24th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
You and I know no one can be totally successful. But continual failure in personal goal planning on or off the PC, will inevitably make you more and more frustrated and disappointed.
Who needs that? When all you have t...
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22nd July 2006
Get organized! There's so much to do, so little time on your computer. Time is precious, you can't save it, only waste it.
Here are seven big tips to help get you organized on your PC:
1. Practice the C.O.P.E. method - Capitalize on the ability ...
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20th July 2006
Procrastination is the thief of time - and money too, at the PC. Your Internet connection, equipment and power cost you. Some tasks are no fun - but don't let them pile up. Constant dithering and delaying will wreck your
health, wealth and reputation.
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13th July 2006
Sorry, computer related stress (CRI) will eventually harm you if you insist on slaving away non-stop at a computer for hours without a break. To make sure you can be more productive long term, you MUST pace yourself.
- For starters, you need to take...
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04th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
If you use PCs, you are staring at that PC screen a lot. Therefore you need a correct screen setup as soon as possible, or your eyes, neck shoulders and the rest of your body will suffer.
The trend in computer screens ...
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22nd May 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
Computing may seem to be an effortless activity, whether it's for a job or for fun. But, if you keep doing the same tasks over and over for a long time in the same position, it may cause damage in certain parts of the bod...
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12th May 2006
Did you know computer equipment continually gives out small amounts of different gases and fine dusts? Some people are highly sensitive to these.
Plastic PC components are one source, as most plastics are unstable and break down naturally over time, e...
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07th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
Computers and peripherals are noisy beasts, from the clack of keyboards, to the whirr of cooling fans, hum and whine of drives and motors, and vibration of chassis and panelling.
This can interfere with your concentrat...
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30th April 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
Stress comes from all sides these days, in home and workplace. Computer related stress - caused typically by crashing or malfunctioning programs, slow downloads, irritating emails or just sheer job repetition and figurin...
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20th April 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
Bugs in machines go back a long way.
In the 1900s, bugs were "little faults and difficulties" in new devices, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang.
Thomas Alva Edison told how he sta...
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14th April 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Madigan
You may feel healthy.... but you're sitting in front of a big toxic timebomb when you compute.
Your computer contains some of the most dangerous chemicals on earth, and they are building up at a location near you!
M...
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