Spring Cleaning
Web Worker Daily has an excellent article about Spring cleaning for the web worker. They suggest:
1. Clean out that inbox: Whether you’re using Google Apps or some other email client, taking control of your inbox can have an enormous payoff.
2. Get your backups going: No matter how many times they hear it, some people just don’t think about backups until after their first disastrous data loss. Don’t let that be you.
3. Cut down on noise: Remember when mailing lists were your only way of getting information? How many are you still on that you never, ever read? The same applies to RSS feeds. If your reader is cluttered, trim, trim, trim.
4. Tidy up your browser: If you use a browser that lets you install extensions or add-ins - as most of them do these days - this is a great time to review the ones that you’ve got installed.
5. Eliminate software clutter: How’s your Start Menu or Applications folder? Full of stuff that you never actually use?
I would say its also a good time to do a fresh install of your operating system. Over time operating systems can start to become sluggish from every day use. I usually do a fresh install about once every six months.
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