How to Dispose of Old Electronics
By Natalie Houston. Do you have an old non-working computer stashed away somewhere in your garage, attic, or closet because you’re not sure how to dispose of it? Do you have a stack of CDs with old backups on them that you no longer need? An old printer or monitor? Power cords or connector cables that you don’t use. Read more...
How to Wipe a PC Hard Drive
By Natalie Houston. In my last post, How to Dispose of Old Electronics, I mentioned some different options for wiping a hard drive on an old computer that you are preparing for donation or recycling. Deleted files can be partially or fully recovered, so if you have files with personal data you should wipe the hard drive. Wiping is done by overwriting the data sectors on the hard drive in multiple passes. Read more...
Defend Against Disruption and Distraction
By Natalie Houston. Many professionals today struggle to handle interruptions that can pull you away from focused work. Interruptions come in lots of different forms, such as notifications of email or text messages, phone calls, someone knocking on your office door, or your own stream of thoughts. Read more...
Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution
By Natalie Houston. In personality typologies derived from the work of Carl Jung, introverts are described as people who gain energy from solitude and extroverts as people who gain energy from being around other people. Understanding where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum can help you understand your own energy patterns and how best to work with them within your professional and personal life. Read more...
Color Enhancer Extension for Chrome
By Natalie Houston. Anastasia recently wrote about a variety of Chrome browser extensions that can make your workflow more productive or more fun. Extensions can also be used to add themes or features for accessibility. Read more...
Web Development: Resources for Learning Bootstrap
By George Williams. Bootstrap keeps you from re-inventing the wheel every time you start a new web site or create a theme or skin for a content management system. (Note: Bootstrap is not a place for absolute HTML beginners to start; you’ll need to be pretty comfortable with HTML & CSS and, to some extent, JavaScript. However, you by no means need to be an expert in all of these.) It’s a pretty complex framework, but fortunately there are a number of helpful tutorials online. Read more...