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is there an app for monitoring folders that does the following...?

is there an app for monitoring folders that does the following...?

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

MonkeyGTD -- Another GTD Tiddly Wiki

MonkeyGTD -- Another GTD Tiddly Wiki

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What Does Your Projects List Look Like?

What Does Your Projects List Look Like?

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When 90% of my emails contain my todos

Hi, I've been a fan of GTD and have been using/trying to apply it for over a year now. I have a problem but first let me explain what I do: I work as an International Sales Representative ie. Agent/Broker for some industrial products, that is, I'm a bridge (middle man) between buyers in my country and sellers from overseas (big factories). Some facts from within my job are:

  1. I work confirming orders, I probably handle over 40 at the same time.
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Anne Lamont documentary on Boston PBS tonight (Wed 12/14)

(cross posted to the 43Folders Group)

Anne Lamott was the subject of one of Merlin's posts a few months ago. Tonight a PBS channel called "WGBX World" is showing a documentary about her (thanks TiVo Wish List). This channel is #209 on my local Comcast digital cable lineup (I'm south of Boston).

If you are interested, here's the description and link:

"Bird by Bird With Annie: A Portrait of Anne Lamott" Episode #408.
Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock's depiction of the life and career of author Anne Lamott.

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'Injunctions'

"Injunctions"

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List app

TOPICS: Mac OS X

2007 Resolutions/Goals

2007 Resolutions/Goals

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TOPICS: Life Hacks

'ToDo-able' events

GTD contexts are great to get a todo list actioned, but there's a real problem for me when time is important.

I want a calendar just like that: One that I can throw a task at a certain day and time, and tick it off (when the time comes) to fade into completed-ness.

To me, this would be ridiculously useful for planning and rescheduling tasks. A real trusted, flexible system for tasks for which time matters.

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