Two tips: Using GTG and using NX
I’m a little behind on putting up my recent articles for TechRepublic here, so I’m going to put them all in one post. The first one is Use Getting Things GNOME to get things done which looks at Getting Things GNOME (GTG), a GTD application for GNOME. It’s pretty basic compared to other GTD apps(…)
Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused
The Mac tip from a few weeks ago was Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused. This was an interesting tip to write because when you sit in front of the computer all day, it’s sometimes hard to quantify how much productive work you get done. Like now, updating my blog, for instance. =)(…)
Synchronize OmniFocus tasks via Spootnik on the Web
The mac techmail two weeks ago was Synchronize OmniFocus tasks via Spootnik on the Web which looks at the Spootnik web service. You can do more than just sync OmniFocus using Spootnik (i.e. use it as a remote WebDAV service to sync OmniFocus on two macs); if you use Basecamp than you can munge and(…)
Use The Hit List to get things done with Mac
Last week’s mac TechMail is Use The Hit List to get things done with Mac, which talks about using The Hit List as a task manager. It works quite well with the GTD methodology, although it’s not necessarily geared towards it (you can use THL without following GTD). It’s a pretty decent program and one(…)
When done becomes Done
A friend pointed me to a really cool blog post called The Larry Test. It basically talks about when done is Done. I.e. an engineer will keep working stuff until it’s perfect, likely because it’s in our nature (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rewritten code just so it looks better). It’s a(…)
On the road to Getting Things Done
“Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behaviour. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behaviour.” — Dee Hock I’m reading David Allen’s Getting Things Done book and this quote really stuck out at me. Totally true. I know a few people to whom the latter belongs to.(…)
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