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5 Tips to Help You Organize Your Life

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:06:31 PDT

No time like the present to get your gadgets and techie life in gear. We've got all the right tech tools to gear you up, and the tips you need to get your techie cleaning done. So, make organization easy and keep your life neat and clean when you get going with our helpful tips to step up your routine.

Clean Up Your Computer - De-clutter your digital life when you purge your computer of any old files, folders, and media taking up needed space. But, don't let the cleaning stop there - be sure to give your computer a thorough cleanup on the outside, too!
Charge It Up - I'm done being stressed out by losing the charge on my iPhone and being unable to find the power cord - what help is any gadget if we can't turn it on? Forget losing and misplacing your gadgets' chargers when you get your charging done all in one convenient charging station.
FollowUpThen Email Reminders Keep You on Task - Stay on top of personal to-dos or work assignments by sending yourself an easy, automatic reminder with a deadline to get it done.

Get the rest of my tips after the jump

Website of the Day: RemindPost

GeekSugar — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:45:54 PDT

Does your day sometimes get so overrun with tasks that you can't keep your calendar pop-ups straight? When you're in need of a reminder, check out RemindPost. This handy website lets you send yourself a reminder email to perform tasks and even set a date to which the reminder will appear in your inbox. Reminder dates range from today up to a year from now, so you can sleep well knowing that you'll remember to bring a gift for your boss's anniversary next year, and maybe score some extra points toward that promotion in the process.

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Join the Website of the Day group and blog it for a chance to be featured on GeekSugar.

Geek Tip: Leave Sticky Notes For Yourself on the Web

GeekSugar — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:15:07 PST

I use the "Stickies" application for Mac more than anyone I know. At any given moment, I have at least 10 sticky notes open on my desktop - they're like virtual post-its for remembering everything from my mom's new email address to funny quotes from friends or the day's to-do list. Now, one web start-up is applying the post-it concept to web pages, too. Stickr is a web-based application used with Firefox to leave sticky notes on any website. You can keep them to yourself or share them with friends to comment on content, leave warnings, or just say hello! You can personalize each note with different fonts and colors and drag it around to any part of the screen before saving and sharing.

Geek Tip: Send Yourself an Email Reminder With FollowUpThen

GeekSugar — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:27 PST

When you have a million things to do at the office, it's easy to forget things you need to remember. Like that proposal you were supposed to review and send back by today. Whoops! You could add a reminder on your calendar, but it's oh so easy to just "dismiss" those Entourage pop-ups, isn't it? Instead, send yourself a follow-up reminder with FollowUpThen. This easy-to-use tool lets you send yourself and/or someone else a follow-up reminder via email just by adding a deadline (i.e; 1day) along with @followupthen.com in the CC or BCC field of your email. FollowUpThen will shoot back a reminder email on the day you specified, making sure you won't forget that important task.

To hear more about how FollowUpThen works, just

read more. Say you're working with a partner on a project for work. You want to send out your notes and follow up with them in a few days to make sure they looked them over. Adding FollowUpThen in the CC field will send you and your recipient a reminder, while BCC'ing will send you alone a follow-up reminder to get back to them on the project. It's easy to use, and it's free!

Website of the Day: TeuxDeux

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:46:42 PST

Between my Google tasks lists, GCal, and Google Docs, I've got to-do lists and reminders scattered all over the place!

If you're like me, and you'd rather have your to-do list in one handy spot, TeuxDeux will help you manage your lists online. By using TeuxDeux, you can check off tasks when they are done, move them around, delete them, and see the entire week in advance.

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Find out how it could end up on the pages of GeekSugar when you

read more. To share your favorite website, create a PopSugar account or log in to your existing account. Then join the Website of the Day group where you can post your favorite website. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Website of the Day: Memorari

GeekSugar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:06:27 PST

The virtual equivalent of tying a string around your finger, Memorari sends a digital reminder of whatever it is you don't want to forget. You can choose your preferred method of receiving a reminder: text, email, Gchat, AIM, and a few more. Just answer three questions: "When?," "Who?," and "What?" Then Memorari sends your reminder message at the time you select via your preferred delivery method.

I like that you're able to type anything in the text field, so your message can be as specific, cryptic, or silly as you want. And, according to the site's FAQ page, any data is erased after it's sent to you as a reminder, so you don't have to worry that your reminders are being stored somewhere. You can set reminders far into the future, too. Right now the calendar reaches 2011. I've already programmed reminders for all of my friends' birthdays and the day my credit card bill is due - no more excuses for forgetfulness!

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Create a PopSugar Account or log in to your account. Then join the Website of the Day group where you can post your favorite website! And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Kwiry Adds More Features, Including a TiVo Texting Shortcut

GeekSugar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:00:07 PST

OK, if you have not jumped on the Kwiry train yet, you must! I've already told you how you can send a text to (K-W-I-R-Y) 59479 to remember books, movies, or to-do items and how you can even add products to your Amazon wishlist and update your Netflix queue, well there's more. Kwiry just announced that you can now send a text saying "tivo Gossip Girl" and it will schedule a recording of the next episode to your TiVo.

Additionally, you can text Kwiry for things like Yelp information, including reviews, contact info, etc. And if you really want to go bananas with Kwiry, you can text "contact geekyjill@gmail.com" to email contact info and vCard attachment while on the go, or text "status going to Cindys" and kwiry will update your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts - no word of a lie people. And you thought Google's 411 service was impressive.

Five Ways to Keep Yourself Organized This Year

GeekSugar — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:46 PST

Although I'm organized all the time (yeah right), I can appreciate a little bit of help from my gadgets to keep me on track. Between work, play, and home life, there are a ton of appointments and meetings that can slip through the cracks with a busy schedule. So if you are a teensy bit unorganized yourself, I've come up with five ways for you to utilize your flashy (and not-so flashy) essentials to keep you in line and check one New Year's resolution off your list. Check out what I came up with in this highly organized slideshow.

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Website of the Day: Remindr

GeekSugar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:00:29 PST

I try to stay as virtually organized as I possibly can with my Google Calendar and many other great reminder tools I've found on the Internet. But a girl gets busy, real busy, especially at this time of the year with work, parties, shopping, and traveling. There are times when I remember that I need to do something, but don't have time to add it to my calendar, and that's when a site called Remindr becomes my savior. With the self-explanatory Remindr, you just enter the goods, and it works its magic and does the rest. That wine you were supposed to pick up for the Christmas party tonight? Remindr will give you a handy reminder to stop by the grocery store after work.

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group,

read more.
I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and "Regular Post."
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click "Next."
Choose the audience for your story to "Website of the Day" in the dropdown menu.
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to "Technology and Gadgets."
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click "I’m done" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Website of the Day: Deadline

GeekSugar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:02 PST

I'm not as obsessive about my online calendars all the time as I wish I were - I would never forget about the occasional appointment or date I made on the fly. Even though I use calendars, sometimes you just need really straightforward reminders - which is what Deadline is great for.

For instance, I have a doctor appointment on my calendar, but what I really need is an alert a half hour before I need to leave for that appointment. I just need to add a deadline from the home screen, set the time and date, and make sure I set when I want to be notified by email so that I can get to my appointment on time (I set it to go off a half hour before). No more sheepish calls about why I'm not where I was supposed to be!