Posts Tagged ‘tools’

The Search for My Ideal GTD App

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been looking for an online service to help me stay organized. My system at the moment is a patchwork of paper, desktop apps, and willpower that has worked well enough in the past but has begun to come apart at the seams as I take on a growing number of responsibilities. Since I work at several different locations, I need to… » Continue

November 26 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: gtd, online, Productivity, project_management, todo, tools, webaps | 39 comments»

Lifehack.org Podcast Episode 8 - Trial By Fire Productivity 3: Dustin Wax

Taking a look at the tools and processes different people actually use in their day to day lives. By asking 5 basic questions, we get a glimpse into the way a variety of individuals use their systems and see what works and what doesn’t.

In this episode, editor of lifehack.org, Dustin Wax.

The Trial by Fire Five:

Describe your current productivity process - the one you use day-to-day to stay on

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September 17 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: Podcast, process, Productivity, tools, trial-by-fire | 3 comments»

Lifehack.org Podcast Episode 7 - Trial By Fire Productivity Episode 2: Leon Ho

In this episode, founder and editor of lifehack.org, Leon Ho.

The Trial by Fire Five:

Describe your current productivity process - the one you use day-to-day to

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June 8 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: Podcast, process, Productivity, tools, trial-by-fire | no comments»

Productivity Tools: Paper or Plastic?

LifeDev’s Productivity Tools section has a series of articles on the benefits of both paper tools for productivity against their digital counterparts and which you should use.
The underlying solution is that they aren’t counterparts at all but, instead, should be used in conjunction with each other.

Paper for creativity.
Digital for collaboration and archiving.

We think we’ve found it. This series shows the best features of both paper and digital tools, and… » Continue

April 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: digital, paper, Productivity, tools | 1 comment»

Free Credit Rating Estimator

The DumbLittleMan has written about a handy tool to ‘accurately’ estimate your FICO credit score, which is important when you are applying for loans and what not.

He says it was very accurate, as he shelled out the $15 it usually costs to have a company give you this information and the results were similar.

Meanwhile, here are some things you can do to build your credit rating:

Open checking and savings

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April 16 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: creditcard, tool, tools | no comments»

LifeDev’s Productivity Tools

Although we do try to keep track of many online and digital organizers that we may not use ourselves here at Lifehack, we don’t necessarily post all the updates.

That’s why it’s nice to see a site as good as LifeDev start up a Productivity Tools section that focuses on just that.

They’ve been doing well to cover most of the changes occurring in the online organizer field over… » Continue

April 16 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: online, organization, Productivity, tools, web2.0, webtools | no comments»

Lifehack.org Podcast Episode 6 - Trial By Fire Productivity Introduction

We spend a lot of time researching, trying, and reading about methods, processes, tools, and techniques to make us more productive and efficient. The problem is that many of these tools and processes work well in theory, but don’t integrate well into our real-world workflow.

I began to wonder what other people use in their own systems. Not what they liked, thought was cool, or blogged about, but actually used. Day-in… » Continue

April 16 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: Podcast, process, Productivity, tools | 4 comments»

Trial By Fire Productivity - Brainstorming And High Level Planning Tools

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series.

I plan in my head.

Back when I was getting started as a freelance designer, I waited tables to help pay the bills. I was one of those waiters that kept orders in his head. I never wrote them down, and very rarely made a mistake. It was when I tried to write things down that I got… » Continue

March 16 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: experiment, process, Productivity, tools, trial-by-fire | 22 comments»

Trial by Fire Productivity - The Intro

Launching a new project is extremely time-consuming. It’s at these times I begin to learn how effective my productivity process and tools really are.

Since creating a 36-hour day is out of the question, the next best thing is making the hours you have more productive. Enter tools and processes.

The thing is, you can never know how well they’re going to work under real stress, until you’re in the middle… » Continue

March 2 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: experiment, process, Productivity, tools, trial-by-fire | 11 comments»

Open a Can Without a Can Opener

Nothing too fancy here, just a demonstration from Instructables of how to open a can if you don’t have a can opener. I’ve had many occasions when I didn’t have a can opener and never thought to try opening the can with a knife. The typical disclaimers apply here: if you try this, be extra careful not to cut yourself. Do any of you know a safer… » Continue

February 23 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: kitchen, Lifehack, tools | 10 comments»

15 tools every homeowner should own

If you are a new homeowner (or apartment dweller) it’s likely that you haven’t amassed a collection of tools, just yet. MSN Real Estate created a list of the 15 most basic tools that any homeowner should have. MSN also claims that you should be able to buy all these tools for under $200:

Toolbox
Hammer
Pry bar
Vise-grips
Needle-nose pliers
Screwdrivers (mixed set)
Wire cutter/stripper
Tape measure (16 foot)
Electrical tester
Reversible drill with bit set
1/2 inch

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January 29 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: household, improvement, tools | 7 comments»

Greatest Tool #10: The Knife

If you have been reading my count down, I’m sure it is no surprise to any of you that my number one greatest tool of all time is the knife.

There are hundreds of different kinds of knives designed for the kitchen alone.

To choose a knife that is of good quality and best fits your needs, you need a basic knowledge of the various parts and construction of a knife.

I’ve… » Continue

September 1 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: information, tool, tools | 7 comments»

Game Show Time Management

I’ve got it! This came to me on the ride to work this morning. We have systems for executing our tasks. We have Getting Things Done, which tells us to sweep our heads, capture the details, do our work in the right contexts, and keep the flow going. And I always say that what we need over this is a framework, to help direct our thoughts and mindset towards what… » Continue

August 16 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, gtd, hack, howto, Lifehack, priorities, Productivity, time, timemangement, timequilting, tools | 4 comments»

Design an Online Workflow

There are countless wonderful, free, online tools out there that help you with productivity, and give you a pretty good way to manage your projects, your small business, and more. But how do you design your workflow, such that you actually make use of the tools consistently, and to their best effect? Let’s set something up.

First, let’s make this a system you can use to manage your projects, personal or… » Continue

June 28 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 37signals, ajax, java, jotspot, pixoh, Productivity, software, tools, web2.0, zohoshow | 40 comments»

Goal at Joe’s!

Not as catchy as “Eat at Joe’s,” I admit, but Ian has revealed to us his Ajaxy goal tracking software and it’s called Joe’s Goals.

It’s so simple, and yet so effective. It’s a calendar grid where you can throw your goals down the left hand side, assigning them either a check box for if it’s something good or an X box if it’s something you’re trying to improve. Then, once… » Continue

June 12 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: goals, software, tool, tools, web2.0, website | 2 comments»