Archives for the 'Digital Apps' Category

The GTDAgenda Newsletter [Productivity in Context]

My friend Dan has graciously allowed me to post the contents of his new newsletter that outlines the features of the terrific service GTDAgenda. (Disclosure: GTDAgenda is a paid service, and a sponsor of Productivity in Context - there are free plans, a $4.45/month plan and a $7.95/month plan)
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15 June 2008 | Digital Apps, GTD, GTDAgenda, Goal Setting, Productivity | No Comments

Linked In and Productivity [Productivity in Context]

Last week I posted on an article about using LinkedIn that I saw at Chris Brogan’s blog. A few folks e-mailed me for more information on how and why I use LinkedIn. The answers are actually quite simple, and I’d like to share them with the rest of you here.
First, I started using LinkedIn like [...]

4 June 2008 | Community, Digital Apps, LinkedIn, Productivity, networking | No Comments

The Power of Social Media and Research [Productivity in Context]

Please watch this video from the TED conference.

Johnny Lee describes how quickly his research has been disseminated via YouTube, and I join him in being curious as to how this simple new technology will affect the video-game development community.
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26 May 2008 | Digital Apps, Hacks, Web 2.0/Media | No Comments

Yikes! The Future of Augmented Cognition? [Productivity in Context]

Via Ryan at Collaborative Ideation:
Augmented Cognition
This short film takes place in 2030 in a command center that is tasked with monitoring cyberspace activities for anomalies that could threaten the global economy. The economy, which functions largely in cyberspace, is the link between countries and is extremely susceptible to instability. As might be expected, given the [...]

14 May 2008 | Digital Apps, Gear, Links | No Comments

Work Smarter [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Entrepreneur.com has an article about online apps for your small business:
Work Smarter - Entrepreneur.com
There’s a web application out there with your company’s name written all over it. In fact, there are probably several. An entire suite of online software, even. A spreadsheet calls out for collaboration. E-mail beckons you to receive, manage and archive from [...]

23 April 2008 | Digital Apps, Digital Nomads, Work 2.0 | No Comments

Twitter and Web 2.0 [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

There is a remarkable new meme spreading via Twitter. I suppose that I will have to update my resume and elevator pitch to fit into a 140 character field.
Twitpitch: The Elevator Pitch Hits Twitter - ReadWriteWeb
The Origin
The Twitpitch is the invention of Stowe Boyd, a business strategy and information technology consultant. Boyd had plans [...]

22 April 2008 | Blog, Communication, Digital Apps | No Comments

Increase Your Productivity with Open Office [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Check out this article at Ostatic:
Put OpenOffice to Work in Your Home Office | OStatic
Small business owners and freelancers typically have a need for word processing, spreadsheet, or presentation software — and sometimes all three. Commercial software collections like Microsoft Office and Apple iWork are useful but pricey. Fortunately, OpenOffice.org is a great, and [...]

16 April 2008 | Digital Apps, Links | No Comments

Follow Me on Twitter [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

One of my blogging inspirations has recently stopped using Twitter, just as I am getting started. It’s fun, not too time-consuming, and it has some possibilities that I am sure no one has thought of yet.
Follow me on twitter
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13 April 2008 | Community, Digital Apps, Just fun | No Comments

Building on Vitual Reality [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

The Hindu : Education Plus : Building on virtual reality
Building on virtual reality
Gone are the days when students from civil engineering classes will have to use their artistic skills to draw and explain the structural nuances. With the advent of Information Technology, students can now turn their ideas and dreams into virtual reality in [...]

13 April 2008 | Digital Apps, Work 2.0 | No Comments

Happiness is…an Empty In-box [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

I have been out of town quite a bit over the last 9 days, training for a new role as a recruiter/trainer for a marketing company, and my e-mail In-boxes have been neglected. That is to say, I handled the urgent and important items, but filed the rest away.
I spent two hours this morning getting [...]

21 February 2008 | Digital Apps, GTD, workflow | No Comments