I love hearing how other people have set up their OSX Macs and learning about which programs they like to use for various tasks. I’m putting together a (very long and growing) profile of my own, but until that’s finished, I wanted to point to a few folks I’ve bookmarked who have posted great software and setup inventories as well as smart tips for workflow and productivity hacks. Here’s a few I like.

• Brad Choate: OS X software inventory [Brad Choate]
• Ted’s Macintosh Tips and Tricks [Ted Leung]
• BeatnikPad Journal: Mac OS X Software Inventory [Neil Lee]
• Marc Liyanage - Software - Mac OS X Packages - Tips and Documents - Mac OS X Customization [Marc Liyanage]
• Essentials [dive into mark] [Mark Pilgrim]
• Software Essentials [Bryan Strawser]
• Indispensable Mac OS X products | jluster.org - [Jonas Luster]
• James Tauber : My New PowerBook - [James Tauber]
• Justin Blanton | Required OS X Programs - [Justin Blanton]
• The Tao of Mac - HOWTO/Switch To The Mac and The Tao of Mac - Applications [Rui Carmo]
• a million monkeys typing » Essential Applications - [Douglas Johnston]
• Lathi.net . Main . MacOSXSoftware - [Doug Alcorn]
• JustinFrench.com: Software Inventory - [Justin French]
• Joi Ito's Socialtext Workspace - Joi's Favorite Applications - [Joi Ito]
• Crooked Timber: Indispensible Applications - [Kieran Healy]
• "Best software for my new Macintosh?" from the Ask Dave Taylor! Help Desk [Dave Taylor]

Google Groups : 43Folders

I’ve been hearing about the Beta of Google Groups recently and wanted to give it a spin, so I’ve created one for 43 Folders.

Just a GTD quickie, but something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.

David Allen defines next actions as “the next physical, visible activity that needs to be engaged in, in order to move the current reality toward completion.” [ch. 2, pg. 34; emphasis mine]. I’m finally realizing that this subtle change in thinking can have profound effects on the way you look at the stuff in your life.

Danny O’Brien, among others, has been noting how many nerds have started piping as much of their life as possible through personal XML feeds, using stuff like RSS and Atom.

I’m intrigued by this, but, apart from the 100 sites I read each day in NetNewsWire, I’m only dipping a toe into the world of personal RSS. I get a feed of shows my friends are attending and Netflix recommendations, but not too much more. I know there's a lot more out there.

Kill 'caps lock' and make your life livable again, at last.