I’ve been rally hyping on office suites for their use as free and quick (no set-up required) document manager and collaboration software. So far I’ve only really used Google Docs and Spreadsheets until I stumbled upon a few others that you might want to consider.
Here they are:

Google Docs and Spreadsheets
Ajax 13
ThinkFree Office Online
Zoho Office [...]

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I’ve recommended Google Docs and Spreadsheets as an effective (free!) collaborative online document manager before. I personally use it for most of our collaborative work. However, the chat-style interface doesn’t quite help when you’ve got a few people working on it once.
For such work, me and my buddies have had better successes with Skype [...]

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E-mailing is a skill that doesn’t only entail knowing how to actually send e-mails or use BCCs. E-mailing is a communication skill, which means you got to know what to writer and how to write it. Here are a few tips on writing power e-mails:

Check your address - You can’t expect to be credible [...]

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Okay, I’m a fan of board games especially those that help develop the brain. Well, Monopoly’s quite a scary game to teach to kids. I’m not for teaching kids how to go for the big bucks right of the bat. Those you learn later on in life.
But one thing I think kids should learn [...]

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Perhaps one of the most neglected phases of letter writing is planning. Let’s face it, you have to know what you’re writing about and who you’re writing to before you start writing. Planning avoids miscommunication or ill-worded letters and get your point through.
Here are steps in planning that letter:

Determine the purpose of your letter
Why [...]

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If you’re one of those people that thinks laterally, loves mindmaps, stores tons of notes all over the place and would like to get organized, you might consider Tinderbox by the folks at Eastgate if you haven’t done so already.

I’ve been using the application —which is currently only available for Mac but Window’s [...]

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Sometimes you need to take two minutes to get mentally set before starting a writing task. Here are a few useful questions to ask yourself to help you keep on topic, and get the tone just right.
Who is your audience?

Who are your readers?
Why will they be reading what you write?
What will they know about [...]

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Your CV is often the first sight an employer gets of you. Here are ten tips to improve the impression recruiters get of you:

Whatever the layout, a CV should look well designed. Print it with a laser-printed on fresh, good quality paper.
Keep your CV to 2 sides in length, with each side on a [...]

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Readers on the internet tend to have a short attention span. How many times have we ourselves just skimmed through a webpage, only to move on to the next one in a blink of an eye?
Writers take note, CopyBlogger has a 5 great points to help you craft that all important first [...]

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If you have to put together an effective and communicative Keynote or PowerPoint presentation for the first time, don’t panic. Follow these simple steps and you’ll wow them in the back rows.

Remember: content is king

Research your topic thoroughly.
Make sure any images you use to illustrate your presentation are appropriate to the point(s) you [...]

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I was recently talking to some senior high school students about how you e-mail people in the business community, prospective employers, college professors, etc. The majority of them had no idea how to approach the matter, and those that turned in example e-mails misjudged the tone you should take when writing a formal e-mail.

Things [...]

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If you’re keen on simplistic minimalist weblog design, you might want to check out Plaintxt.org, a website dedicated to, well yes, minimalist WordPress themes.
Although Scott’s designs might not be as fancy or colourful as some of the myriad themes out on le internet, they’re extremely light and fast-loading.
What’s more, they’re also pretty [...]

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Although I attend many meetings a week and write stacks of notes I’d be exaggerating if I said I got a lot out of them. The notes, that is, not the meetings!
I am, however, not the only one it seems. Talking to a bunch of teachers at a planning meeting the other I noticed [...]

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There is no secret in the fact that bloggers, have ideas. It is also no secret, especially for those of us who blog, that these ideas typically come to mind at the worst possible times. Personally, I know there are times when I would get a fabulous idea for an article and [...]

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To improve the way you communicate, take two minutes to write more effective e-mail subject lines.
The Problem
Too many people fall into the trap of writing vague e-mail subject titles like “Hello”, “Hi” or even forget to bother with a title at all. The trouble is that junk mail tends to look pretty much the same. [...]

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