Manage Your Favorite Sites through a Reader

For over a couple of months now I am using a reader. Although there are more readers out there available on the web, specifically I used the google reader. Since it is web based contrary to the stand alone reader where you need to download certain softwares or tools for it to run.

A reader allows you to manage your favorite websites around the web where instead of visiting each site one by one, all you have to do is just log on to your reader and all your favorite sites' update will feed automatically, in chronological order.

This is certainly one of the great solutions discoveries and would recommend you to use it. It is not hard contrary to the notion that if you are not a techie you would not be able to use it comfortably. In fact, all you have to do is to get the url feed and add that in your reader subscriptions.

Events Management

By the time I am writing this, it was just a few minutes past after a full packed event our company had organize. I've had have some woes in events management before, normally of the confirming attendees only 60 to 70 percent arrived, much more sometimes only 40% arrived. But this event I organized is different, 30% more arrived.

This led me to conclude several tips to a successful events management, a product of lessons learned from the time I was still employed for over two years. The key? do it right! How?

- Send invitation personally 2 weeks before (visit them personally)
- After a week visit them again for their confirmees
- Three days before the event, remind them through telephone call (or email for IT companies)
- One day before the event, remind them rain or shine
- Half day before the event, send them SMS

The ballroom was on the opposite side of the coffee shop, but has to be extended to coffee shop to accomodate all participants.

Also, I feel that some people are annoyed with me for the constant nag and follow ups before the event, but who cares if that is the key for a successful events management. Right?