productivity

Save Time and Give Your Hands a Break With Speech Recognition

April 28, 2015 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered if there was a way that you can save time and give your hands a break while doing things on your computer? Well luckily, there it is! If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows 7 installed on it, it also includes speech recognition. Speech recognition can help you get things done faster on your computer, and also gives your hands a break so that you don’t have to use them as much. In this post, I’ll show you how to set it up and what things it can be used for.

Essential Tools for People Who Work from Home

October 8, 2014 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

I recently read an article on small-bizsense.com that discussed 10 essential tools for home-based entrepreneus. While I agree that several of these are definite must-haves, there were others that I felt were only applicable in certain situations. Here’s my take on essential tools for people who work from home:

Three Work from Home Professionals Share Their Favorite Productivity Tips

September 15, 2014 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Last week, I shared my favorite productivity tips. This week, three other work from home professionals share their favorite productivity tips.

My 5 Tips for Staying Productive When Working from Home

September 9, 2014 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

When you work from home, it can be difficult to stay productive – there are a lot of things that can distract you. There are several techniques that you can use to stay productive though. I’ll mention my favorites in this post.

Increase Your Typing Speed and Reduce the Risk of RSI with the Dvorak Typing Method

August 29, 2014 by Erica Martin 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but when I was in high school, I took a typing class. It’s served me well since then, because I’ve done a lot of typing. Like most of you, I learned on the standard QWERTY keyboard. The problem with this keyboard, though, is that people who use this keyboard set-up are at a higher risk for developing RSI (repetitive strain injury) and carpal tunnel syndrome. There is a way to reduce the risk of developing RSI, even if you do a lot of typing, and that is by using the Dvorak keyboard, which is pictured below: