Category Archives: Electronic Information Management

Tracking tasks on your iPhone

August 18, 2010 – 8:30 am

Keep better track of your to-do list on your iPhone with 2Do, a free iPhone application to help you stay organized on-the-go! Since your contact list already lives on your iPhone, this is a great tool to remember birthdays, meetings, phone calls, errands and shopping lists.

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Help a charity by donating your old electronics

July 15, 2010 – 7:00 am

Get Hitched Give Hope is a local non-profit group started by businesses in the Seattle area who specialize in the wedding and bridal industry. They host an annual event to raise funds to grant wishes for breast cancer patients. This year, they are partnering with BuyMyTronics to help reduce and recycle electronic clutter and raise money! I’ve talked about [...]

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Mary Kay Beauty for your iPhone

July 6, 2010 – 12:39 pm

Waiting in line, on the bus, in between meetings – if you’re on-the-go but still want to maximize your time, the iPhone is a great mobile tool. It supports an abundant number of applications, and I recently discovered that you can view the latest Mary Kay® products online and actually flip through the Mary Kay catalog on [...]

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Google shortcuts to save time

June 3, 2010 – 8:30 am

Google clearly leads the pack when it comes to search engines, but did you know about some of its less obvious functions? Most users know that if you type a word incorrectly into the search box that Google will suggest the correct spelling; but you can also quickly pull up definitions of a word by typing, “define:” in front of the word. (Example: define: [...]

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Turn off electronic gadgets before you turn in

May 14, 2010 – 8:10 am

Checking your cell phone and reading emails in bed are activities that have become synonymous with our society’s online obsession. However, although many of my favorite organizing tools come in the form of electronic devices or web-based applications, it may be a good idea to put away the computer or iPhone before you get into bed. According [...]

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Useful organizing tips for Evernote – Part 2

May 11, 2010 – 11:55 pm

Here are more tips for Evernote - my favorite online system for filing and sharing! Take photos of the wiring setup for your computer and television/dvd/stereo center so that if you move anything, you can put things back where they go. Scan and save warranty information for major appliances and electronics. Scan and save documents as PDFs and shred the un-needed [...]

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Useful organizing tips for Evernote

March 31, 2010 – 10:53 pm

A couple of months ago, I blogged about Evernote, and now I have some even more useful tips on taking advantage of this digital filing system: Save your printer’s ink cartridge numbers, so you always know which one to pick up or stock up on when you find a great sale. Keep track of your loved one(s) clothing [...]

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Upcoming Event this Friday – Email Management 101

March 10, 2010 – 10:11 pm

Is your email inbox full? Are you overwhelmed by the number of messages you receive every day? Do you spend hours just trying to catch up with all that email? This is the right seminar for you! EMAIL MANAGEMENT 101 Friday, March 12th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Bellevue Chamber 302 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98004 Click [...]

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Event Recap – NW Womens Show & NAPO Vendor Fair

March 8, 2010 – 11:14 pm

The weekend was a flurry of activity for Innovatively Organized! Our booth at the NW Women’s Show was extremely busy with hundreds of visitors stopping to find out more on organizing their homes and businesses. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, it’s the largest expo of its kind in the country, featuring [...]

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Elizabeth’s Favorite Things: Digital filing with Evernote

February 8, 2010 – 11:35 am

Have you ever needed a “virtual or digital” notebook or filing system?  Well, I know I’m constantly looking for ways to keep paper to a minimum without losing valuable information or time.  Sometimes you need more than a sticky note to remember ideas or information too.  Evernote is an online electronic storage solution that doesn’t just keep track of all the [...]

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