Archives for the 'Tech' Category
Seinfeld And The Habit Tracker [Organize IT]
It’s been a while since I added to my collection of productivity templates so I thought I would rectify that situation today. My latest template basically allows you to easily implement Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity secret. The basic idea is that each day you work on a big project or habit you put a big [...]
Bitwine – Revisited (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
Bitwine is a great service connecting consultants with customers. If you missed my post last week about it, click here.
I had some questions and one of their people was gracious enough to spend some time with me last Saturday.
Here was my big issue: I couldn’t imagine that the average person would be willing to get [...]
The Ancient Secret Of Instant Memorization (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
You will amaze yourself. I’ve been reading about memorization techniques for over 20 years. The “Roman Room” is the best I’ve ever found.
1. Visualize 10 places in a room. Pick a room you are familiar with. Use the four corners, the four walls, the floor, and the ceiling as your 10 points. Now associate an [...]
Bitwine: Connecting Consultants With Clients (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
What do you get when you combine the power of Skype, convenient and secure payments from PayPal, with a slick Web 2.0 web portal? BitWine!
BitWine is in Public Beta at this time but it’s poised to make a major impact.
Here’s how it works.
First, you need to have both a Skype and a PayPal account. Then [...]
A Righteous Resolution – Better Backups (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
If you lost every hard drive that you are responsible for today could you easily recover them? If not, you need better backups.
Fact 1: All hard drives fail it’s just a matter of time.
Fact 2: If you don’t make backups easy, you won’t do them.
Many of us have computer jobs at work and aren’t real [...]
The Kindle And Me (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device. It’s the new ebook reader from Amazon. Why will this one succeed where others have failed? Two reasons: EVDO and Amazon.
EVDO. This is what separates the Kindle from the competition. Imagine riding on a commuter train and thinking “I’d [...]
How To Get The Word Out For Free Or Cheap (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
I recently released my book Escape From Email Hell through Lulu.com. I want to get the word out because I want to sell some books, make some money, and maybe improve the world in a small way.
What about you? Have you written a book or released some other creative work? One way to get the [...]
Best Posts: November 2007 [Organize IT]
Better late than never, here is a summary of the best posts from November. It was a very eventful month with a move to the new domain and a radical redesign which has brought about a great many benefits. I feel the new posting schedule has really revitalized my enthusiasm for Organize IT and improved [...]
The Computer You Want Is A Brick (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
Many moons ago, before laptops were practical; there was a company that made a computer called "The Brick". I was reminded of this when I was listening to TWiT a couple of weeks ago. The Brick was a small system unit that you carried with you. At work and at home you would have a [...]
What A Great Group! (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
Thursday, November 15th, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Birmingham Chapter of the Society For Technical Communication. I had a great time getting to know them and sharing my Escape From Email Hell speech. If you are in the Birmingham area and are involved in producing or delivering technical content, consider attending an [...]