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Email improvement


Too many e-mails in inbox

Troy
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Use an Application Launcher to Start Apps Faster


Launching programs by scrubbing through the Start menu -> Programs submenu, or navigating a folder hierarchy, is often time-consuming and error prone.

Tom Hopper
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SmartDraw is properly named


Tough to integrate softwares to create simple business graphics such as timelines, flow charts, etc.

LeanMatt
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Edit Text to Save Paper


My colleague Andrew (in a non-profit I’m a part of) had a major document to distribute that was just over five pages in length.

Joe Ely
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Blackle Saves Energy for Google Users


I didn’t do this improvement…my son just discovered it and sent the link to me.

We have a problem of energy usage; specifically, the power utilized by millions of computer monitors every day.

Joe Ely
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RSS Feeds


I forget to check in on great websites like this. When I do check in, I can’t remember what I’ve already read.

dwright
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Clear Shelf Labels


I observed a shelf label which had very similar looking, but different, containers on the shelf above and below it. It was not clear which containers the label was referring to.

Joe Ely
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Table Top Access Hole


Setups at our test station required the worker to walk to the back side of a bench to connect wiring.

ggrissom
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Preventing Excel Data Loss


Spreadsheet used to run laboratory (where specimens were stored) was used all day, fear was file would be closed and data would be lost. Post it had been on screen saying “Please remember to save after every entry.” This wasn’t error proofed and the post its guaranteed nothing.

mgraban
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Portable Metric Display Board


We needed to post on-going daily and weekly metrics for our team to see. But there was no wall space we could use, for practical and aesthetic reasons.

Joe Ely
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