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Nov-Dec, 2007
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"New ClearContext Version"
ClearContext
4.0 has been released with many new features,
described here. Also, why use follow-up tasks
instead of waiting-for lists or folders. More
tips.
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Archived Newsletter Links
October, 2007
"The
Trouble with E-Mail"
E-mail overload
is a big problem. Here is a linked article on
basic TWC principles to overcome that, and then
a number of tips to make e-mail a little easier.
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view it.
Note: there
were no newsletters released between May and
September 2007
Apr 25, 2007
Newsletter:
"Manage
Your Goals in Microsoft Outlook?"
While not a
core part of the TWC system, you can use Outlook
to store and manage your goals. This newsletter
shows a few ways to do that, and ways to link
those goals to related daily tasks.
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view it.
Mar 25, 2007
Newsletter:
"Outlook's Master Category List"
I often get
questions about using categories, and
specifically about Outlook's Master Categories
List. This newsletter digs a little deeper into
this topic, since so many people get confused by
it.
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view it.
Feb 23, 2007 Newsletter:
"Best Practice Review and More on Outlook 2007"
Here's a brief
review of the eight best practices of task and
e-mail management. This is followed by a longer
advanced topics article on the new Outlook 2007
feature called "Flagged on Send" that provides a
fast way to create follow-up tasks from e-mails.
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view it.
January 2007 Newsletter:
Outlook 2007 - What's in the New Version
Microsoft
released their new Office suite on Jan 30, and
with it, the long awaited Outlook 2007. This
article shows what's new, and provides links for
a longer article on how to transition your TWC
settings into Outlook 2007.
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view it.
Nov/Dec 2006
Newsletter:
Getting SMART about E-Mail
Here is an easy
to remember set of steps for processing e-mail
following the TWC conventions.
And in the advanced section, I show a new
TaskPad configuration.
October 2006
Newsletter:
Keeping Your Task List Short and
Advanced: Deadline Setting
Once you have
started using the Total Workday Control (TWC)
system, probably the most important overall task
management activity your can do is to keep your
daily list (the Outlook TaskPad) short. This
article tells you how
Setting deadlines on tasks
can be tricky. This article gives you some best
practices.
September
2006 Newsletter:
How to File Your Outlook E-Mail
Next to converting emails to tasks
(discussed in the August newsletter), filing
e-mail is a primary skill you will want to learn
to get control of your e-mail. However filing
e-mail has to be one of the most controversial
subjects in the e-mail productivity world. Why?
Because everyone has their favorite approach and
they tend to be passionate and opinionated about
which is the best. And filing can be a tough
habit to keep up with. Luckily, many people are
not fixed in their ways and are ready to try new
approaches. Read this newsletter if this
describes you.
Also, in the advanced section, a discussion of a
Tasks folder "bug" in Outlook that could prevent
entry of tasks, and how to fix it.
August 2006
Newsletter (the premiere issue):
Getting Control of E-Mail
The topic of the August (premiere)
newsletter is dear to the hearts of millions of
people, including you I bet: getting control of
out-of-control e-mail. Out-of-control e-mail
lowers productivity and leads to personal
frustration. But solutions are available. Read
on for a discussion that I think you will find
interesting.
Also, a discussion of the ClearContext software
partnership is included. |
