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1、AFewThingsToDoForTheNewYearCleaningoutyourcloset.Defraggingyourharddrive.Updatingyourresume.Whatdoallofthesehaveincommon?They’renagginglittlejobsonmostofour“to-do”liststhatwekeepputtingoffbecausethey’retediousandboring.Theykeepgettingpushedtothebackofthequeue
2、,gatheringdustandbeingneglecteduntilwe’reforcedtotakecareofthemforonereasonoranother,atwhichpointweendupstressed,panicky,andresentful.Fortunately,there’snotimelikethepresenttofinallygetaroundtodoingthesetasks,andhavingthemalloveranddonewithfortheNewYearandall
3、owyourselftostartthenextyearwithacleanslate,withnodauntingobligationslefttohangoveryourhead.Belowareafewsuggestionsaboutsomeofthetasksyoumightliketotackle,ifyouhavetimetodoso:1.CleanoutyouremailMostofushaveaplethoraofunreademailsloungingaroundinourin-boxes,as
4、wellasolddrafts,spam,andvariousothersundriestuckedintodifferentfolders.InsteadofjustveggingoutinfrontoftheTVaftersupper,considerputtingonsomemusicandsiftingthroughyourfolderstoclearthemout.Doingthisfor20minutes/nightforjustafeweveningswilltidythingsupnicely.Y
5、oumayneedtoknowhowtouseGmailsearchtocleanupyourEmailarchive.Oh,andwhileyou’reatit…2.ReviewandupdateyouraddressbookDoyoureallyneedtoholdontotheemailaddressesbelongingtopeopleyouworkedwithin2003?Takeafewminutestosortthroughyouraddressbookandcullthosethatyouhave
6、n’tcommunicatedwith,alongwitholdaddressesthatyourfriends/familydon’tuseanymore.(SeehowtouseGoogleContactsasaUnifiedAddressBook)3.Cleanyourcomputer(insideandout)andtidyupyourworkstationWhileyou’retidyingupallthosefiles,considerusingthisopportunityasachancetocl
7、eanupyourdesk(andyourcomputeritself).IfyouhaveaCPUtower,takeitapartsoyoucanvacuumoutallthedustandpethairthatmighthaveaccumulatedinthere.Tossawayanytake-outcontainersoremptyenergydrinkcansaroundyourdesk,giveeverythingasolidonce-overwithsomespraycleaner(justnot
8、yourmonitor:cleanthatthingproperly),andbesuretocleanyourkeyboardtoo—thosethingsgetnasty.4.Fileandorganizepapers,bills,statements,andreceiptsKeepingtheseinordercancomeinhandy,especiallysin