Mindset Digital Podcast

My very talented colleagues at Mindset Digital have launched a podcast. It is working it's way through the channels of all the popular podcast platforms including iTunes, Stitcher and others. I'm excited to share our first episode which includes a useful "Tool Time" tip (at the 14:19 mark) about using RSS and a feed readerContinue reading "Mindset Digital Podcast"

My PKM Process

Shannon Tipton, recently asked if I could share my process for keeping up with the topics I'm interested in and how I curate the best thing that I find along the way. Here is a video walking through my personal set up for keeping up, organizing and sharing -- and doing it efficiently with aContinue reading "My PKM Process"

Social Bookmarking

Harold Jarche has said that using social bookmarking could be  "...the simplest way to start sharing organisational knowledge." and I totally agree. It's also an easy way to get started with the concept of "Working Out Loud" and curation. It is super easy to get started with social bookmarks and it's only slightly different from whatContinue reading "Social Bookmarking"

Slide Makeover: Fill The Page

Over the years I've seen a lot of slides as part of either online courses or presentation decks. One common area for improvement that I see is not using the full slide. Fortunately, this is usually a pretty easy thing to fix. Let's take a look at an example. This first slide is a prettyContinue reading "Slide Makeover: Fill The Page"

Read It Later Apps

It happens every day—you're in the middle of working, but something catches your attention. You definitely want to read or watch it, but just not right now. What should do you do?Try a ‘Read It Later’ app to save all of the interesting articles, videos, cooking recipes, song lyrics, or whatever else you discover. TryContinue reading "Read It Later Apps"

TAKE AWAY: Creating Your Own Personalized Information Feed

In my previous post, I talked about using a Feed Reader as a better way to do the work of keeping up and engaging with the best and latest advances in your field. I'm also sharing this within our org and have put together this one page handout to accompany it. You can grab a copy of "KeepingContinue reading "TAKE AWAY: Creating Your Own Personalized Information Feed"

Keeping Up In a Busy World

The reading is what we call it when you do the difficult work of learning to think with the best, to stay caught up, to understand. If you haven't done the reading, why expect to be treated as a professional?

12 Apps of Christmas-Day 12 -Chrome Remote Access

Day 1 – Hemmingway App (Writing app) Day 2 – PollEverywhere (PowerPoint audience participation add-in) Day 3 – The Great Suspender (Memory Manager – Chrome add-in) Day 4 – Grammarly (Writing -Chrome add-in) Day 5 – Dropbox for Gmail (Chrome add-in) Day 6-  Canva (online graphics tool) Day 7-  Google Drive for MS Office (Office add-in) Day 8-  PowerContinue reading "12 Apps of Christmas-Day 12 -Chrome Remote Access"

12 Apps of Christmas-Day 11 – Feedly

Day 1 – Hemmingway App (Writing app) Day 2 – PollEverywhere (PowerPoint audience participation add-in) Day 3 – The Great Suspender (Memory Manager – Chrome add-in) Day 4 – Grammarly (Writing -Chrome add-in) Day 5 – Dropbox for Gmail (Chrome add-in) Day 6-  Canva (online graphics tool) Day 7-  Google Drive for MS Office (Office add-in) Day 8-  PowerContinue reading "12 Apps of Christmas-Day 11 – Feedly"

12 Apps of Christmas-Day 10- Lastpass Password Manager

Day 1 – Hemmingway App (Writing help) Day 2 – PollEverywhere (PowerPoint audience participation add-in) Day 3 – The Great Suspender (Memory Manager - Chrome add-in) Day 4 - Grammarly (Writing -Chrome add-in) Day 5 - Dropbox for Gmail (Chrome add-in) Day 6-  Canva (online graphics tool) Day 7 -  Google Drive for Office  (Office add-in) Day 8 -Continue reading "12 Apps of Christmas-Day 10- Lastpass Password Manager"