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Quick Conversions –
Working on a last minute grant request and need to convert the square miles of your watershed to hectares to meet the grant requirements? Not a problem. The Google search box offers a lot of features other than just the search function. Just type in “convert 456 square miles to hectares” (no quotes needed and press enter). Viola, the answer is 118,103.458 hectares ! Check out More about Calculator for some other time saving tips.
Virtual Collaboration –
Today everyone is busy, busy, busy, especially watershed coordinators and volunteers. Trying to schedule meetings with folks over a wide area can be a bigger challenge than meeting grant requirements and report deadlines. A simple solution is to use a wiki or common web page where everyone can contribute or modify content. Click here for a simple explanation of how this works. Whether it be planning a field day, editing a newsletter, or a camping trip you are only limited by your imagination.
Another web tool that you might be interested in is dabbleboard. This is a virtual whiteboard where you can quickly create … well anything you can put on a white board, but with straighter lines and better boxes. This is also shareable via email or url. Take a moment to take the tour.
Desktop Clutter –
It is amazing how distracting, at least to me, all the bells and whistles are that today surround most work processors, publishers, etc. Take a look at QuietWrite, it is almost like going into a quiet room to work. It is simple after composing to just copy and paste your text into your regular program and add the frills.
