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Jan28	Get Inspired Get Organized: Artful Desk Management Alfa Mercado January 28, 2008 Know More: Getting Organized This photo of Stephanie Congdon Barnes' newly organized office made me take down notes on what new colorful items to stuff my now-almost-empty home office. I like my nice li'l home office's Zen-inspired ambience, but I'm sure some splash of color won't make it less tidy, right? Just look at how those colorful craft materials and the printed tote bag made the room livelier while maintaining its organized look. The wooden sculpture I'd imagine would help me relax my eyes when they get tired looking at the screen of that MacBook Pro. A necessary distraction it will be! You can see another version of this neat office desk here and a larger version here. I hope this inspires you to enjoy decorating and tidying up your office desk, art desk, workstation or however you call it, as much as it inspired me to. Posted at 1:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan27	Dealing with ADHD and Running a Business Alfa Mercado January 27, 2008 There's this feature article on CNN about turning an illness into an asset, which reminds me of how an insomniac can earn well as a call center agent in the Philippines or other countries with time zones that benefit those... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan26	Online Collaboration Tool for Web Designers Alfa Mercado January 26, 2008 This morning, frustration almost killed my day when I can't find a way to use a popular online collaboration tool in exchanging comments, putting on-screen annotations, and recording notes about a mock design. Can you guess which online collaboration service,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan23	Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival Edition 3 Alfa Mercado January 23, 2008 This edition of Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival includes a good article about discipline.. Samuel Bryson presents Discipline Vs. Desire – Is Discipline Really Such an Omnipotent Virtue? posted at Total Wellbeing.Indeed, discipline is important for there are... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Kaizen Events for Continuous Improvement and Productivity Alfa Mercado January 21, 2008 When I worked as a laboratory technician, I remember attending one of those Kaizen events. For the uninitiated, a Kaizen Event, also known as Kaizen Blitz, is a short-term project that implements Kaizen, a Japanese word that means a team-based... Continue Reading Posted at 6:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan20	CouponMountain: Start Saving Money this 2008 Alfa Mercado January 20, 2008 Is better financial management one of your goals this 2008? Then, you might want to finally jump into the coupon collection bandwagon that many practical moms have developed as a good habit.So you're saying yes to collecting coupons? Good!What? You... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan17	Make Employees More Happy and Productive: Be Googly Alfa Mercado January 17, 2008 A few years ago, I tried to test the waters of working as a call center agent. So I took a call center short term course and after completion, I agreed to be endorsed to the best call center companies... Continue Reading Posted at 1:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival Edition 2 Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 My favorite submission this edition of Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival: Hill Robertson presents Don't Sell Your Soul to Your JOB posted at Hill Robertson. This reminds me of my Brad Renfro reflection. Personal Development Dan-O presents... Continue Reading Posted at 5:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Client Actor Brad Renfro Death: Taking a Second Look at My List of Goals Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 If you've seen the movie The Client, you will definitely remember that kid actor who starred with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones - Brad Renfro.He was found dead in the morning of January 15. Brad Renfro's cause of death... Continue Reading Posted at 2:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Office 2008 for Mac Versions and Features Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 Yes, you read it right Microsoft Office 2008 is now available for you Mac users. It's actually one of the highlights of the Steve Jobs keynotes at the MacWorld conference. Office 2008 for Mac comes in three flavors: Microsoft Office... Continue Reading Posted at 1:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Valentine Ideas for the Busy Professional Guy Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 If like Christmas, you find Valentine's day too commercialized, you can stop reading now. But if you don't mind enjoying February 14 like many lovers do, you might want to check out these Valentine date ideas I've concocted.Buy a Valentine... Continue Reading Posted at 1:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan14	8 Basic Tips on Preparing for Business Presentations Alfa Mercado January 14, 2008 In many cases, a business presentation often ends up the determining factor for succeeding or failing in getting a new contract for the company. If you’ve been lucky – or unlucky – enough to have been awarded the privilege of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan13	Offbeat Gadgets from CES 2008 Alfa Mercado January 13, 2008 Since Sunday is family day, I'd like to make Sunday a time for introducing more laid back stuff and anything that doesn't scream information overload! - as if posting during Sunday is not one form of contributing to info overload.