Thanks ….
Monica Collins
Appl Sys Prog Analyst I
Information Technology Directorate
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
214-312-2353
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From: Collins, Monica P.
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:30 PM
To: Bradford, Mickey L.
Cc: Collins, Monica P.
Subject: RE: Question
Ok, the attached jpg is a screen shot of my desktop. 3.5 monitors.
· Outlook: Since it's not really condusive for us in IT to keep Outlook closed, like numerous time management tout that you should, I keep it open on my left-hand screen.
· ClearContext: I have an add-in called ClearContext within Outlook, which I use to help organize incoming tasks and projects.
· Win-Organizer: I store my working projects in this. Although this application has a lot of good features, the item that sold me was the ability to create any number of alarms on each subtask within a given task. I originally started out keeping all of my project info in Outlook tasks, however the fact that I could only create one alarm within it, or set up numerous calendar events, was a major drawback to me. As I have worked with Win-Organizer, I have created templates for myself for given project or task types, to assure that steps are not missed.
· Chrome: I have set up Google Chrome as my alternate IE browser. I still have to use Microsoft IE for AAFES-related pages, because Chrome can't render all of the data properly. I installed Chrome for an add-in called StayFocused that I came across a couple of months ago. I have checked in the past and I have found no way to be able to block certain sites. I have been wanting to do this for some time to avoid surfing and getting sidetracked. I had tried another app some time ago, but was unable to continue using it.
· ManicTime: This tracks what I do on my PC (see attached PNGs). This has been great because within any given day, I move back and forth between items so much that I find it hard to track just what exactly I have done. I installed this a few years ago when we had to be more detailed in the time we reported. I now go and create tags every hour so that I don't have to try and remember at the end of the day what I was doing where.
· 3M Digital Post-Its: I use these post-its because I am able to add an alarm to them. I also currently keep the information written on my white boards on them, so that they are in front of me.
· TimeLeft: This app has reminders, notes (they don't have alarms so I only use this version of notes for a couple of things), clocks and stopwatches. I have various reminders set up throughout the day, such as when to switch to a different type of project, etc. Within each of those, I am also able to set numerous alarms, such as at different times of the day for a specific thing.
Thanks ….
Monica Collins
Appl Sys Prog Analyst I
Information Technology Directorate
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
214-312-2353
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From: Bradford, Mickey L.
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:15 PM
To: Collins, Monica P.
Subject: Re: Question
Yes please.
Thanks,
Mickey Bradford
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From: Collins, Monica P.
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:07 AM
To: Bradford, Mickey L.
Subject: Question
Would you be interested in knowing the software/methods that I currently using to keep my tasks on track?
Thanks ….
Monica Collins
Appl Sys Prog Analyst I
Information Technology Directorate
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
214-312-2353
Visit our online store! www.shopmyexchange.com
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