How to find

A large part of effectively and efficiently integrating the Internet into your daily life is organization. At home or at work, most of us have some sort of organizational system, even it only makes sense to us.. Your approach to your online findings should also be organized, otherwise you’ll waste precious time rather than save it. If you don’t already have a system in place, do the following:

1. Organize your favorites or bookmarks. If you’re not sure how, here are a few helpful links: If you’re not sure what your version is, open Internet Explorer and click on “help” in the toolbar, and then “About Internet Explorer” A window should pop up with your version. This also works for Firefox.

Internet Explorer 6: IE6 Favorites Organization

Internet Explorer 7: IE7 Favorites Organization

Using Windows Vista:Vista Favorites Organization

Here’s an internet explorer 7 cheat sheet: Cheat Sheet

Mac: Mac Favorites Organization

2. Create Folders in your favorites. Make sure the name will make it easy for you to find things fast. Create a main folder for each major category in your life. For Example Work. Within work, you can create additional folders such as “Health Insurance” (I keep a link to my health insurance provider’s website, that way I can easily find benefit and physician info when I need it).

3. Revisit your links and folders from time to time. If you aren’t using it, delete it. The Next post will cover tools I use daily to make searching and organizing more efficient.