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan12	What Time Management Software to Use? Alfa Mercado January 12, 2008 Aside from my recent introduction to Google Apps, I've been toying with different project management and online collaboration software programs for more than six months now. But since this year seems like a busier one, I'm planning to explore other... Continue Reading Posted at 10:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan10	Get Inspired to Get Organized: Floating Aluminum Wall Shelves Alfa Mercado January 10, 2008 Keeping things simple is one of the best ways to easily organize stuff in our home, offices, and just about anything in life. And if getting organized is one of your goals this year, why not start with your books... Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Workplace Stress Management Device Alfa Mercado January 10, 2008 A fuming boss, piles of paperwork, toxic co-workers, and family problems - perfect recipe for a myocardial infarction. Hot Forest Technology managing director, Richard Staniszewski aims to aid in preventing workers from reaching dangerous stress levels through Optimal Office, a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 9	Productivity at Work Blog Carnival First Edition Alfa Mercado January 9, 2008 Here's the first edition of Productivity and Work and at Home Blog Carnival. But before you start reading the rest of the submissions, I'd like to present my top three submissions: Steven Aitchison presents The GOYA method for Personal Development... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 8	Another Reason to Stop Using Your iPhone While Driving Alfa Mercado January 8, 2008 Or any mobile phone for that matter.Aside from the risk of running into an accident, a study on cell phone drivers by David Strayer, Psychology professor at the University of Utah, showed that drivers talking on mobile phones drive about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 7	Docx File Converter Alfa Mercado January 7, 2008 Although I'm dying to make use of new software programs, I just can't afford to upgrade my old MS Word version who-knows-what-year into its techie version - MS Word 2007. No this is not about me being techno-phobic, but just... Continue Reading Posted at 9:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Monthly Calendar Update: Get Organized and Assisted Alfa Mercado January 7, 2008 If you're starting this year with a bang through organizing your office or home or learning new tips and tricks or finally getting yourself a trusty virtual assistant, you might want to take note of these dates: NAPO Get Organized Month... Continue Reading Posted at 1:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 6	Your Opinion Counts: Is Video Snacking a Good Habit? Alfa Mercado January 6, 2008 New York Times' article about video snacking caught my attention since I used to be a PC pacman, a coin I termed for eating in front of the PC almost every meal time AND I'm a fan of bite-size shows... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 5	Paulo Coelho Uses a Productivity Tool from Google Alfa Mercado January 5, 2008 Okay, who isn't, right? But seriously, I'm amazed at how more and more people are finding the Google products practical in performing their daily business chores. In this case, I'm guessing, Paulo Coelho, the popular storyteller from Brazil, is using... Continue Reading Posted at 3:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 4	Music for Work Productivity Alfa Mercado January 4, 2008 Others would find music a form of distraction. Others find it a good way to focus on their work. Others would find it as something that can help them relax or relieve stress during crunch time. Scientific studies show that... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Continuing the Blog Tipping Legacy Alfa Mercado January 4, 2008 Aside from the Blog Carnival, another regular Productivity Goal feature that I'm going to continue on doing are the Blog Tipping posts. So for this week, I'd like to point you to these excellent blogs that I've been reading for... Continue Reading Posted at 5:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 3	How Do I Motivate Myself to Work Alfa Mercado January 3, 2008 " The only things that are impossible are the ones you can't imagine."Aside from always keeping the eye on the bills, er, bottom line, our imagination does great things to motivate us. When you imagine, you're cooking an action.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Get Inspired to Get Organized: Shoe Cubbie Beauty Alfa Mercado January 3, 2008 photo by pinklovesbrown With all those pink mails and gift wrappers and a nice clean white shoe cubbie - it's an OC girlie girl's dream come true!If you don't like too much pink stuff, don't mind the content and just imagine... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 2	Online Backup Site Topped Time's 50 Best Websites in 2007 Alfa Mercado January 2, 2008 Time.com announced its 50 Best Websites 2007 and the websites were categorized as under Arts and Leisure, Audio and Video, News and Information, Social Networks, and Web Services.Mozy was given the top spot. It's a web service site providing backup... Continue Reading Posted at 2:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 1	Why Young Adults Still Prefer Printed Books Alfa Mercado January 1, 2008 You'd think that with the gadgets invented and software programs engineered to deliver information with ease, people, especially the young adults would rather consult online resources than go to public libraries to read books, right?Well according to the study conducted... