Archives for the 'Digital Apps' Category
Thunderbird and Lightning, Very Very Frightening! [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Today’s guest post is by Al at 7P Productions.
For those of us who are warriors of the Information Age, we use the email and calendar applications like a sword and shield. For the apps, the usual suspects include Microsoft with MS Outlook and Google with Gmail and Google Calendar (gCal). Because I do much of [...]
Personally, I welcome our Knol overlords. [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
The fine folks at Google have released a new project that they call “Knol“:
The key idea behind the knol project is to highlight authors. Books have authors’ names right on the cover, news articles have bylines, scientific articles always have authors — but somehow the web evolved without a strong standard to keep authors names [...]
GTD Online with Wrike [@Stephen | Productivity in Context]
You may have seen the ad for Wrike go into the sidebar a while back, as they have become a sponsor of HD BizBlog, in providing me with a Pro user account. I have been using the service for some of my distributed tasks and I like it very much.
Here is a brief [and edited] [...]
Who Will Reap the Riches of the Internet? [@Stephen | Productivity in Context]
From Ad Age Digital:
“Consumers deserve more choices and more competition than they have in the wireless world today. And at a time when so many Americans don’t have access to the internet, this auction provides an unprecedented opportunity to bring the riches of the net to more people.” [the Google blog, ed.]
Google has long been [...]
GTD with Online Tools [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Thinking Serious is off to a good start with managing online tools for productivity.
Thinking Serious » Managing Your Life With GTD, Online Tools and a File Cabinet
With the GTD methodology, you need a calendar, lists, inbox and a good old fashioned file cabinet. Here is an implementation of the GTD using Google Apps, RememberTheMilk.com, [...]
“Kindle†a Fire and See What Happens [HD BizBlog 1.2]
There is a long article at Newsweek.com (that is annoying to read because of all the ads and pop-ups) about the new Kindle from Amazon. Priced at $400, this electronic book reader threatens to overturn the publishing industry the way that Napster upset the apple cart for the RIAA. I agree with Seth Godin that [...]
Online Collaboration Tool for GTD [HD BizBlog 1.2]
HD BizBlog has a new sponsor, and I have been using their service for three weeks now. My wife has taken a new job in Maine, requiring our relocation from North Carolina. She moved up to Maine two weeks ahead of me, in order to start working and look for a place to live.
We have [...]
Education and Using the Internet as a Tool [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Seth Godin has a great post about how schools and teachers use (or allow the use of) the internet for schoolwork. The money quote:
“Until teachers get unstuck, our kids are going to be stuck and so will we. “
Well said. Let’s get unstuck, pronto.
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An Interview with Doc Searls [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
The Cluetrain Manifesto is one of the most important business books ever written, and if you have not read it, I urge you to do so immediately! There is an interview with one of the authors, Doc Searls, over at Global Neighborhoods:
2. How would you say the business world has changed since you and your [...]
New Ways of Looking at What We Know [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
There is a discussion going on about the future of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) that was started by Eric Mack, and carried on by Michael Sampson and Pascal Venier. The good stuff, as often is the case, is in the comments. As a relative newcomer to the discussion, I am fascinated by the direction Eric [...]