One App: Grand Perspective
Everyone knows this day will come, and it always seems to come at the most in-opportune moments. Finding space on your internal hard drive and other storage peripherals are often time consuming and stressful. Grand Perspective is an application (.app) that will make this task informative and fun!
For all you visual-learners out there, Grand Perspective is an .app that will give you a visual interpretation of all the data on your hard drive, specific file-structures, or individual folders. My favorite feature is something I like to call, “Hover and Discover.” Hover your cursor over a particular colored block and Grand Perspective will tell you what it is, where it is, what file structure it’s within, and how much storage each file is occupying. Best of all, it’s free.
One Accessory: mStand
If you are like me, then a cluttered office is always an issue. Laptop, external hard drive, external keyboard and mouse, mouse pad; The mStand, by Rain Design, is my favorite space-saving device and computer accessory for the following reasons…
Functional Design: The laptop stand is make from a solid piece of aluminum, milled to be a .25” inches thick. No assembly. No wobble. No risk. Cord port for cable management. Rubber pads for extra grip.
Ergonomic Design: The laptop is raised nearly 6” inches atop the mStand to promote better posture, less strain on your eyes, less muscle fatigue.
Aesthetics: It looks great. Even with all of my peripherals plugged into my laptop, it maximizes the space underneath the laptop for storage. It keeps everything neatly tucked away when I am not using my machine, and allows for space on my desk to work.
One Tech Tip: Empty and Organize
Empty your trash, and organize your desktop and download folders. My biggest issue is keeping my desktop and download folders clear of random files. Sometimes, I can’t find a file I was working on hours before, because it’s buried within current files being downloaded from the Internet, work servers, and E-mail. It cannot be avoided. Left unmanaged, there could be upwards of 40-70 individual files per work-day, and finds its way onto my desktop or downloads folder. Here is an easy way to help:
1. Add all common-use folders as ‘Stacks’ on the Apple Dock.
2. Sort all desktop items and download items every morning, and before leaving the office.
