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True happiness is created from the inside-out, in the form of attitude.  Here are some simple actions you can take to increase your workplace happiness quotient by taking charge of how you feel:

1. Start the day smiling

I remember taking the bus to work, years ago in Boston.  A typical dark and wet winter morning, I rode to work standing in the aisle.  A … Continue Reading

As I was skimming the web for inspiration this morning, I was reminded of what I fondly refer to as “the most underrated productivity tool of all”: Happiness.  Most productivity blogs address management of everything from post-its to projects.  Time, paper, email, meetings…  Happiness goes, well, sadly overlooked.

The bottom line of any productivity system is that the users have to be motivated to implement.  And, nothing, but nothing motivates most people like relationship.

Google seems to have cornered the market on workplace happiness.   Check out all the measures (including culture) in place to value creativity and career satisfaction.

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Last Sunday morning, I woke up fine, but my laptop did not.  It would start, then crash.  Start, crash.  After a day of troubleshooting, I realized I would have to face the facts: time to reset the monster to factory settings.  My trusted laptop repair specialist Sam Sato, of Leading Technology Micro, Inc. confirmed (thanks for the freebie, Sam!).

I tell you now I have neither shed tears nor lost a moment’s sleep over this crash.  Even during the relatively long file restoration process (in the Age of Immediate, 7 hours is an … Continue Reading

Will Google Voice be the end of voice mail as we know it?  No more waiting to be in a quiet place, or to have a pen that works to write down messages?  No more struggling to catch just the key information?

Google Voice is the planned upgrade from www.grandcentral.com – Google’s one-stop-shop for Google technology on your mobile phone.  According to the Google Voice website, the app will be available shortly.  If you want to be notified of it’s arrival, just enter your e-mail address on the … Continue Reading

There’s no discussion that the most viable way to backup your computer is online, or on a remote server.  Why?  Because the fewer steps seperating you from what you need to accomplish, the more likely you are to get it done.  In the age of technology, that means automating as many routine tasks as possible.

So, last week when my laptop went belly-up, all I had to do after a system restore was log onto MOZY.com and restore my files.  What a wonderful feeling knowing that my files were … Continue Reading