http://www.couchworkers.com Staying sane while working from home. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:08:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for a scheduling solution that integrates with Google Calendar? Check out ScheduleOnce (link to Web Worker Daily). While Doodle.com helps you find the best time for a meeting, ScheduleOnce lets you actually integrate it into a calendar that you're already using. It works a lot like Outlook's Free/Busy calendaring, ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/07/scheduleonce-scheduling-that-works-with-google-calendar/ Over at Lifehacker, there's a new post about how to strip down the Word 07 interface for more distraction-free writing/editing. This can be handy when you're mostly just pounding out some text (and really great if you already know keyboard shortcuts for common features) and don't need a ton of ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/03/streamline-word-for-distraction-free-editing/ Inc Magazine has a great two-part story up on how to stop multitasking and become more productive in doing so. Here's the link - http://tinyurl.com/bhzber http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/03/how-to-stop-multitasking-and-become-more-productive/ Both kids were home from school today, and I had work to do. My solution? Bring 'em to the coffee shop, which, thankfully, has a play area and lots of toys.   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The remote office"][/caption] http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/01/todays-quickie-how-to-survive-with-kids-when-its-a-no-school-day/ Over at Mashable today, Josh Peters has an interesting write-up on 30 apps you can use to run your business almost completely (well, maybe not completely) via Facebook. This isn't about promoting client products or that sort of thing, it's actually tools you'd use around the office every day. LinkedIn, ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/01/run-your-business-via-facebook/ Today over at Web Worker Daily, there's an excellent post about how, when launching a project with a new client, there's a simple set of documents you should always provide. This set of five documents serves as a sort of "kick start" to help everyone get on the same page ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2009/01/five-documents-freelancers-should-provide-new-clients/ Looking to get some work done with your iPhone? Mashable's put up a great list of 30 productivity apps today, and it's well worth a look. Check it out here - http://mashable.com/2008/12/30/organization-iphone-apps/ I'm a big fan of Reqall, though I wasn't big on Remember the Milk. But check out the list and ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2008/12/30-productivity-apps-for-the-iphone/ Ever wonder how you'd make a living if you didn't have clients to work with? What sort of business plan survives when you're not doing something for someone else? Well, the folks at Common Craft (makers of the "In Plain English" video series) did just that - they went from ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2008/12/giving-up-on-client-work-how-common-craft-did-it/ Recently, I took on a new iPhone client and discovered the world of incredibly low-budget product (darn near nil-budget) promotion. With the iTunes App Store's way of doing things, you have to become incredibly creative about how to promote an app or game, especially a game, as App Store consumers ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2008/12/marketing-on-a-shoestring-budget/ Here's an iphone quickie for the weekend - Mint.com, the personal finance site (that's awesome) has launched an iPhone app today. Technically, it went up yesterday, but for some reason, you couldn't find it in the app store until today. Anyhow, it's on the store, and is very handy for ... http://www.couchworkers.com/2008/12/mintcoms-personal-finance-app-for-iphone/