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Plastic 3x5 card bleachers

Plastic 3x5 card bleachers

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Mimic Backpack functionality on OSX

I really like the idea of Backpack (http://backpackit.com) where you can have one page showing a group of related files, to-do lists, and date-based notes (messages). I do not really use writeboard or sharing very much.

I would love to mimic this idea on my local machine (OSX Leopard) so I've been trying to brainstorm how best to accomplish it. My initial simple solution is to create a directory where all the related files will be stored and then create text files for to-do lists and messages. This idea is simple, but not very elegant.

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Two more hours in the day?

Two more hours in the day?

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TOPICS: Life Hacks

An issue i've been having

Heres my problem. Let's say i've made a list of things i need to talk to bob about. So i have a list of tasks in my @Bob context. I go to school, and, until recently, i wouldn't have even had that list when i bumped unexpectedly into him, but now i have decided to put those in my iPod Touch, which i always have, and is, unlike a notecard, reuseable.

Now heres the issue. How do i rememember how to whip out the touch, flick over to @bob and go "I need to ask you about a horse." or whatever the task is?

quite a conundrum for me. any ideas?

Yojimbo

TOPICS: Mac OS X

Ultimate LoFi... Keeping it all in your head?

Ultimate LoFi... Keeping it all in your head?

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TOPICS: Lofi

@If Context

@If Context

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43F Poll: What's your biggest GTD strength and weakness?

Two polls over on the 43f Board:

My own answers?

  • Strength: Collecting.
    Dude. I'm a viking at collecting. Remember I'm the guy who invented writing things down on paper. So. You know.
  • Weakness: Review.
    It's sick that I know know know this is the most important stage of GTD, and I still eat the booger. Need to work on this, big time.

When it comes to GTD, what's your strength and weakness?

Help me make my Moleskine a PDA

Help me make my Moleskine a PDA

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Palm vs Paper in "The Boondocks"

These strips are several years old, but still:

TOPICS: Lofi
 
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