Cell Phone Safety

Was just sitting here reading the "safety and product information" book (yes, book!) for my new phone and found out why it didn't come with the thin "jacket" that my previous phone did but, instead, with a very clunky "clip" - so thought I'd share. Recommendations now are that you don't carry your phone near your body when it's on (maintaining a distance of an inch). If you're carrying yours in your purse or briefcase, no worries. However, if you're in the habit of taking it in your pocket - that's no longer considered safe.

Outlook Task Reminders

When we're juggling multiple projects it's really easy to drop or overlook some of the "routine maintenance" types of activities (e.g., website updates, blog entries, updating resumes, writing projects, purging emails, backing up computers, updating virus software...the list goes on). I set recurring tasks for ongoing items and individual tasks for the "one offs" and find it really helps to keep the "chatter" out of my head when I'm not worried about what I may have forgotten. I certainly don't always get the tasks done on the day I'd intended but the nice feature about tasks is they are easy to re-flag for next day or next week! :-)

Webmail Upgrade

Our webmail system has gone through an upgrade. It's now running version 7.3 and offers a new look (e.g., tab items on the side) and a variety of synchronization options for cell phones. Although my cell phone isn't fancy enough to sync with anything, I though I'd mention that there are options to sync with the iPhone, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry, among others. You can likely also sync with Windows outlook, but this offers another option.

If using outlook to manage your emails, just a reminder that even though your email are downloaded, some junkmail items remain in the webmail system. Be sure you check on a regular basis (i.e., weekly).