Today’s Echo August 25, 2010

  • Use Voicemail More Effectively at Work
    Voicemail is a tough cookie to crack. Some people love it, but as short text messages have overtaken quick communication on phones (SMS) and the internet (e.g., Twitter), voicemail has fallen out of favor with many.
  • Evernote: A Surprising Center for Collaboration
    I’ve been an enthusiastic Evernote user for quite a while, but until recently I didn’t think of it in terms of a collaboration tool. Rather, it was the place that I would stash notes about all sorts of different topics. However, the web-based notebook tool’s evolution has made it far more useful as a base for collaboration — including at the enterprise level — than anyone might expect.
  • Tools and Tips for Better Online Reading
    Reading blogs, emails, websites, PDFs and other online documents is a part of every web worker’s routine. But spending too many of our working hours reading online can be unhealthy for our eyes. Eyestrain and ocular fatigue used to be associated with the computer screens themselves, but the root of the problem is actually incorrect screen settings and poor reading habits. To improve our online reading experience, we only need to have the proper screen settings, tools and habits.
  • Intel: dual-core Atom netbooks on sale now • reghardware
    Intel today lauded the arrival of netbooks based on its new dual-core Atom processor, the N550.