Scrimp: Google Calendar
Cost: free
It goes everywhere I go (with internet access).
Splurge: a Franklin Covey planner
Cost: $76.42 for 
and 
These are beautiful, but bulky/heavy and more work to keep up than an online calendar.
Bigger is better … at least when it comes to monitors.
Studies have shown that people are more productive when using larger monitors or two monitors at once, especially at tasks that keep multiple windows open (read about this in the NYT and WSJ)
Just last week I visited a friend at her office, and she showed off her new second monitor. Since she builds webpages, her boss got her another monitor so that she can work faster.
If you are looking for a new workstation set-up, two medium-size monitors might be cheaper than one larger monitor.
I write these posts on a 17″ MacBook Pro. It is a lot easier to write with this laptop than on my old 13″ iBook. I can keep a Wordpress tab open in one Firefox window and in another window my list of ideas for posts in Google Docs.
How is your workspace set up? Have you tried dual monitors?
Recent Comments