Recently I noticed that I was mentioned in an article published by a really well-known website in my industry. MS Dynamics World did a write-up that featured a podcast episode from The UP Podcast that I co-host with Lisa Crosbie. We weren’t tagged on Twitter or LinkedIn nor did I see it shared anywhere even … Continue reading 6 Google Alerts Everyone Should Create

If you are like millions of others who work daily using Outlook, you likely use the desktop client. You might have it in the start menu or pinned to your taskbar and just leave it open throughout the day. You might also combine that with using the outlook web app (OWA) and likely find there … Continue reading Using The Outlook Web App As A Desktop App

It likely doesn’t surprise you, but I love tech and tools that help me with productivity. I did a post last year showing 6 tools I had used throughout 2020 that I found useful. I reviewed it, and realised I had quite a few new ones, and some that made the cut again in 2021. … Continue reading Top Productivity & Brand Building Tools of 2021

We send out emails and assume they get to their desired destination. Every so often you might get some kind of notification if the recipient’s email address is wrong, or no longer exists… but then that’s an issue on their side. What about the times your emails are not received? How do you know? What … Continue reading Why Are My Emails Going To Junk?

Right now, the world is in a very strange place. We are each trying to find our new normal. You might be lucky, and can carry on doing what you’ve always done, working from home on projects you love. You could also have found yourself with less, or even no work depending on the industry … Continue reading It’s Time To Learn

Although my website and the articles I write are primarily about Microsoft, once in a while I feel the need to write about other software or services that I’ve found and have crept in to my weekly routines. I’ve got six I want to share that have helped me become more productive and/or helped me … Continue reading 6 Tools For Productivity & Brand Building

One of the cool things about Office 365  is the ability to access information on the go, and get to all of your apps in one place. It’s becoming more common for a business to move their email and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to Office 365. GoDaddy (popular web hosting company that I … Continue reading Adding Outlook Connectors To Make Your Life Easy

Do you know what Twitter Lists are? Are you on any? And how do you make them? These are all great questions to ask! Let’s get to the answers….. Do you know what Twitter lists are? A list is a way of grouping Twitter accounts together. This can be done using a specific topic in … Continue reading Understanding, Using and Making Twitter Lists

Search on Google for a specific movie, or a topic current in the news and the results displayed to you may show times for films, or links to articles relevant to your keywords. Ever wondered how those results look slightly different to others? Their websites have been set up using structured data and letting Google … Continue reading Google Search Console Data Highlighter

One easy (and free) way to get people back to your own site is by visiting others. Spending time reading articles by other bloggers is not only educational, but by posting comments you can show yourself to be knowledgeable in the same field or created new contacts. This in turn could find you with more … Continue reading What Is A Gravatar & How Can I Create One?