Month: September 2008

  • CNET News Green Tech Quotes John Trosko

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    Thanks to a reader, we discovered some press from our Alliance for Universal Power Supply Conference speech at PG & E headquarters in San Francisco this past summer.

    From CNET News, a popular website for news and commentary on energy innovation and environmental technologies:

    "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when plugging in and powering personal electronics whose chargers are so varied that they typically end up balled up in rat's nests beneath our desks."

    "Help, albeit slow, is on the way, according to members of consumer electronics companies, green-tech start-ups, and venture capital firms at the Alliance for Universal Power Supplies conference Friday."

    "Attendees charging ahead to create power supplies that cause fewer headaches and wasted energy found hope when Westinghouse announced that it will support standards from start-up Green Plug, whose Greentalk protocol enables devices and power sources to "talk" to each other."

    "John Trosko, a professional personal organization consultant in Los Angeles, said his clients stash useless cables in drawers indefinitely because they feel guilty about the potentially toxic trash and aren't sure how to recycle it."

    Tech companies aim to untangle power supplies - CNET News

    AUPS San Francisco Conference – Press Release May '08

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  • The Importance of Being Organized – Interview

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    We were interviewed this summer by Candice Brokenshire, a Laguna Beach-based Professional Life and Business Coach and owner of Red Barn Coaching.  Introduced through a friend of a client, it was at the Griddle in West Hollywood where we began our friendship.

    I was really honored when Candice asked if she could interview me for her blog, The Red Barn Cooperative.  How could I say no to Candice while dining over french press coffee, flapjacks dotted with rainbow sprinkles and chili with chocolate chips?

    Here's a sample of the interview:

    "… when you shop for something and bring it home, you assume the responsibility for the care, maintenance and storage of that item. You take the responsibility for putting (or not putting) something away in a cabinet or drawer when you’re finished using it. You can chose to have your space a mess or make tiny steps necessary to keep it somewhat tidy. If you shift your thinking and put value and responsibility into your choices and actions, you’re more bound to want to take care of your possessions and increase your chances of maintaining your space."

    John Trosko: The Importance of Being Organized, on the Red Barn Cooperative Blog.

    image above courtesy Loudoun County, Virgina website.

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  • Contributing Authors To Our New Book

    On Wednesday, we announced our new book contribution, The Experts' Guide to Doing Things Faster:  100 Ways To Make Life More Efficient.

    Over 100 leading experts in their fields offer must-have advice for getting more stuff done, in less time and we're honored to be asked to contribute a chapter.

    Expert Guide To Doing Things FasterWhen author Samantha Ettus approached us with a copy of her last book, The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do, how could you say no?  Contributing authors in her last week included Donald Trump, Heloise, Bob Villa, Debbi Fields, Katie Ford, Larry King, Stephen R. Covey, Ira Glass, Suze Orman and Linda Cobb AKA The Queen of Clean, as well as 90 other everyday names and industry leaders.

    So who is particpating in the upcoming Expert's Guide?

    and…. introducing…

    • John Trosko, organizing expert, on the secrets to a streamlined closet

    The book will be released October 28th by Clarkson Potter, the premiere publisher of full color lifestyle books.  So excited!

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  • Victoria Beckham’s Closet is Like Aladdin’s Cave

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    Victoria Beckham is under crisis.

    The former Spice Girl is having a major closet dilemma these days.  According to the Daily Mirror (who says this story is an exclusive– we love that), Beckham house is so "jam-packed that Posh has been forced to ship crate loads of clothes back to the UK to store at Beckingham Palace, Hertfordshire."

    It's no secret that Victoria is a lover of fashion.  In fact, she premiered her new clothing line at this week's Fashion Week, along with a rocking new hair cut.  Here's more from the UK article:

    "The friend told the Mirror: "Victoria's stuff takes up the space of an average family home and it's just about fit to burst. When they were looking at property in LA, it wasn't just about needing room for the children – it was also about the clothes.

    "Victoria has the largest walk-in wardrobe you have ever seen. It's like an Aladdin's cave. And as well as that she has two other rooms dedicated to storage. There are drawers and boxes full of sunglasses, scarves, bracelets, hats, gloves, belts, all labeled, coded by color and some by designer."

    How unfortunate?  Perhaps she needs GardeRobe?  Or maybe our friend Barbra Horowitz?  Perhaps she needs to grab a copy of our new book?

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  • Announcing our Next Project: The Experts’ Guide To Doing Things Faster

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    We're really tickled to announce our first book, available nationwide October 28th!

    We've written a chapter for The Experts' Guide to Doing Things Faster:  100 Ways To Make Life More Efficient with Samantha Ettus at the helm.  The book becomes available for sale nationwide October 28th.

    The folks participating in the book are out of this world.  According to press information, Samantha has made a career of "collecting people and convincing them to offer their wisdom with her best-selling Experts’ Guide series".  In her newest project, Samantha has gathered "100 of the world’s leading experts to reveal how to become more efficient in every aspect of life, from Home to Work to Romance and Health."

    On Thursday, we'll follow up with the who's-who list of contributing authors.  In the meantime, we've added a new category, so we can stay in touch about the book.  Can't wait to share more with you. 

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    Some text from this article courtesy Random House and Goldbert McDuffie.

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    Look who's contributing to the Experts' Guide

    Women's World - organize your closet

     

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  • Get Organized with Rubbermaid – Circa 1971 – Weekend Video

    Welcome to the weekend when we post reader video recommendations.

    Check out this Rubbermaid video which aired on television sets across the United States.  From what we've read, Rubbermaid ran several successful campaigns using classic storybook characters.  Now, how sexist is this video?  The woman in the shoe?  What would Sarah Palin say?

    If you're reading our blog on RSS or Feedblitz, click here to get over to the main site and watch this quick video.  So much fun.  Does you think she needs to organize that patchwork quilt she's wearing as an apron? One thing for sure, the ad is relative genius because it shows how a busy woman can get even a small space organized.

    These videos are for the amusement of our weekend blog readers.  We're continuing to feature organizing videos that are satirical, irreverent, smart or just plain fun.  If you are reading the blog on RSS or Feedblitz and want to see the videos you should click over to the main site.

    Do you have a video you'd like to have us feature?  Check out this post first, then email us.

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