Hi there,

I work for a non profit in Providence taking care of the network, teaching, fixing and all things computer. (Actually I get to fix anything plugged in)

At Night I do some web design and a bunch of podcasts. I have one that I do with my cousin in Belfast discussing music from the 60's and the 70's (www.oneoclockradio.com)

I produce another one about life's stories, also available from the above site. Usually funny stuff.

It's almost 2008 and the fact is: email has replaced the phone. Email is the number one business tool.

Why do I say this? Our company email server exchange is down and our business is almost paralyzed, (at least for the next few minutes.)

Have you noticed that most of us would rather send an email then pick up the phone?

Calling someone takes effort: you have be "on" so to speak. You have to be polite and use the right tone and more importantly you have to think in real time rather than composing your thoughts and typing away. Thinking on your feet is way too hard.

WASHINGTON, DC -- According to a groundbreaking new study by the Department of Labor, working — the physical act of engaging in a productive job-related activity — may greatly increase the amount of work accomplished during the workday, especially when compared with the more common practices of wasting time and not working.

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I've been using the Things beta on my desk, and would like to synchronize it's database with my laptop. I've set up a scheduler for ChronoSync, but I'd like to know if any of you folks have a better way.

Is anyone using Vitalist these days?

I have started playing with it, mainly because it works well on my mobile phone(s) and my N810 tablet.

There are some deficiencies so I haven't thrown out my index cards yet, but it is quite good.

Textmate fyi: TODOs rock

Fix the name "Board"?

Hi,

Is there anyway of using quicksilver to track your time?

Something similar to append to file, but also adds the date/time? Or maybe a start/stop timer that you can adds notes to.

Any ideas would be great?

Thanks.

I was watching E! News last night (my wife was controlling the remote control, honest!) and saw Merlin's doppleganger, who is a correspondent for that show. Is it just me? Am I crazy, or do Merlin Mann and Marc Malkin look related in some way? Maybe it is just the glasses...and the initials! Too coincidental to be happenstance...