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Your Say: What’s on your workspace wishlist?  

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May 9
by Dave Kleinschmidt

We’ve shown plenty of photos of the workspaces you have. But what about the workspace you dream about?

Recently Lifehacker asked its readers what is on their office upgrade wishlist. I thought I’d pass the question on to you.

What are the next few things you’d love to add to your workspace? What needs to be replaced or improved? Let us know in the comments!

Which Tuts+ Site Should We Launch Next?  

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May 9

Next Tuts+ Site

We’re planning our next few Tuts+ sites, and would love your opinion and advice on which topics you think we should cover! We’d be really grateful if you could take a minute to answer our quick poll and share your thoughts…

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Your Say: Which online backup/sync solutions do you use?  

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May 3
Dropbox by Johan Larsson

Backup has always been important. And now that most of us use multiple computers and devices on a daily basis, sync is just as essential. Which online backup or sync service(s) do you use?

Now that Google has finally released Google Drive (I’ve been waiting for it for years!), the Big Three (Apple, Microsoft and Google) have all entered this space. Are their solutions the best, or do you prefer to rely on the “little” guys who specialize in this area?

Do you use different services for different jobs, or just stick to your favorite? Do you have any hints about how we can get the most out of sync services? Do you have any horror stories where a service like this saved your life – or data? Let us know in the comments.

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Your Say: Which part of the world would you love to visit?  

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Apr 26
Kuala Lumpur Sunset by Hanis Mike Adnan

A bunch of us are in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia right now for the Envato KL2012 Meetup. We’re having a great time.

This is my first time out of Australia. While I didn’t enjoy every moment of the long flight, the time here has been awesome. Besides getting to know other team members better, Malaysia is an interesting and beautiful place to explore.

What about you? Would you like to visit another country? Which one?

Your Say: What Type of Mobile Phone Do You Use?  

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Apr 19
Steampunk Mobile Phone by urbandon

Virtually everyone carries a cell phone these days – and more and more people choose a smartphone. What type of cell phone do you use?

In these days of social networking, smartphones enable us to stay connected via email, Facebook, Twitter, and a hundred other ways. They keep track of our location, and can even send us location-based reminders.

Apple totally redefined the category some years ago, with Android devices close on their heels, and Windows Mobile putting in a brave effort to keep up. Which do you use?

Or can you live without these modern conveniences, and just use a standard cell phone – or no cell phone at all! Vote in the poll to let us know.

Your Say: How do you keep your to do list?  

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Apr 12
B&W 11/365 by Mitchell Bartlett

We all have hundreds of things to keep track of every day – things to do, people to see, places to go. Some tasks are urgent, and there will be an immediate disaster if you don’t get them done. Others are important, but the consequences of not doing them may take years or months to become obvious. How do you keep track of everything you need to do?

We asked this question way back in 2010, but this time we’ll make it more specific with a poll. The options in this poll are inspired by the answers you gave in the comments back then.

Are you an old fashioned guy or girl and prefer pen and paper for the job? Or do you have an elaborate system using a particular productivity app on your computer, phone or tablet?

Tick the boxes that best describe you on the poll, and fill us in on the details in the comments.

And do you follow a particular productivity philosophy or workflow? Has it made a positive difference to your productivity? Let us know in the comments.

Your Say: How many emails are in your inbox?  

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Apr 4
23/365 Inbox Zero by Kathryn Greenhill

Are you overwhelmed by email? Are you drowning in it, or managing it? How many emails are in your inbox right now?

Too much email – and information overload in general – is a real problem for many of us. I admit that I struggle to keep up with my email – especially the less urgent ones. The important ones I do OK with.

How are you going? Do you practice inbox zero? Or do you use your inbox as a holding place for everything you need to do? Is your system working for you? Have you made any changes that have made a difference? Let us know in the comments.

Your Say: Do you usually work on a laptop or a desktop?  

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Mar 28
My Desk by Fensterbme

Laptop or desktop? Which are you most productive on? On which do you spend most of your work time?

These days I find the large screen makes a huge difference to my productivity. I guess I could achieve the same by plugging a laptop into a large monitor.

I still use my laptop daily to get away from my desk. I take it outside or to a coffee shop or library for a few hours most days. It also helps me to stay productive when waiting for my kids to finish their shifts at McDonalds.

Which type of computer makes you most productive? If you use a laptop, do plug it into a larger monitor when possible? We’d love to hear the details, so feel free to share in the comments.

Your Say: Do you use your computer, tablet or smart phone in bed?  

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Mar 22
George on the iPad by Taylor Bennett

Do you use your computer or device regularly when you’re in bed (at least once a week)? We asked this question back in 2012, but this time we’ll get more specific with a poll.

Which devices do you use at least weekly? Laptop? Tablet? Smart phone? Tick all the boxes that apply in the poll.

Do you find using your device interferes with your sleep? How regularly do you use them? Which is your preferred bedtime device? Let us know in the comments.

Your Say: Which web browsers do you use?  

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Mar 15
Firefox by Garrett LeSage

We asked this question last year, and a huge pile of answers came in. Most of you use more than one browser. For some of you that’s because you’re testing websites, so you use just about any web browser you can use. But a surprising number of you use a second (or third) browser along with your favorite.

This time I’d like to get a better sense of proportion by using a poll. I want to find out which browser is used more than any other around the Envato community. I’m also interested in which browsers are most neglected or avoided.

So move your mouse over to that poll, and select every browser that you use. If you tick the “other” box, make sure you let us know in the comments which browser(s) you mean.

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