Remember a while back when we talked about tools that you can add to your tools to make your tools power tools? Yeah, well this tool is more like a tool that you can add to your tool to power your tool. (Productivity.)
There are a variety of tools available online that can be used to augment your productivity and jumpstart you on the road to getting your work done. One of the most useful tools among these tools is the homepage. This is like the equivalent to sitting down at a neatly-organized, work-conducive desk. Homepages can be used to collect and sort useful, often-visited links, calendars, email inboxes, information-update gadgets, and any other number of tools that you may want to customize your page with.
For example, I created a homepage for myself using iGoogle, and customized myself a "desktop" suited to my needs, which I found most likely to increase my online productivity. I included a weather gadget, an email inbox display, a date and time display, and a to-do list gadget. I had to delete many of the pre-loaded news and cultural update tickers, because I found it more effective to have a cleaner, less cluttered workspace, than to have one packed with information I did not absolutely need.
I think that I will keep the homepage. It acts as a good source of reminders, with the to-do list and calendar gadgets in it. I like being constantly reminded of things, and I am a huge proponent of making lists and datebooks. I feel that I could be far more organized, if I made this my online headquarters, seeing as I'm on the web so much.
Try creating your own homepage! See what your results are! If you have a good homepage experience, comment about it! Or if you have a bad one, for some reason, I'd love to hear your war stories, too. Let's see if we can make productivity a tool that's more widely used in this short-sighted, distractible society.
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