unclutter your online closet in 3 easy steps!
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Is your desktop, smartphone, tablet bursting at the seams with apps, software, files, photos, games and more? Then follow these 3 easy steps to unclutter your online closet and find what you need faster and more easily. Join us at the Women's Learning Studio to learn more about how to use the Internet to meet YOUR needs.TRANSCRIPT
3 Steps to Unclutter Your Online Closet and Find What You Need
NOW!
How cluttered is your online closet?
Do all your tech devices resemble this closet? Ours did! It is easy to get this way!
Ways we clutter our online life:
Folders, files, pictures, etc.
Apps and games
Email inboxes
Photos and videos
Music
Lists, notes, stickies
Time to de-clutter in 3 easy steps!
Store it
Sync it
Trash it
Step 1: Store
2 Ways to Store Your Digital Data
Cloud technology
Do It Yourself External Backup
Store and Back Up
Cloud Storage
Files
Music
Photos
Videos
Some Cloud Storage Programs:
Photos: Flickr, Picasa
Music: iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify
Files: Dropbox, Boxnet, Skydrive, Google Drive
Videos: Vimeo, YouTube, Screenshare
Presentations: Slideshare, Sliderocket, Google Drive
Store and Back Up
Cloud Storage
Pay for private, secure cloud storage for everything on your computer or mobile device (including the hard drive)
A few automatic, fee-based cloud storage programs:
Backblaze
CrashPlan
Carbonite
Mozy
SOS Online Backup
From: About.com PCSupport: 40 Online Backup Services Reviewed
Store and Back Up
Do It Yourself External Back Up
Flash
External hard drives
Discs
Do It Yourself External Backups:
External Hard Drives: Can configure to automatically back up laptops and desktops, but not mobile devices (unless data uploaded to computer)
Flash and Disks: must remember to manually back-up. Not suitable for mobile devices (unless mobile data uploaded to computer)
Portable: can have all or parts of your data available when you want it. Cloud storage dependent on internet connection.
Remember to Organize BEFORE you Store
Organize Before You Store:
Create folders for docs, photos to keep related data together in one place
Label folders and/or files clearly so easy to find
Continue to add to folders with related data – save to update, then store or restore
Step 2: Sync
Sync
Definitely sync:
Sync using Aggregator Programs
Mail clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail)
Social Media aggregators (HootSuite, Postano)
Cloud calendars (Google, Zoho)
Cloud contacts (ConstantContact, Google Play)
Site passwords (LastPass)
To sync or not to sync?
Used on a specific device: keep it there only
Sensitive information: don’t want it everywhere
Security: may not want on mobile devices or shared computers
Not used often: keep where you use it most often
Step 3: Trash
Some people have a fear of trashing - they keep everything! Is this YOU?
What is your fear of Trashing Profile?
I'm fearless and trash everything!
I don't trash everything, but do trash my digital data regularly
I am selective and trash only after I have thought about it
I only trash what I know is junk or spam and keep everything else
I am afraid to trash anything because it may be relevant in 2024
Trash
Old files
Unused apps
Old emails
Blurry and uncomplimentary pictures
Anything else you are holding onto but don’t need! Your data will NOT be relevant in 2024!
Remember: De-clutter is 3 easy steps!
Store it
Sync it
Trash it
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