Posts Tagged ‘software’

What’s Missing in Productivity Today?

This month, we asked Lifehack.org contributors — and you, our readers — to think about the things that are missing in today’s productivity systems. Not only the areas where the "Big Name" systems fall short, but the gaps in our own systems, the places where we as individuals fall down.

The Lifehack.org community rose to the challenge, offering a variety of thought-provoking posts and comments that… » Continue

March 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, contact-management, failure, gtd, information management, perfectionism, Productivity, software, time-management, tips | 7 comments»

Where are the aids for increasing GENUINE personal productivity?

Too much of today’s personal productivity is stuck in repeating the past

A genuine increase in productivity means getting the same, or greater, output with less effort and a smaller use of resources. Yet most personal productivity software still relies on various ways to categorize old-fashioned to-do lists.

That focuses on getting more done by improved organization; it’s working harder for longer (mostly by virtue of avoiding distractions and procrastination)… » Continue

March 13 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: lists, meeting, priorities, Productivity, software, todo | 13 comments»

Guy Kawasaki’s Thoughts on Online Life

Guy Kawasaki visited Ireland to deliver his Art Of The Start talk at the Irish Software Association’s annual conference. His ‘Irished-up’ version of the talk was warmly received by a packed house. Despite his busy work and tourist schedule (this was his first visit to Ireland) Guy found time to sit down and discuss his online life, how he stays in touch with everything that is… » Continue

March 6 2008 | By Rowan | Tagged: Guy_Kawasaki, Productivity, software, tip, web2.0 | 17 comments»

The Newbie Guide to Blogging

We live in a blogging world. Whether you’re a business startup, an established business, a freelancer, an intern, a musician, or anyone else, blogging can help you:

Make your name or brand visible
Connect with others in your business or interest
Reach out to the public about issues you’re passionate about
Express yourself
Update clients or an audience about projects you’re working on
Share your knowledge
Learn to write better
Share

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February 25 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: blog, blogging, Communication, software, tool, web-app | 45 comments»

Tips and Tricks for Distraction-Free Writing

If you do a lot of writing, you already know the benefits of a distraction-free writing environment. It’s hard to keep yourself on-task when there are noise, people interrupting you, or the ever-present temptation of Desktop Tower Defense only a click or two away on your PC. It’s especially hard when you reach a rough patch and it’s so much easier to do something else than think your… » Continue

January 16 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: concentration, distraction, software, tool, writing | 31 comments»

Write Here, Write Now, Write Anywhere: 13 Free Web-Based Word Processors

Imagine the situation: You’re visiting your parents’ home for the holidays, a thousand miles from your own PC, when inspiration strikes, a brilliant idea for the next plot twist in your novel! Or consider: you’re on a business trip and your laptop is stolen — and the proposal you’re working on is due tomorrow! Or you’re on campus when you remember you have an assignment due in two… » Continue

December 14 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: online, software, webapp, word_processor, writing | 35 comments»

9 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Live Writer

Chances are, if you’re a blogger, you’ve heard about Microsoft’s free blogging tool, Windows Live Writer (WLW). In case you haven’t heard about it, WLW is an offline WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) blogging tool that integrates very nicely with most blogging platforms, allowing you to create and edit blog posts from your desktop. Although it is usually great fun to mock Microsoft’s efforts… » Continue

December 3 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: blogging, software, tool, windows_live_writer, writing | 27 comments»

How to Use Windows Vista Speech Recognition

Voice recognition software has been around for a long time, but it’s only in the last few years that it has become accurate enough and simple enough to use with any regularity. It has also been rather expensive, with “basic” versions running around $80-100 and “premium” versions running to several hundred dollars – prompting many buyers to ask what was missing from the lower-priced versions.

If you have Windows… » Continue

October 10 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: howto, software, speechrecognition, transcription, vista, windows | 21 comments»

Lessons in making a vote for me video

Ever do a truly crappy job at something you cared about? That was me a month ago when I put together my first YouTube video. I did it - God forgive me for my sins - because the organizer of the Business of Software Conference in a fit of Pure Evil decided the only way for speakers to get on was to do a vote for… » Continue

October 5 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: software, video, youtube | 9 comments»

14 Windows Programs You Didn’t Know You Needed

I’m really posting this list from About.com for the first suggestion of SharpKeys - a little program that let’s you reorganize your Windows keyboard.

Ron White suggests you use it to move that bleeding Caps Lock key and replace it with something you’ll actually use.

My Caps Lock now functions as another Delete key. The arrangement lets me kill files by mousing over them with my right hand and zapping them… » Continue

September 10 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: software, windows | 5 comments»

The Importance of a Central Project List

I can’t escape the fact that having a real centralized project list for the things I’m doing is helping. I want to believe that I have tons of excess capacity in my brain. I want to think that I remember everything I’ve got on the go. But I don’t. And maybe you don’t, either.

I’ve recently started using the Mac program iGTD as a central repository. It does a… » Continue

July 30 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: gtd, igtd, Productivity, software, workflow | 19 comments»

Design Better with CRAP

The power and ease-of-use of today’s computer applications has raised the bar drastically on the quality of design expected in the documents we produce. As recently as ten years ago, it was typical to produce business letters, memos, and other documents using a courier-like, monospaced typeface, often with only underlining available for emphasis of key passages or section headings. The only options for correcting typos and other mistakes… » Continue

July 30 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: design, documents, layout, software, tips, writing | 56 comments»

Complete iPhone Links List: Apps, Hacks & Reviews

Rockin’ Out with iPhone

As groovy as the iPhone is, it is missing a lot of stuff. In response to this a cottage industry of sorts has popped up in response. Whether you have a iPhone today or plan to get one some time in the future, here is a list of super cool links that can help you realize more functionality, and keep on top of the latest iPhone… » Continue

July 17 2007 | By K. | Tagged: hack, iphone, Resource, review, software | 15 comments»

WinTabber: Create Tabs In Any Windows Program

Not only does this little Windows program create tabs for any software you have running, but you can choose specifically which programs are grouped together.

This means you can have one instance of WinTabber with your blogging, writing and research material, while another has all your graphic editing stuff. WinTabber is particularly useful to those who find XP’s taskbar grouping unbearable.

WinTabber

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July 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: software | 7 comments»

Tag Everything With Tag2Find

We’re already tagging everything on the web, how about letting that bit of organizational zen cross over to your desktop?

Tag2Find is a simple yet feature-heavy Windows tool that allows you to quickly tag individual or groups of files. Now instead of searching filenames and folders you can easily browse to intuitive tags.

Also features automatic tagging, tag clouds and integration with Windows Media Player.

Tag2Find

Know of a… » Continue

June 20 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: software, tagging, windows | 13 comments»

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