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Project of the Month: Get a Paperless Office Scanner Alfa Mercado January 1, 2008 It's the first day of 2008! And what better way to start it than to announce a project, right? So I'm having this monthly announcements of my personal productivitiy-related projects or goals. For January, in support of my paperless office... Continue Reading Posted at 5:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jan28	Get Inspired Get Organized: Artful Desk Management Alfa Mercado January 28, 2008 Know More: Getting Organized This photo of Stephanie Congdon Barnes' newly organized office made me take down notes on what new colorful items to stuff my now-almost-empty home office. I like my nice li'l home office's Zen-inspired ambience, but I'm sure some splash of color won't make it less tidy, right? Just look at how those colorful craft materials and the printed tote bag made the room livelier while maintaining its organized look. The wooden sculpture I'd imagine would help me relax my eyes when they get tired looking at the screen of that MacBook Pro. A necessary distraction it will be! You can see another version of this neat office desk here and a larger version here. I hope this inspires you to enjoy decorating and tidying up your office desk, art desk, workstation or however you call it, as much as it inspired me to. Posted at 1:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan27	Dealing with ADHD and Running a Business Alfa Mercado January 27, 2008 There's this feature article on CNN about turning an illness into an asset, which reminds me of how an insomniac can earn well as a call center agent in the Philippines or other countries with time zones that benefit those... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan26	Online Collaboration Tool for Web Designers Alfa Mercado January 26, 2008 This morning, frustration almost killed my day when I can't find a way to use a popular online collaboration tool in exchanging comments, putting on-screen annotations, and recording notes about a mock design. Can you guess which online collaboration service,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan23	Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival Edition 3 Alfa Mercado January 23, 2008 This edition of Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival includes a good article about discipline.. Samuel Bryson presents Discipline Vs. Desire – Is Discipline Really Such an Omnipotent Virtue? posted at Total Wellbeing.Indeed, discipline is important for there are... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Kaizen Events for Continuous Improvement and Productivity Alfa Mercado January 21, 2008 When I worked as a laboratory technician, I remember attending one of those Kaizen events. For the uninitiated, a Kaizen Event, also known as Kaizen Blitz, is a short-term project that implements Kaizen, a Japanese word that means a team-based... Continue Reading Posted at 6:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan20	CouponMountain: Start Saving Money this 2008 Alfa Mercado January 20, 2008 Is better financial management one of your goals this 2008? Then, you might want to finally jump into the coupon collection bandwagon that many practical moms have developed as a good habit.So you're saying yes to collecting coupons? Good!What? You... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan17	Make Employees More Happy and Productive: Be Googly Alfa Mercado January 17, 2008 A few years ago, I tried to test the waters of working as a call center agent. So I took a call center short term course and after completion, I agreed to be endorsed to the best call center companies... Continue Reading Posted at 1:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival Edition 2 Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 My favorite submission this edition of Productivity at Work and at Home Blog Carnival: Hill Robertson presents Don't Sell Your Soul to Your JOB posted at Hill Robertson. This reminds me of my Brad Renfro reflection. Personal Development Dan-O presents... Continue Reading Posted at 5:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Client Actor Brad Renfro Death: Taking a Second Look at My List of Goals Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 If you've seen the movie The Client, you will definitely remember that kid actor who starred with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones - Brad Renfro.He was found dead in the morning of January 15. Brad Renfro's cause of death... Continue Reading Posted at 2:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Office 2008 for Mac Versions and Features Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 Yes, you read it right Microsoft Office 2008 is now available for you Mac users. It's actually one of the highlights of the Steve Jobs keynotes at the MacWorld conference. Office 2008 for Mac comes in three flavors: Microsoft Office... Continue Reading Posted at 1:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Valentine Ideas for the Busy Professional Guy Alfa Mercado January 16, 2008 If like Christmas, you find Valentine's day too commercialized, you can stop reading now. But if you don't mind enjoying February 14 like many lovers do, you might want to check out these Valentine date ideas I've concocted.Buy a Valentine... Continue Reading Posted at 1:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan14	8 Basic Tips on Preparing for Business Presentations Alfa Mercado January 14, 2008 In many cases, a business presentation often ends up the determining factor for succeeding or failing in getting a new contract for the company. If you’ve been lucky – or unlucky – enough to have been awarded the privilege of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan13	Offbeat Gadgets from CES 2008 Alfa Mercado January 13, 2008 Since Sunday is family day, I'd like to make Sunday a time for introducing more laid back stuff and anything that doesn't scream information overload! - as if posting during Sunday is not one form of contributing to info overload.