Monthly Archives: March 2007

How often do you use the 80-20 Rule?

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Bruce Keener

In case you are not familiar with this rule, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle, here’s a brief summary of it from the website Notes To Self: Over the years, he and many others observed this rule in action in … Continue reading →

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Interesting Review of Cingular Blackjack

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Doug Raeburn has posted an interesting review of Cingular’s Blackjack. The aspect of the review that interests me the most is that it is by a heavy Pocket PC user who is “transitioning” to a Smartphone. For those who thought … Continue reading →

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Running Vista on Your Mac: Boot Camp 1.2 Available

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Boot Camp 1.2 includes several improvements: Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes [Partial Listing]: Support for Windows Vista (32-bit) Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes … Continue reading →

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Project Management Tools for PDAs, Part 4: Shadow Plan

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Bruce Keener

This is the fourth in a series of posts on project management (PM) tools for PDAs. In this post we will look at using Shadow Plan for managing projects. Shadow Plan works on the Palm and Windows and Mac platforms, … Continue reading →

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Google and Windows Live for PDAs (Updated)

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Google continues to develop useful products for the mobile worker. They recently released an update to their search page for PDAs. I do not know how well it works with Blackberrys, not having one myself, but it works fine on … Continue reading →

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PDA-friendly Web Sites (Updated)

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Many websites are not designed to be viewed on a Pocket PC, Smartphone, or other handheld device. But, there are several that are specifically designed for viewing on a PDA, and PDAhomepage is a site that points to many of … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Your Strengths And Talents?

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

As I look back on my 32 years as a business professional, a lot of things give me a sense of satisfaction, and a lot of good memories come to mind. But a disturbing thing that comes to mind, and … Continue reading →

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More Research on the Negatives of Multi-Tasking

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

For years we have somehow swallowed the myth that multi-tasking makes us more productive. But research has been telling us for some time that the negative is really true: multi-tasking is harmful and counterproductive. Merlin Mann has a good post … Continue reading →

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Anticipated Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Upgrades

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

MobilitySite reported that Palm announced that it will make a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade available for the Treo 750: Palm, Inc. today announced that an update to the Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system will be available for Treo 750 … Continue reading →

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EDIT Documents on your Smartphone. No Joke.

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I was delighted to learn that Dataviz has released a Smartphone version of the Documents To Go software. Prior to switching primarily to the Pocket PC platform, I used Documents To Go on my Palm handhelds for years. This software’s … Continue reading →

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