a news diet
I hate the news. Well, I don’t hate news, but I’ve stopped tracking news because I hate the way they are. Don’t get me wrong, I want to be informed, but that’s not what has been happening. There is a … Read the rest
Category: Productivity
Thoughts on personal and organizational productivity and effectiveness as well as the tools to support those goals
Brain Zero is like Inbox Zero
It just dawned on me that life’s to-dos are very much like my inbox. That may sound a little odd, but stay with me on this.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a huge fan of Inbox Zero. I’ve been … Read the rest
my new to-do app: Swipes
I used to hate to-do list. It did not matter if it was on paper, software, or in my Inbox. Admittedly the Inbox was by far the worst choice, but I have a long standing troublesome relationship with email, which … Read the rest
Mailbox makes Inbox Zero easy
I’ve had an email account for a long time. I remember when every email was exciting. That was a mighty long time ago. At one point I wrote about the dread of email as I discovered Inbox Zero and managed … Read the rest
pushme – a simple script to push a notification to the phone
pushme – a simple script to push a notification to the phone
There are many times when I end up waiting for a computer. Whether it’s a long running rsync or someother command that takes time to finish, I just … Read the rest
communicate your communication style
I spend a lot of time communicating. Since I work from home most of the time, much of my communication takes place electronically. Working from outside the office greatly reduces the number interruptions. However, it also makes it impossible for … Read the rest
[productivity] tasks, projects and prioritizing
In my line of work, and I’m sure many others, there are often conflicting
interests between day to day things that need to happen and bigger, more
interesting things that are important. Sometimes it feels like the difference
between unclogging … Read the rest
faster keyboard link navigation in chrome
I’m pretty happy with chrome. mostly for speed and the sweet incognito mode that lets me test with a clean environment quickly. It’s been a long time since I switched from firefox, but there is still one thing I … Read the rest
[productivity] the bliss of a reduced computing footprint
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I’ve been doing IT for a long time. I’ve tried running with multiple systems. I’ve used multiple monitors. I’ve struggled against disk space limitations and longed for a faster processor, a 2nd processors and more powerful graphics cards. I’ve changed … Read the rest
finding unlabeled messages in Gmail
During my efforts on setting up backups for my gmail email, I decided that the approach I wanted to take was to simply label everything and then archive it. That way I can grab all the labels, which look like … Read the rest