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Email Power Tips

24. May 2009

1507CommentsEmail+Power+Tips2009-05-24+21%3A10%3A02Ryan+Carson

I’ve noticed that when I get stressed at work, it’s often because my email inbox is out of control. I’ve got hundreds of unread emails, with no idea which ones are important. I finally decided I needed to learn how to be much more effective with email, so I came up with a few strategies. Thanks [...]

How to Effectively Manage Your (Huge) Todo List

19. May 2009

1364Comments2009-05-19+16%3A44%3A11Ryan+Carson

How to Effectively Manage Your (Huge) Todo List

We live in hectic times. As information professionals we regularly have to battle overflowing email inboxes, monitor a flood of Tweets, craft attention-grabbing blog posts and on top of all that, remember to buy some milk on the way home. I’ve developed a pretty effective methodology for making sure you stay focused on the important stuff. [...]

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

28. January 2009

825Comments2009-01-28+10%3A49%3A41Ed+Raynham

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

So you’re a skilled developer or design freelancer who has established a handful of customers who pay your bills and provide you with an income. That’s great. You may wish to keep things just the way they are or you might want to build on this and build up your own small business. If you’re [...]

Developing a better CMS

13. August 2008

96CommentsDeveloping+a+better+CMS2008-08-13+07%3A57%3A29Drew+Wilson

For sometime now I’ve dreamed of creating useful software for my fellow designers and developers. Recently I’ve spent my time turning that dream into a reality. I’m not an expert or a billionaire, just an average guy wanting to share my experience with you in hopes you can take something valuable away from it. Enjoy. Dissecting [...]

The 5 hidden costs of running a CMS

6. August 2008

97CommentsThe+5+hidden+costs+of+running+a+CMS2008-08-06+10%3A00%3A07Paul+Boag

We all know content management systems (CMS) can be beneficial for most websites. However, they do come with five hidden costs. Many think of a content management system as a magic bullet that solves all of their content woes. Unfortunately the cost of a CMS is greater than its price tag. Before making a decision about [...]

Deliverables That Work: Design Description Documents

21. August 2007

126Comments2007-08-21+12%3A12%3A35Robert+Hoekman%2C+Jr

Communicating design is tricky business. Designers have invented all kinds of deliverables to handle this job, but we continue to run into the same issues over and over again. First, we forget things. We leave out some small element that, as it turns out, is absolutely essential to making an interaction work, so we need to [...]

The Office 2.0 Experiment

1. November 2006

262CommentsThe+Office+2.0+Experiment2006-11-01+08%3A28%3A56Ryan+Carson

This is the story of our recent attempt at Carson Systems to move from proprietary desktop-based software to various web-based and open source solutions, how they integrated with our existing set-up and the practical realities of getting a small group of people to migrate to a new system. With the recent acquisition of JotSpot by [...]

Redefining Content Management

5. October 2006

268CommentsRedefining+Content+Management2006-10-05+08%3A34%3A19D.+Keith+Robinson

We live in a time where people have an amazing amount of power when it comes to publishing. Blogging, podcasts, vidcasts (or whatever you call ‘em) and more have been put into the hands of millions and it’s changing the way we live and work. Despite all of that, content management for the web remains [...]

Builders & Doers vs Whiners & Trolls

11. June 2006

155Comments2006-06-11+08%3A00%3A49Ryan+Carson

Ever since I started Carson Systems, I’ve noticed something. There are generally two types of people in the world: Builders & Doers and Whiners & Trolls Builders & Doers The first group of people are those who see an opportunity and they start taking real steps towards it. I’ve noticed that the majority of business owners are these [...]

Designers, Engage Your Brain

28. May 2006

160CommentsDesigners%2C+Engage+Your+Brain2006-05-28+07%3A00%3A28Mark+Boulton

Many designers don’t think about the code behind the sites they design. This is a huge problem because it slows web projects down, which costs money. The good news is designers don’t need to learn code; they just need to change the way they think. Stopping the Chinese Whispers Whether you’re building the latest, greatest web app [...]

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Email Power Tips

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The 5 hidden costs of running a CMS

Deliverables That Work: Design Description Documents

The Office 2.0 Experiment

Redefining Content Management

Builders & Doers vs Whiners & Trolls

Designers, Engage Your Brain

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