Monthly Archives: September 2007

Techie Entertainment and Some Links

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Bruce Keener

This is another of those weeks where, after reading hundreds of links, I have found only a couple worth mentioning: Paul Stamatiou’s first impressions of Amazon mp3 beta. Paul has a great writeup on Amazon’s new, DRM-less music store. Definitely … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections on My PDAs

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I have owned a bunch of PDAs over the years, and was recently pondering which of those were the best. As you might suspect, I concluded that there is no “best,” but that some are better for certain types of … Continue reading →

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Life Advice from a Dying Professor

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Bruce Keener

During my morning reading routine I came across an article that I felt compelled to share with you: Wall Street Journal Online has an article and interesting video excerpts from a speech made by a 46-year-old professor (Dr. Randy Pausch) … Continue reading →

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Online How-To Tools

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Although my consulting workload does not leave much time for blogging this week, I wanted to at least start the week off with an article. Maybe I’ll get a chance to do an additional one later this week. Last month … Continue reading →

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Protecting Your Hardware

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Have you ever accidentally dropped your PDA and had its lovely screen damaged as a result? How about your laptop? While this has happened to a couple of my friends, I have been fortunate, even though I have not always … Continue reading →

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What TechCrunch40 News Interests You Most?

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Bruce Keener

TechCrunch has been blogging its TechCrunch40 Sessions for the past couple days, and it has been fascinating to see some of the new product rollouts that were done at the conference. There have also been some interesting panel discussions. When … Continue reading →

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What Saying Resonates Most With You?

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Bruce Keener

We all have innumerable sayings floating around in our heads. Some came from our readings of scriptures and inspirational texts, biographies and autobiographies, and of course from our families and friends. Some are motivational and inspiring and some are just … Continue reading →

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The Empty Inbox Myth

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Bruce Keener

In an interview of Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, Lifehacker asked him some questions about productivity. As you might expect of a successful person, his answers did not sound parroted, unlike those of a GTD “cultist.” Instead, he has found what … Continue reading →

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Have You Inventoried Your Responsibilities?

Posted on September 13, 2007 by admin

Something that has been beneficial for me is to occasionally reframe how I look at my life. The first time I recall doing this was after first reading Steven Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. From that book … Continue reading →

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Apple Touch as a PDA?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Update: Several months after this article was written, I got an iPod Touch and I consider it to be a great PDA. My detailed thoughts on it are contained in my article The iPod Touch as a PDA and Entertainer. … Continue reading →

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