Author Archives: Tate Forgey

Putting More “I” in AI (and Us) 

Judging from the current commercials for AI-enabled devices, their principal utility is to camouflage our own thickheadedness by feeding us the names of people we should remember but forgot, or summarizing text we should have read but didn’t, or rewriting … Continue reading

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Digital Spring-Cleaning: Photos 

It’s that time of year for our (somewhat) annual “Digital Spring-Cleaning” public service announcement. As always, you can revisit all the installments in the series for easy-to-follow tips to tidy up your digital life. Since this is the fifth entry, … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of Digital Spring Cleaning

It’s that time of year for our (somewhat) annual “Digital Spring-Cleaning” public service announcement. As always, you can revisit all the installments in the series for easy-to-follow tips to tidy up your digital life. Our last post drilled down on … Continue reading

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Retirement Party 

Driving into Boston the other day it dawned on me, I’m turning into a crotchety old man. Not quite at the level of my Cape in-laws, who treat going over the Sagamore bridge like planning the lunar landing, but more … Continue reading

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What is the Future of Work – Now?

“The Future of Work is Now!” is a cliché characterization that seems to point to the swiftness far-off changes have become common in the workplace. With the general upheaval we have experienced, that portrayal has a certain resonance. Specifically, the … Continue reading

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Digital Spring-Cleaning: How to clean up browsers

After an unusual mid-April snowstorm Spring is undeniably here and it is time for our annual article on performing a digital spring cleaning. Look at all the posts in this series since putting those together offers a comprehensive checklist. However, … Continue reading

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Document Storage Options at DFCI

DFCI has multiple applications for storing and collaborating on documents. With many of us now working remotely, the factors that affect which one to choose may have changed. In this post, we will cover some differences in functionality to help … Continue reading

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The AdvISor/IS Newsletter

Did you know that there is a new Information Services newsletter?  Go check out all the posts on the redesigned SharePoint site:      

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It’s Time for Another Digital Spring Cleaning

Last year around this time I wrote a post with methods for a Digital Spring Cleaning. Well, it’s that time of year again and a good time to revisit this idea. Previously I focused on setting up a password manager and … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Task Manager

Choosing the Right Task Manager Part of what we do on the Collaboration and Productivity Tools Team at DFCI is help people find the right tools for their individual workflows. We are fortunate to have many applications available to us, … Continue reading

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