Andrew Maxwell

Web designer in Portland, Oregon

Entries for the ‘Organization’ Category

Getting Focused At Work

Since I started to do freelance full time I have noticed that I can easily get distracted by simple things, like checking social media sites, reading emails, writing emails, switching projects and before it became a habit I wanted to stop it, and make sure that I am focused.

Starting My First Book: The Evernote Book

Last week I sat down and started to look over websites dedicated to Evernote and realized that my article “100 different Evernote Uses” is still very popular compared to others. That got me thinking, why don’t I try to write more dedicated posts related to Evernote. Well, that got me to think even more and [...]

Communication: A Must For Any Website

Being a web developer I use many websites on a daily basis, some for my social needs like Google Buzz, Twitter, Facebook and even Youtube and others for News, like Google Reader, NY Times and the local TV news. What do these sites have in common? Almost all of them have no way for a [...]

Saving Your Receipts For Tax Time, Using Evernote

Since I run my own freelance business from home I have to be very careful with all of my receipts to make sure that I am good when it comes to tax season.

How I Buzz

I have been asked by a few people how I use Buzz. I created this document so that people can reference and use it to help them with Buzz. Below you will find screenshots and methods that I use to help me with Buzz. All important items are highlighted in red.

How To Save Google Buzz Posts To Read Later

If you use Google Buzz right now you will notice that there is no Star feature like there is in Gmail or a way to save a post to read later. Well I found a simple solution using Evernote.

Free Project Planning Software: Wireframes and Flow Diagrams

Over the past few years that I have been doing freelance work I have come across a handful of tools which allow me to create wireframes,  flow diagrams and general project plans. Most of these tools are free, but tend to give you a limited number of features. April 12th 2010 this has all changed.

Evernote Search Feature Built Into Chrome

Last week Evernote released instructions to add the ability to search your notes using the search bar in Google Chrome.

How to organize clients files on your computer

Over the years I have learned a lot about setting up a design business and I want to share the way that we organize our clients files.

How to find items in Evernote created on a certain date

Almost everyday I try to find new ways to improve my organizational skills, and this has never been apparent as it is now with the use of tools like Evernote and Google Apps. This morning I wanted to look up notes in Evernote that I created yesterday, and instead of looking through the list of [...]