Productivity
Getting Started Quickly with GTD and Lotus Notes
Eric Mack will be posting a six-part series on getting up to speed quickly with GTD and Lotus Notes. He says,
“Over the next several days, I will take a look at the methodology (GTD) and the Technology parts of the equation… and share my experience and response to this person’s question of how to ramp [...]
How to Delegate to Save Time
Posted in Productivity
If your position in an organization—either paid or unpaid—makes you responsible for a team, you may be able to delegate projects and work to others. By effective delegation, you communicate to your team members that you have confidence in their ability to complete a job or project. As you delegate more frequently, you [...]
New On-line Application for Getting Things Done
There’s a new on-line GTD application available. Gtdagenda lets you organize your goals, projects, tasks, etc. using GTD methodology. It’s a fairly straightforward app. The screenshots below come from some of the sections of Gtdagenda.
Accounts come in three price ranges: Free, Basic and Premium. Each level has an increased number of features. You can check out a [...]
10 More Lotus Notes Tips
1. Add a name to your address book from incoming e-mail. From your mail file:
Select or open the e-mail message.
Click Tools and select Add Sender to Address Book.
Click OK.
2. Confirm that e-mail message has been delivered. From your mail file:
Create a message.
Click Delivery Options.
Click the Delivery report arrow.
Click Confirm delivery.
Click OK.
Send the message as usual.
You [...]
Why do we need time management?
Posted in Productivity
Take a minute to think about why do you need time management?
Time management is an essential skill for effective people. Look at people who are high achievers in all walks of life, from business to sport to public service and you’ll find they effectively manage their time. If you use these skills, you will be able to [...]
Remember Everything with Evernote
I’ve been an Evernote user for a long time. However, over the past few months, I’ve been playing around with web-based notebooks, because of the ability to access them from any Internet connection.
No more! The latest version of Evernote—Windows and Macintosh—now synchronizes with a web version. I can dump information into Evernote on my principle [...]
How to Get your Project Back on Track
Posted in Productivity
Here in Edmonton, the James McDonald Bridge Rehabilitation Project has been underway for almost 14 months. It was supposed to take nine. No matter how much planning you put into projects, things can get off track pretty easily. In fact, it’s standard practice to build buffers into the variables of a project to allow [...]
8 Simple Steps for Personalizing Your Workspace
Posted in Productivity
Last week Unclutterer posted a Leo Babauta column, Creating a minimalist workspace. I have posted similar tips in the past.
While Leo talks about his minimalist workspace, he also mentions that he works from home. I would imagine that his sparse work set-up is balanced by home decor, just steps from his work station.
I [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
MetaNotes - New On-line Service for Taking Notes
MetaNotes is a free note system. Think of if as sticky notes meets on-line notebook meets social web-sites. They just won the Web Award in the Experimental category at the South By Southwest Interactive festival.
You can use MetaNotes to track topics, compose and brainstorm, collaborate and converse. It looks like sticky notes on a long scrolling [...]
