Archive for the 'Productivity' Category

I ran across this post at Litemind on
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play and wanted to pass it along to you.
This discussion about avoiding procrastination reminds me of a one liner I heard once, though I don’t recall the source: “Wherever you are, be there.” He was talking […]

I find writing lists helpful. But this article makes me think that I don’t always write exhaustively enough or look for patterns to emerge. I also tend to write these lists on very limited issues. The latest ones I recall are lists about what I am or should be thankful for. And I probably don’t […]

I really like the cool list of portable applications towards the middle of the page!
From WIRED
Even the lightest laptops won’t fit in your pocket. But these days, you don’t need to lug around an entire computer just to get some work done. In fact, you can carry your entire PC desktop on a USB […]

If you wanted an iPhone but didn’t want to switch to AT&T, maybe you can find a teenager to crack the code for you so you can use an iPhone with another carrier .  They look awefully handy, but I’m too cheap to buy one. But if AT&T wants to give me one and free […]

When you’re just getting started, holding meetings in public places can save you lots of rent and other hassles. Here’s how to take advantage of the benefits without losing control.
From Dane’s blog
We often need to have a business meeting in a public place. Whether because we work at home and don’t have the space, or […]

Most of our readers are familiar with Google’s free web based email, document, and spreadsheet tools. But there are other options that allow you to run your life or business completely “on the web”.
But in addition to Google, you might want to check out Zoho.com and ThinkFree.
If you just want to use open source office […]

I can never tell when Gmail is going to start taking my legitmate email and consider it “spam” … there seems to be little rhyme or reason.
Sometimes Gmail disposes of some pretty important email in it’s quest to protect from Spam.
Here’s a quick technique to help you identify real mail you might trash.
From Technology Evangelist
Gmail’s […]

Google has just bought the telephone service GrandCentral Communications according to the Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal.
This sounds like a brilliant idea. It’s like Google’s integrating instant messaging directly into their web mail application so you can IM the people you email who are on the service. But do we really want Google having all our […]

I’ve been putting up some posts on personal productivity.
A certain amount of concern in this area is good unless you end up killing yourself. You’ve got to wonder if corporations pay the GTD gurus so they won’t have to crack the whip themselves. When you’re self-employed, the constant focus on productivity could drive you nuts. […]

Republic of Geektronica via Mark the writer
I have recently reconsidered my steadfast commitment to web-based task management tools and tried using Microsoft Outlook’s much-ignored Tasks feature.
I decided to try Outlook for task management for two reasons: First, I was giving a presentation to users of Outlook and wanted to have some tips that didn’t make […]