After acquiring a MacBook Pro, and basking in its glow, I became motivated to re-evaluate my overall system for managing my life. I began to conceptulize an all encompassing master system some time ago under the massively creative name Life 2.0. I invite you to take a journey with me towards … drum roll please … Life 3.0! I will start first with a very high level overview of what elements the system must contain for maximum effectiveness.
Video Conferencing Software Roundup
April 28, 2009 by 3 Comments
Long past are the days when people had to be in the same physical room to have a meeting and conversations. Conference phone calls have been standard affair in the business world for decades, but with high speed Internet playing an integral roll in today’s world, video conferencing is far and away starting to take precedence.
The ability to see whom you are communicating can often seal a deal, and it’s generally easier to have a conversation with them as well. This roundup features software solutions to enable and empower you to fill your video conferencing needs.
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Changing the Due Date on Multiple Tasks in Microsoft Outlook 2007
April 11, 2009 by 10 Comments
I know it is not good practice to assign due dates to tasks when using the GTD methodology. However, when serving multiple clients where there are many items attached to a specific due date, I find it better to assign the due dates in the task rather than put it on my calendar (which clutters my calendar far too much, especially on my Smart Phone). Also, when you assign due dates to Tasks in Outlook you can have them show up on your desktop client calendar at the bottom.
The negative to this method is that you may have many items that are past due that you wish to move to another date. My Google-Fu must have been busted, because I could not find out how to do this, so I resorted to manually changing each one.
Today, I finally figured it out! And being the nice guy I am, the fruits of my labor are now available to all. 🙂
Duplicate IE 8 Features in FireFox 3
April 11, 2009 by 3 Comments
The proverbial 800-pound gorilla known as Microsoft had a monopoly on web browsing with Internet Explorer, until Mozilla released Firefox. Over the last few years Firefox slowly and not so quietly is taking over as the more favored browser for Mac and Windows users alike. One of the features that make Firefox so appealing is that it is easily customizable with add-ons, enriching the end users experience. Microsoft’s latest release of Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), does have a few new features that are interesting.
Moving from iGoogle to Start.io for my Internet Dashboard
March 30, 2009 by 4 Comments
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.
FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: Viral?
March 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I usually ignore all of the FW: emails I receive, until recently, when a mentor whom I respect greatly, asked me to view his and give him some feedback so that he can discover what my sense of humor was like.
I began to notice that much of this content is the same stuff I’m seeing on Digg.com, with the latter appearing in blog format. This got me to thinking (serious) if seeding your blog post within a community of “FWerders” (for lack of a better term) would cause a viral effect. Particularly if seed the content as often as you receive FW: emails.
What do you think?
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.
Pimp My Twitter Page
February 20, 2009 by 4 Comments
Several of my clients recently surprised me by making references to the show Pimp My Ride in context of updating the look and feel of their websites. This idea came to mind again while browsing around Twitter and noticing how cool some people’s profile pages looked, whilst mine… ahem… we’ll let’s just say the shoe maker’s children are always the last to get shoes.
Here are the steps to Pimp Your Twitter page…. we’ll what are you waiting for? Get to pimping!