Archives for the 'Organization' Category
ClipClip - Your online scrap book [Hack Your Day]
I am not a huge fan of clipping tools, there do seem to be a lot these days, but I found ClipClip worth the mention since it is so simple and for scrapping purposes it is effective.
The idea behind clipping tools is pretty simple, you can highlight a section on the web, pics [...]
Start GTD with a mind sweep [Hack Your Day]
When people start out with GTD I think they get overwhelmed because they’re expected to go from no, or unproductive organization to writing everything down, categorizing and dealing with stuff. A method I read about on Stuff for Getting Things Done is very much like what I first did when GTD hit me.
The point [...]
Log everything you do and become more productive with RescueTime [Hack Your Day]
During my dayjob my boss recommended an awesome application called RescueTime. Basically it is a simple app residing in the system tray that monitors what you do all the time. It periodically sends this data to the RescueTime server, and by logging on to your account you can view how productive or unproductive you [...]
5 steps to managing a blog writer’s workflow [Hack Your Day]
If you blog a lot, especially if you do it professionally, a lot of your day will be spent writing and reading stories. An RSS feed is an integral part of this, both for finding stuff to write about and also to keep yourself up to date on news. I think Google Reader is an [...]
Change the location of your Documents folder [Hack Your Day]
In Windows Vista and Xp I love the way the user accounts are handled with music, documents, pics all available in an easily understandable structure. However, I find that data and disk management wise it is much better to have all these on either a separate drive, or a separate partition.
You can change the default [...]
spring cleaning the documents folder [Creativityist]
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
Spring seems to be reluctant to make it’s way to the Pacific Northwest this year. I decided to coax it along with a good spring cleaning in my documents folder.
Documents folders [...]
How to schedule when you’re overflowing with tasks [Hack Your Day]
I used to find myself so many times in situations where I needed to do a lot of work, but actually didn’t do anything because sorting out the initial chaos seemed so impossibly that I just pushed the whole load in front of me. Doing some scheduling works wonders if you have similar problems, just [...]
Using labels, tags and categories productively [Hack Your Day]
I know that there are certain definitions for each of these, but let me tell you my views on how I use them, and how I think using them leads to productivity. Usually you can only use one of these, occasionally two, like in Wordpress, but you can usually substitute one of them by using [...]
Links from around the web [Hack Your Day]
Here are some of the links I liked today, from hard drive problem anticipation, to advanced Thunderbird, you are bound to find something to make you a bit more productive, happy reading!
Don’t forget, if you have any link suggestions for me you can send them directly by email, or add it to your del.icio.us account [...]
Tomboy - the productivity application for Linux [Hack Your Day]
Tomboy is a very simple application for Linux in principal, but its uses are extensive and you can build a note taking system as simply, as elaborately and as productively as you want. The basics of Tomboy is that it uses a Wiki like linking strategy, where specific words can be links.
For example, start a [...]