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Notebook

A collection of interesting tidbits from around the 'net.

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September 14th, 2007 Web

  1. First, kill all your meetings; they waste employees’ time. “Interruption is the biggest enemy of productivity,” he says. “We stay away from each other as much as we can to get more stuff done.” Use asynchronous communication and software instead to exchange information, ideas and solutions.
  2. Next, dump half your projects to focus on the core of your business. Too much time and effort are wasted on second-tier objectives.
  3. Third, let your employees decide when and where to work so they can be both efficient and happy. As long as their fingers are near a keyboard, they could as easily be in Caldwell, Idaho, as in Chicago.

May 24th, 2007 Web

Trend

Two web design trends that are increasing in popularity.

First- a stripe with a rounded rectangle just before the logo/header area, usually containing some sort of content

The other- thin line with a thick ending.

March 22nd, 2007 Web, Design