .These tools have made me super efficient. So lets take a look at my system.
Web-browser
For my web-browser I use Firefox.I use them because the-plug-ins available are just awesome and this browser is so fast and the best of all no pop-up ads.
I switched over to Gmail for my email provider this is hands down the best email provider out there its so simple to use and works great on my iphone. The great thing is that you can keep getting emails from your old provider directly to your new gmail account.
Task/Calander
I also use Google calander which I use to keep track of all important things I need to remember. I works great with the task feature which is like a to list I use this to plan out my days this is my boss and is what I follow to get things done that day
Google Reader
I use this to save myself endless time every day. What it does is displays all the news and events in one place from the sites that I entered into the feed. So for example I have added the Sun Sentinel,Miami Herald,CNN, TMZ,Espn what the reader does does is grabs all of the story titles from those sites and displays them for me in one place. If I see a title that interest me I click on it and it takes me to the original story.
Integrated Gmail
This is just the bomb it is a plug in for your Firefox browser that displays my Emails,Calender,Task and google reader all in the same page this is just priceless
Google Documents
With your gmail account you get access to a free word processor,spreadsheet and a presentation software. All of these to me are just as good as Microsoft word and excel the do the trick. The best part is you save your work online you can even share your work with others who have gmail. So if you have access to the internet you can always acces your documents.
Evernote
This is a free site the I use to store online any important documents,pictures scans etc. what is cool about this site is that any words on the document can be used to search for it. For example you can send a business card to evernote and later all I have to do is type the company name on that card and it will show up. Its like a big online filing cabinet. This is great for organizing your ideas. Whenever I get an idea I email it to evernote and it automatically goes to a idea folder then a couple times a month I set aside some time and go back and read all of the good ideas I have had.
Fujitsu ScanSnap Mobile Scanner
I use this to scan everything in my life so that I have a paperless life. This also serves as my fax machine I take every where I go and it fits right in my computer bag.
Jott
I use this to call in things to my calander .I just call a number say the date time event and like magic it gets enetered into the calander. I also use it to call in emails I just state the name in my adress book speak the email and the email gets sent.
Making It Work
What you have to do is find a system that works for you and you have to stick with the system, My system is as follows when ever something of important comes up I send my self an email about it. Then I have a rule about email the box must always be empty so when ever I check my emails I take the appropriate action. For example lets say I need new ac filters at home I would of sent an email and when I read that email I add that to my Google task list. Or If I get a good idea I send myself an email and later when I read it I either set up a task to get that idea to happen or I forward it to my evernote account.This allows me to be super efficient and never forget anything!
