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Recent Side Links: 2005-09-20

Crazy experiment. For the occasional benefit of the RSS-only visitors (and maybe even you): the last 10 links posted to the 43F siderail.

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TOPICS: Recaps

USB Drive (Lexar 2GB Jumpdrive) or Do I go for U3 Technology?

USB Drive (Lexar 2GB Jumpdrive) or Do I go for U3 Technology?

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456 Berea Street reviews _GTD_

Getting Things Done (Book review) | 456 Berea Street

Roger Johansson at 456 Berea Street has a short review of Getting Things Done that nicely captures the book's tactical practicality and the subsequent stress relief it can bring (which happens to be favorites of mine too):

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Getting off the ground - feeling panicked/worried

Hi all.

I've read through most of Getting Things Done about twice now, thought about implementing it quite a bit, and even posted here once or twice. I've bought a filing cabinet (something I swore I'd never do), a stack of folders and adhesive labels, and a bunch of index cards. I've decided to give it a go, since I'm in my last year at uni, working part-time, and usually have a few personal/freelance projects on the go at any one time as well as a social life to keep a grip on, so there's a lot of stuff to manage there.

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$20.00 Alternative to Pocket Briefcase/Moleskine

$20.00 Alternative to Pocket Briefcase/Moleskine

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TOPICS: Lofi

Sync Treo 700p with Google or Outlook?

Sync Treo 700p with Google or Outlook?

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DIY Planner: Printer?

DIY Planner: Printer?

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TOPICS: Lofi

David Weinberger: Blogs and salad bars

David Weinberger has a short, funny commentary on the explosion of blogs -- and of the expectation by anyone who starts a blog that everyone they know should be keeping up with every word they post.

Very funny and true, but this wonderful sentence in particular jumped out as the best summation of modern media bloat I've heard in a while:

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TOPICS: Links

After extensive research ....

After extensive research ....

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

Activity and Time Capture

Activity and Time Capture

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