GTDInbox is a firefox plugin designed to turn your Gmail emails into prioritized tasks. … [Read more...] about GTDInbox
Archives for April 2008
Changes at Productivity501
We've made a lot of changes to Productivity501's look over the past week and I wanted to point out some of the changes. If you have any suggestions please post them in the comments. Since I haven't had a single comment about the new look, I've been worried that either everyone hates it or all of my readers are strictly using RSS. :) New Theme For those of you who only read Productivity501 in a feed reader or email, be sure to checkout our new look. The site has been redesigned in a way that will hopefully make it more usable and a little better looking. I'm still tweaking some things to try to make it a bit more user friendly. Main Page One of the biggest changes we've made is to the … [Read more...] about Changes at Productivity501
Summer School
Harvard Summer School is a great way to spend 8 weeks this summer. It isn't just for college age students. When I was there in 2004 there were quite a few people my age and older taking classes for continuing education or working on second degrees. … [Read more...] about Summer School
Newly Rich
The Newly Rich blog has some great examples of using virtual assistants. … [Read more...] about Newly Rich
Procrastination Course
Since the Procrastination Prevention Course was released a little over a week ago, we've had well over 400 people sign up. It has been really encouraging to see how many people are making use of it. … [Read more...] about Procrastination Course
Photo Editing Options
Adobe recently launched a free online version of Photoshop. it appears to share the name of their regular photo application more than anything else. From what I've see it is kind of like Flickr with some image editing capabilities aimed at the home user. If you need a more powerful image editing, but don't need the full version of Photoshop, Photo Elements ($99) is a good choice for Mac or Windows. On Mac, there is a nice program called Pixelmator ($59) that I've been pleased with. Serif Software also has a basic Windows photo editing program that will do what many people need. They have free and paid versions ($10 to $79). Also the Gimp is worth checking out. It is open source (and … [Read more...] about Photo Editing Options
GTDAgenda
GTDAgenda is a web application designed by Dan Baluta designed around GTD. There are free and paid versions. … [Read more...] about GTDAgenda
Group Interview – Dealing with Paper
We asked a number of professional organizers to be part of a three question interview. This is the first of those questions that we will be publishing over the next few weeks. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their perspective. What is the single most important tip you would give to someone who is having trouble managing all the paper in their lives? "Recycle most of it as soon as it comes in the door." Melissa Michaels from The Inspired Room (rss) My trash can is right next to the mailbox. I've found that I can often get by without even bringing junk mail into the house. I've heard other people recommend that you open your mail over the trash can or recycle bin to … [Read more...] about Group Interview – Dealing with Paper
Credit Card Skimming
Today I got a call from my credit card company wanting to verify a few charges. They listed several purchases from a part of the country we haven't visited for years. The charges were all from a card that we don't use any more--we keep it just for emergencies (if other cards are declined or stolen). My wife and I both have our cards so it seems someone "skimmed" the number. Hi tech thieves will find a waiter or waitress and offer them $5 or $10 for each card they run through a small hand-held device. The thief then takes the device and downloads all the numbers into a computer and offers them for sale on the internet. Usually this will be done in a batch of cards say 100 or 1,000 card … [Read more...] about Credit Card Skimming