Two new productivity books

From the WSJ, Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You. Security concerns inside the corporation often restrict employees' access to more efficient tools, so the WSJ supplies workarounds for employees who want to work more quickly (perhaps at the expense of corporate security, alas).

For any employee who wants to become more productive, I'd first recommend the tips that the IT department would tell you - like keeping an empty inbox, using a bit lever, installing one-touch access, learning how to name files, and so on - all covered in my book Bit Literacy. There's a lot to gain by learning skills that don't compromise the company's security.

If you're interested explore more of the WSJ article's tips, many can be found in two recent books:

1. Rule the Web: How to Do Anything and Everything on the Internet---Better, Faster, Easier , by Mark Frauenfelder, founder of Boing Boing. I have a small contribution in the book (p. 380) about delivr.net, my favorite e-card service. The book is full of Web-based tips and tricks, and no matter how advanced a techie you are, I guarantee you'll learn something - probably a lot - from reading the book.

Also, Mark interviewed me about Bit Literacy in a recent Rule the Web podcast.

2. Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day, by Gina Trapani, editor of Lifehacker.com. Much like her blog, the book gives many tips on squeezing out more productivity from your limited time. Gina also wrote a review of my book recently, saying, "Folks who find Getting Things Done too vague or complicated should check out Bit Literacy."

• Jul 31, 2007
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