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan12	What Time Management Software to Use? Alfa Mercado January 12, 2008 Aside from my recent introduction to Google Apps, I've been toying with different project management and online collaboration software programs for more than six months now. But since this year seems like a busier one, I'm planning to explore other... Continue Reading Posted at 10:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan10	Get Inspired to Get Organized: Floating Aluminum Wall Shelves Alfa Mercado January 10, 2008 Keeping things simple is one of the best ways to easily organize stuff in our home, offices, and just about anything in life. And if getting organized is one of your goals this year, why not start with your books... Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Workplace Stress Management Device Alfa Mercado January 10, 2008 A fuming boss, piles of paperwork, toxic co-workers, and family problems - perfect recipe for a myocardial infarction. Hot Forest Technology managing director, Richard Staniszewski aims to aid in preventing workers from reaching dangerous stress levels through Optimal Office, a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 9	Productivity at Work Blog Carnival First Edition Alfa Mercado January 9, 2008 Here's the first edition of Productivity and Work and at Home Blog Carnival. But before you start reading the rest of the submissions, I'd like to present my top three submissions: Steven Aitchison presents The GOYA method for Personal Development... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 8	Another Reason to Stop Using Your iPhone While Driving Alfa Mercado January 8, 2008 Or any mobile phone for that matter.Aside from the risk of running into an accident, a study on cell phone drivers by David Strayer, Psychology professor at the University of Utah, showed that drivers talking on mobile phones drive about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 7	Docx File Converter Alfa Mercado January 7, 2008 Although I'm dying to make use of new software programs, I just can't afford to upgrade my old MS Word version who-knows-what-year into its techie version - MS Word 2007. No this is not about me being techno-phobic, but just... Continue Reading Posted at 9:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Monthly Calendar Update: Get Organized and Assisted Alfa Mercado January 7, 2008 If you're starting this year with a bang through organizing your office or home or learning new tips and tricks or finally getting yourself a trusty virtual assistant, you might want to take note of these dates: NAPO Get Organized Month... Continue Reading Posted at 1:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 6	Your Opinion Counts: Is Video Snacking a Good Habit? Alfa Mercado January 6, 2008 New York Times' article about video snacking caught my attention since I used to be a PC pacman, a coin I termed for eating in front of the PC almost every meal time AND I'm a fan of bite-size shows... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 5	Paulo Coelho Uses a Productivity Tool from Google Alfa Mercado January 5, 2008 Okay, who isn't, right? But seriously, I'm amazed at how more and more people are finding the Google products practical in performing their daily business chores. In this case, I'm guessing, Paulo Coelho, the popular storyteller from Brazil, is using... Continue Reading Posted at 3:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 4	Music for Work Productivity Alfa Mercado January 4, 2008 Others would find music a form of distraction. Others find it a good way to focus on their work. Others would find it as something that can help them relax or relieve stress during crunch time. Scientific studies show that... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Continuing the Blog Tipping Legacy Alfa Mercado January 4, 2008 Aside from the Blog Carnival, another regular Productivity Goal feature that I'm going to continue on doing are the Blog Tipping posts. So for this week, I'd like to point you to these excellent blogs that I've been reading for... Continue Reading Posted at 5:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 3	How Do I Motivate Myself to Work Alfa Mercado January 3, 2008 " The only things that are impossible are the ones you can't imagine."Aside from always keeping the eye on the bills, er, bottom line, our imagination does great things to motivate us. When you imagine, you're cooking an action.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Get Inspired to Get Organized: Shoe Cubbie Beauty Alfa Mercado January 3, 2008 photo by pinklovesbrown With all those pink mails and gift wrappers and a nice clean white shoe cubbie - it's an OC girlie girl's dream come true!If you don't like too much pink stuff, don't mind the content and just imagine... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 2	Online Backup Site Topped Time's 50 Best Websites in 2007 Alfa Mercado January 2, 2008 Time.com announced its 50 Best Websites 2007 and the websites were categorized as under Arts and Leisure, Audio and Video, News and Information, Social Networks, and Web Services.Mozy was given the top spot. It's a web service site providing backup... Continue Reading Posted at 2:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan 1	Why Young Adults Still Prefer Printed Books Alfa Mercado January 1, 2008 You'd think that with the gadgets invented and software programs engineered to deliver information with ease, people, especially the young adults would rather consult online resources than go to public libraries to read books, right?Well according to the study conducted... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Project of the Month: Get a Paperless Office Scanner Alfa Mercado January 1, 2008 It's the first day of 2008! And what better way to start it than to announce a project, right? So I'm having this monthly announcements of my personal productivitiy-related projects or goals. For January, in support of my paperless office... Continue Reading Posted at 5:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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