Category Archives: Software

Master GTD with OmniFocus [Mac, iPhone, Touch]

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Update (May 2012): This is now available of the iPad, too. Although my primary computer for the past 3 years has been an iMac, I have tried to stick with GTD tools that also work on Windows. The tool I … Continue reading →

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DropBox and TextExpander Now Available for iPhone and Touch

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Two of my “must-have” apps are now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch: DropBox (requires OS 3.1) TextExpander I’ve mentioned DropBox before, because I highly recommend it for keeping files in sync across multiple computers. Now I can view … Continue reading →

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Chrome Gains Features, Market Share, and (almost) Me

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bruce Keener

While Firefox continues to get more bloated and slower, Chrome seems to be getting better while continuing to gain acceptance. Although only 7 percent of the visitors to this site use Chrome, that percentage is up from a couple of … Continue reading →

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Software Compatibility Problems with Snow Leopard

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Bruce Keener

With Snow Leopard on the verge of being released, I did some checking to see if my existing software applications would be compatible with it. Turns out that almost are compatible, but the following applications currently have a problem or … Continue reading →

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TaskPaper: A Simple To-Do App for Macs

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Bruce Keener

In continuing my experimentation with some of the newer GTD tools, I started tinkering with TaskPaper a few days ago. While the app is built to run only on Macs, another developer provides a similar product, TodoPaper, for Windows. I … Continue reading →

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GTD and Covey Implementation via “Things” [Mac, iPhone]

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Bruce Keener

For the past year, I have been implementing the GTD system using Google Calendar and Toodledo (for tasks), while using Appigo’s Todo on my Touch/iPhone. I liked these tools because of their simplicity and compatibility with GTD methods, and because … Continue reading →

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Google Apps Now Syncs with Outlook Mail, Calendar, and Contacts

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Bruce Keener

If you have the Premier Edition of Google Apps, you can now use its sync utility with Google Calendar, Mail, and Contacts. This is a huge enticement for me. I’ve been using the standard edition of Google apps for a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office 2010 Rollout Has Rough Start, But Be Patient

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Bruce Keener

The web site for the Microsoft Office rollout is apparently getting hammered with requests and is not always loading properly: As you can see from the snapshot, the video on the right did not load when I first tried the … Continue reading →

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Read It Later with InstaPaper [iPhone and Touch]

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Bruce Keener

When I do my morning web research, I try to find articles that look like they will be worth reading later. In doing this, I look at headlines, and avoid reading the stories until I have processed all the titles. … Continue reading →

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Freeing Memory in Your iPhone/Touch

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Memory management on the iPhone and iPod Touch is apparently pretty decent: my Touch has only “locked up” once in the 15 months that I’ve used it, and I use it heavily. But now there is a free app that … Continue reading →

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