Tag Archives: Organizing

Yojimbo: An Organizer for Mac Folks

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Bruce Keener

When I got my iMac around Christmas 2006, I began searching for the most popular Mac software. Within a couple of weeks, I purchased Yojimbo 1.3 (Jan 2, 2007), because the reviews indicated that it was one of the Mac … Continue reading →

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Keeping the End in Mind with Projects and Goals

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I hope my previous post made you keen on the importance of keeping the end in mind. Of course that post referred to the “final end” (what some call “the big chill”), but the principle of keeping the end in … Continue reading →

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Productivity and Sheer Will

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Entreprenuer Gary Vaynerchuk tweeted the following several months ago: Screw productivity and productivity products, I win with sheer will ….I know I am dumb In other words, he is saying he will not whittle away his life reading productivity blogs … Continue reading →

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Around the Web, 2009 Dec 10

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Bruce Keener

A few articles you might find useful: Aaron Wall, in his Why do a fade in a web page, makes some good points about branding. This is a term that has been popular in social media for a long while, … Continue reading →

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Featured Comment: Alfons Schmid’s Notebooks App [iPhone, Touch]

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Reader Andrew Berrigan left a very informative comment on another post, and I wanted to be sure you were aware of it. In his comment, Andrew mentions Alfons Schmid’s Notebooks app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. He gives a … Continue reading →

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The Week in Review 17 July 2009

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Here is a list of key articles published on Keener Living this week: Putting a barrier between you and your weaknesses, uses a personal case study to show one way to address your weaknesses head-on Chris Anderson’s book “Free” available … 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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Book Review: The Power of Less

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Bruce Keener

You might already be familiar with much of Leo Babauta’s The Power of Less [affiliate link], because it is based on his popular Zen Habits blog. I also have read Leo’s blog for a long while, but thought it would … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up Your Task Lists

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Bruce Keener

If you are well-practiced at using GTD or another time management system, you have no doubt seen how easy it is to add new actions to your task lists. Good thing, too, because new actions keep coming at us in … Continue reading →

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Using Text Files for Handy Reference

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Thomas shared a Matthew Cornell blog post with me recently: My Big-Arse Text File – a Poor Man’s Wiki+Blog+PIM. It motivated me to start using a text file for logging my daily activities. I used such a file for several … Continue reading →

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