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	Topic	Replies	Created	Last reply
	'Magnetic ' group task scheduling software wanted (Mac)	0	17 years 50 weeks ago by GH	n/a
	'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?	36	18 years 21 weeks ago by planetthoughtful	17 years 50 weeks ago by dbooster
	'Version 1.0 and...'	0	17 years 28 weeks ago by duus	n/a
	15 Minutes to Move Your Project Ahead	1	16 years 5 weeks ago by gdeciantis	15 years 49 weeks ago by mfauris24
	A Little Trick - The Easy Way Out	1	16 years 16 weeks ago by goofyfut	16 years 16 weeks ago by MarinaMartin
	Academic Note Collection Project	24	18 years 1 week ago by caseykoons	17 years 38 weeks ago by gpangel
	Activity and Time Capture	8	16 years 33 weeks ago by rahmeleon	16 years 26 weeks ago by ncb
	ADD/ADHT/ADT getting tested...	10	18 years 2 weeks ago by a11en	18 years 1 week ago by pooks
	after you manage the time, getting paid (billing software)	8	17 years 29 weeks ago by WDavidStephenson	16 years 12 weeks ago by markdavidanthony
	aligning bookmark and rss tags	0	17 years 21 weeks ago by jenzgaard	n/a
	Anyone else having problems replying to emails?	41	18 years 26 weeks ago by Laura M.	18 years 25 weeks ago by Laura M.
	Archiving emails - what do you do?	12	17 years 44 weeks ago by neilio	17 years 40 weeks ago by caseykoons
	Assignment Calculator	0	18 years 3 weeks ago by GH	n/a
	Attention all academics and others working on open-ended projects!	2	17 years 30 weeks ago by UrbanCityGirl	17 years 28 weeks ago by duus
	Best method for task reminders?	5	17 years 16 weeks ago by JWakefield	17 years 15 weeks ago by Paul
	Boilerplate Checklists	9	17 years 46 weeks ago by Chrome47	17 years 45 weeks ago by Flexiblefine
	Bookmarking with Co-Workers	3	17 years 45 weeks ago by alia	17 years 45 weeks ago by alia
	Cartoon: More productive in a coffee house?	6	17 years 15 weeks ago by Mekkaniak	17 years 4 weeks ago by Ronin1313
	Change of life : what is the best fresh start ever ?	8	16 years 6 weeks ago by jrduboc	15 years 48 weeks ago by dmstauber
	Command Line Time Log (Bash Script)	0	17 years 24 weeks ago by gmcerveny	n/a
	Continuous Partial Attention?	17	18 years 4 weeks ago by jkenton	17 years 47 weeks ago by pooks
	Cool article about metaphors for new information tools	1	18 years 18 weeks ago by UniAce	18 years 14 weeks ago by Bookworm
	Daydreaming?	4	17 years 16 weeks ago by 15sqInches	17 years 15 weeks ago by joshbickford
	Dealing w/ Burnout	3	18 years 7 weeks ago by KSuberalles	18 years 7 weeks ago by experimental
	Deciding my context	10	18 years 9 weeks ago by Berko	18 years 4 weeks ago by betsbillabong

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