Productivity

WorkingWebDocs: ProjectMarks for Google Chrome

2012-03-01T16:25:00.000-05:00

ProjectMarks is my Google Chrome extension that allows you to organize the resources of your projects using Google Chrome bookmarks. By integrating with a growing list of Web applications, ProjectMarks offers an interface providing efficient and effective project organization and management, giving you summary and preview information on a single project page. It obviates the need of visiting all of your Web services for a project you want to review.
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Organizing Your Cloud by Project, Using Google Chrome Bookmarks

2011-12-14T13:18:00.000-05:00

I'm developing a Google Chrome extension that facilitates the concepts in this article. The extension is available in preview. Learn more.

I moved all of my projects to the cloud, using Web applications such as Springpad and Google Docs to create the majority of my project assets. But as my list of requisite Web applications grew, I found myself becoming increasingly burdened by searching for—and sometimes just remembering—my resources for any given project.

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Organizing Your KDE Desktops And Applications' Windows By Functionality

2011-06-10T00:27:00.002-04:00

This video tutorial will teach you how to modify your KDE desktops and applications to give you better placement and organization. You'll arrange your applications' windows according to the functionality that each application provides.
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Simple Calc Workbook For GTD, Version 1.1

2010-02-25T15:20:00.008-05:00

As a fan of David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology, I spent several days searching for software to help me implement GTD. I couldn't find a package I admired. All of the free or open source software seemed bloated and cumbersome. Then I realized: GTD isn't complicated and to implement it effectively, one must use the simplest tools.
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GTD Desktop Wallpaper, Version 1.0

2007-12-18T00:51:00.011-05:00

This PNG file is a wallpaper for your computer's desktop. It divides the desktop into eight sections, allowing you to implement the GTD workflow described in David Allen's Getting Things Done. Moving your icons around your desktop will help you process your "stuff" and allow you to clear your desktop as much as possible.
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Action Email Headers (Version 1.0) For Mozilla Thunderbird

2007-01-02T22:34:00.003-05:00

On the 43 Folders website, Merlin Mann suggested that email authors should "consider adding functional text headers to the top of the body [of their email messages] outlining the exact nature of the message."
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TextDigester: Tool to Read More Effectively

2006-07-23T19:57:00.014-04:00

A simple, free tool to help you read books, manuals, magazines, and probably lots of other things.
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