Archives for the 'Productivity Pr0n' Category
Getting Things Done with 37signals’ Backpack - Why I’m Switching Back [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
As some of my twitter friends noticed this week, I’ve made the switch back to Backpack as my primary GTD tool. Some found this surprising, given how heavily I’ve pimped Remember the Milk. This post will outline why I left RTM and why Backpack makes so much more sense (for me, anyway).
Let me [...]
Top 1 Thing To Keep Your Toddler Away From [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
Your laptop computer.
This is a picture of my Macbook after my 2.5 year old son got his hands on it:
As you can see, he managed to remove roughly two-thirds of the keys on the keyboard. I wasn’t happy
But, thanks to my new friend Gab at the Irvine Spectrum Apple Store, all of [...]
The iPhone as a GTD Swiss Army Chainsaw [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
I have to be honest - this past Christmas, the item at the top of my wish list was the completely drool-worthy Amazon Kindle. I had watched the video intro a dozen times and was completely smitten. And while I had been secretly longing for an iPhone since they were released, I simpley [...]
Sidekick iD: Cell Phone Accelerated, But Somebody Forgot the Wiper Fluid [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
For the last year or so, I’ve been carrying around a Motorola RAZR as my primary mobile communication module (what mere mortals might call a “phone”). Honestly, it got the job done, but I was never in love with it. The form factor was awesome if you just kept in your pocket the [...]
14 Numbers Your Cell Phone Can’t Live Without [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
Not so long ago, cell phones were reserved for society’s wealthy and privileged. Yes, carrying around that small suitcase only for the pleasure of spending $.50/minute to call your stock broker or nail salon - that’s what separated the haves from the have-nots.
Thankfully, those days have ended. Everybody and their freakin’ mother has [...]
Need a Labeler? Read This… [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
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It doesn’t take long for any GTD neophyte to realize that an essential tool in their productivity toolbox is a good labeler. While it may seem superfluous to the uninitiated, it’s one of those things that adds that extra bit of polish to your productivity system, as well as feeds [...]
Prepare to Be Very Jealous of My Killer GTD Setup [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
Disclaimer: Buckle up, this is a long one!
When Jennifer of Lifemuncher tagged me with this little meme, I have to admit, I was a touch apprehensive. Not because I’ve fallen off of the GTD wagon or anything (which I sort of did a few weeks back), but because I have changed my GTD implementation [...]
Productivity Infused with Style: Behance Action Products [The Cranking Widgets Blog]
(Disclosure: Behance is a sponsor of Cranking Widgets - but that doesn’t mean I am obligated to give anything but my honest opinion regarding their products. The following review is comprised of my untrammeled thoughts and reactions - nothing more, nothing less)
The first thing I noticed about the sample product I received from Behance [...]