A new report from Microsoft acknowledges the burden that technology has placed on many information workers — describing a growing “digital debt” in which the volume of communication has drowned… Read More
Microsoft is facing criticism for its new “Productivity Score” technology, which can measure how much individual workers use email, chat and other digital tools. But it turns out the company… Read More
Microsoft, more than any other institution on earth, has shaped how we work and how we think about it. If you spend your days in an office (and often if… Read More
Slack, Evernote, Microsoft Office, Google Suite. Those are a few of the most popular apps that the busy executives featured in our Working Geek series use to stay organized. With… Read More
Microsoft is building a workplace collaboration tool, called Skype Teams, according to a report from mspoweruser.com. The chat app would put Microsoft in direct competition with Slack, which has become… Read More
Julie Larson-Green has built her career around product development and user interface design. The Microsoft engineering leader has more than two decades of experience working on products such as Office and Windows — software used by hundreds of… Read More
I love newsletters. Not only do they bring all the top news right into my inbox for reading anywhere, but there’s also a newsletter for just about every one of… Read More
Right now, Sunrise is probably the best all-around calendar app available. It has a clean, clear design and works just about anywhere. But the sunsetting of Sunrise is on the horizon,… Read More
I’ve got the new iPhone 6s on preorder for Friday, and one of the features I’m most excited about is 3D Touch, which, among other things, allows users to jump… Read More
Microsoft has reportedly acquired Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder, creator of the to-do list app Wunderlist. The app joins Acompli and Sunrise in Microsoft’s stable of productivity software available across platforms. The Wall Street Journal reports… Read More
Adobe’s work productivity business is getting a subscription overhaul with the announcement today of the company’s new Document Cloud. Much like the Creative Cloud and Marketing Cloud before it, the… Read More
What will the world be like in another 5 to 10 years? Microsoft is answering that question with a new installment in its “Productivity Future Vision” video series. The elaborate,… Read More
Everyone can write and no one can stay focused on writing. It’s a quirk of our connected universe that drives me nuts. Set out to compose anything longer than a… Read More
As Troy Davis continued to build out his hosted log management business PaperTrail, he began to go a little crazy. With so many jobs to accomplish and so little time,… Read More
A majority of U.S. workers are not engaged at their jobs and it’s costing the country $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity. Those are the latest findings… Read More
Tony Stubblebine is in the business of helping old dogs teach themselves new tricks. He’s the co-founder of Lift, which makes an app that tries to help people achieve their… Read More
Good intentions don’t always lead to effective execution. And how you plan your workweek on a Sunday evening or Monday morning rarely reflects how things actually take shape. You may… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a periodic column where we’ve asked Matt Heinz, who has been writing an occasional column on productivity for GeekWire, to answer questions on… Read More
Mobile devices, online services and persistent connectivity are overloading many of us with information and distractions. As the new year begins, how can we take back control, and become more… Read More
We have a specific, measurable set of objectives to drive our business in the New Year, plus I’ve developed with my wife a set of goals for our family in… Read More
Want to read more, but just don’t have the time? Let someone else read for you! It’s not crazy. There are a number of tools, most online and many for… Read More
Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and the godfather of productivity. Lazy. He will… Read More
It’s a good thing that Faqden Labs’ latest iPad application is designed to help groups of employees manage and collaborate on projects in Basecamp. After all, the 18-person company is… Read More
If you’ve ever been part of a startup, then you know how much hard work it involves. And you usually don’t have enough people to get all the work done!… Read More