In a time of information overload, less is more is an appealing mantra. So when I heard about start.io on net@night, my interest was immediately piqued. It took me about 10 minutes to setup my dashboard. So far, I find it to be a fantastic, minimalist dashboard.
Essential Gear for the Traveling Businessperson
March 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
If you travel a great deal in your line of work, you know the trade offs involved with trying to pack and transport as many business tools and reference materials as possible into the smallest amount of space (in addition to the rest of your luggage). Mastering this art can mean more productive business meetings on the road; fewer missed flights from running through concourses with excess baggage; and far less stress in your life overall.
How to Easily Pause Music on the iTouch When Locked Without Swiping
March 10, 2009 by 3 Comments
One thing that I miss from my iPod Classic is the easy ability to pause with just one click. It is a very useful feature if you want to quickly pause when someone is trying to talk to you. Unfortunately, without this tip on the iTouch, you would need to hit the home button, then unluck the iTouch with a swipe and then you can pause it with a single touch.
Choosing What To Do Next
February 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
With GTD, it is not uncommon to be faced with a list of 100+ next actions all within the same context, especially if most of your day is spent within a certain context (such as @computer). David Allen suggest that the context, time needed and energy required should be used to determine what to do next. But when your list is100+ items long, it can be a daunting proposition to actually make that choice over and over throughout a hectic day. Following are some techniques I have developed to help with this problem.
Jack “The Father of Uninstall” Bicer’s Productivity Tools List
February 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is a guest post derived from correspondence I received from Jack Bicer:
Have you ever used a really good application that made a difference in your productivity? Well written software, that does its job well, usually at no cost or low cost. Perhaps not as well known, but filling a real need.
Exercising Without Weights – Staying Fit on the Run for the Traveling Entrepreneur
January 24, 2009 by 1 Comment
It’s hard enough to keep fit at home, but when traveling the challenges could be a bit tougher. Especially, if you have much work to do and no time to travel to a local gym. Use these resources to keep fit right in your room with no special equipment.
70 Interviews to Help You Build an Outstanding Internet Company
January 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Warner of Mixergy.com has put together some incredible interviews with some amazing people with purpose of helping entreprenuers create better Internet companies. Amazingly, all of the interviews are free!
There was one issue I encountered that minimized my joy a tiny fraction at finding this treasure trove; 1) not enough time to listen to them all right now! and 2) no one place to go for an easy short list of all of the interviews (this is undoubtedly because Andrew is busy creating awesome interviews!)
In this post, I have created a list of all the interviews in a easy to browse format that takes you directly to the interview page for your convenience. On that interview page, Andrew has an introductory video, written summary of the interview, streaming audio and download link. Enjoy! I sure am.
Afraid of Your ToDo List? 6 Steps to Courage
January 2, 2009 by 2 Comments
Do you have a todo list with hundreds of seemingly important items? Does looking at that list make you want to just ignore the whole list altogether? If you answered a resounding yes to these questions, this post is for you. The following advice assumes you are using the GTD methodology. If you are not using GTD, please read this first to gain the best value from this information. I hope that these tips can help you get back on track with your GTD-fu for the new year.
6 Phone Numbers for Your Mobile Speed Dial
December 8, 2008 by 2 Comments
Whether you use voice dialing or speed dialing, these phone numbers are essential for the mobile road warrior. It’s not a top seven list because I thought you might want to reserve the extra number for your BFF … 🙂
BaseCamp Just Became Much More Usable
September 7, 2008 by 1 Comment
One of my biggest complaints with BaseCamp is the inability to add a description to milestones easily. You can work around that problem by creating a message after you create your milestone, then attach that message to the milestone. Far too many steps! I want to be able to quickly add the description without all of the extra steps.
While I still cant add a description directly from the milestone creation screen, BaseCamp has just made it much easier to attach a description.