Think you won't get caught? Perhaps you surf these types of sites at night, when no one is around. Think again. Your computer has a cache (a place to store files after they are downloaded) which an be examined at will. There are also other places which employers can examine, and it would be difficult for you to clean them all up.

Perhaps you think you are safe because you've bought one of those programs which cleans out your cache and hides your track. Think again. Many employers are monitoring every computer in company. And guess what, most employment contracts give employers right to do this. Like it or not, they can spy on your computer activities anytime they want. What about private emails sent from and to company computer systems? These can be opened and read at will by your employer, no questions asked. So watch what you write in emails.

What's bottom line? The best tactic is simply to do your personal email and surfing at home. Why put your career and your job in danger when it's just as easy to wait a short time until you get out of office?

What is this Internet Information Manager? It's a piece of software you install on your computer that allows you to store all of information you use frequently in one place. Everything from projects, to articles, to contacts, to website urls are stored in a cross-referenced database. It is my big organization and productivity secret. I've used it for a while - as I tinkered with beta version. It's now such a part of my daily system that I wonder how I ever got along without it. If my computer is turned on, this tool is open. You need a similar tool. I use it to:

- Keep track of all ongoing projects - Manage my to do lists - Store all of my contacts. These contacts are cross referenced so that with click of a button I can go to an associated affiliate program, website, ezine, ad campaign, searchengine, or project - Start an email in my default email program with click of a button - Launch my default browser and whisk me to my favorite discussion forum. This is how I jump from forum to forum at dizzying speeds. A cable internet connection helps too :-)

The key to system being so productive and so easy to use is that it's all cross-referenced. So as I surf boards and come across an idea for an article, a project, or some research data, I can quickly plug it into appropriate place in my database. This keeps information always at my fingertips. When I am ready to write an article or complete a project, all of data is in one place (waiting to be processed).

The other productivity tool that is a must is email filters. Most email clients allow you to easily filter your incoming email into folders you create. Use this feature to store emails on a specific topic, or specific groups of people all in same folder. Use it to filter all incoming ezines into one place, all orders into one place, all personal email into another place. I transfer data from most of my email to my Internet Information Manager, but I store original email in my email program (Pegasus).

Similar to filters are email aliases. Create special email addresses for specific purposes. It difficult to get all of your contacts to use correct address but this is a real time saver. For example, if you have an assistant that handles your mailing list, use an email alias to send all of those emails directly to them. There is no need for you to waste time reading emails you don't need to read if you have properly trained your assistants. Train them, empower them and then trust them to get it done.

Speaking of training - it is another tool for increasing your productivity. Learn to really use software you know you will frequently use as soon as practical. You'll discover many tasks this software can help with that you would otherwise miss. Also consider time spent training an assistant to properly do a task an investment. Avoid temptation to just do it yourself. It will save you much more time in long-run and frees up your time to do things you should be doing.

I've shared with you how I squeeze an inordinate amount of work into my day (when necessary). I'm also careful not to overload myself and damage my health. This is also something you need to watch. Success at expense of your health and happiness is not success in my estimation.

Adopt this system today and you'll soon be amazed at what you can accomplish in very little time. You'll also be pleasantly surprised at amount of free time you find. The Internet Information Manager was created by my very good friend Gary Knuckles. Grab a copy now at: http://williecrawford.com/cgi-bin k.cgi?garyk