I am very lucky to have amazing friends in such a variety of fields! This week's guest blog is from my dear friend Heather. Her degree is in New Media Interactive Development and she currently works as a Front End Marketing Engineer. As you can imagine her digital world runs like clockwork due to her extensive online presence. Today we get a glimpse into her world! P.S. Check out her website work here.--Hey everyone! Mae is a great friend of mine and watching her go through this cleanse is extremely motivational and inspiring. I am honored to be writing a guest post and I hope you find it helpful. I am a Front End Marketing Engineer (or simply speaking a web developer) and therefore I spend most of my time on a computer. The only way I stay sane is to organize everything. My equipment includes a home laptop, work laptop, iPad and iPhone. I hope some of the technological tips and tricks I have picked up along the way can help you.File Back UpYour first step should be to back up all of your files. Do this often because nothing is worse than losing files because your computer crashed - especially if you are in school or trying to get work done. Second, ensure all of your software is up to date. I know updating can be a nuisance but it’s there to make sure everything is running smoothly and efficiently.File OrganizationCleaning up your digital life is very similar to cleaning a room. You should go through everything, determine what you don’t need or use anymore and get rid of it. Uninstall old programs you haven’t used in a while. If you don’t use something but want to keep it for the future (for documentation or reference) move it to an external hard drive. You can reach them but they won’t slow down your computer. I tend to do this with my movies and TV Shows (because those are definitely something I hoard) that take up a lot of valuable space. Pictures also take up a lot of space. I suggest to place the photos into folders and organize them (I usually name them by event) and put them on a hard drive as well.Be specific with the rest of your files (names and folders). Do not keep folders on your desktop if you can help it because they slow down the computer since they are stored in working memory rather than on the hard drive. You can start by creating categories in the “Documents” folder or create a whole new folder. The best example I can give is for my college work. I had an RIT folder that contained sub-folders for each year I was at school. Within each sub-folder there are folders for each quarter and folders for the classes that I took that quarter. You want to be able to find files easily and fast and the only way to do that is by being specific. I can’t tell you how many times I think I’m going to remember something and then when I actually need it I have no idea where I put it.Email OrganizationEmail can get pretty messy and disorganized. I use Gmail and the labels tool can be your best friend. I have labels for so many categories that my inbox looks like a Crayola box. An example is a bills label with nested labels for each kind of bill under that. If you haven’t done so you should change to paperless statements for any accounts you have so that you can reduce your carbon footprint and be environmentally friendly (Note from Mae: So excited she mentioned this!). I also like paperless statements because I can search my inbox by my labels and everything is right there. I don’t have to sift through a bunch of paper. When creating labels use the filter “@example.com”. Do not use the first part of the address because most companies have the same domain name and use different identifiers for the various emails they send out. Also, make sure you have your contacts up to date so that emails don’t go to spam unnecessarily.My last piece of advice is for those that use several devices often. You should utilize programs that let you access information from all computers and mobile devices. I love Evernote. I have a bunch of notes from work, lists and other things that my Type A personality needs. I also use Google Documents which allow you to share files, spreadsheets and media with other people so collaboration is easy. I know Mae mentioned Mint in an earlier post. It is a wonderful tool that organizes finances as well as your online banking.I hope that some of my tips help you get a little more organized. I’m excited to see where the rest of Mae’s journey leads and I hope that it has inspired you to better yourselves as much as it has inspired me. Good luck!