- MyLifeOrganized
Inbox, list of next actions, tasks with a due date - Outlook
email: inbox, reference files (folders are structured by clients and projects)
calendar: appointments (meetings), deadlines/milestone dates - WikidPad
everything :-)
lists, notes, articles, ... - FreeMind
used for brainstorming, project planning, ...
the results are transferred to WikidPad - tag2find
new tool for me (I use it for 1 week now), with this tool you are able to tag files in your filesystem (i think it only works with NTFS) - if you use it consequently it's better than a desktop search (btw: I use Microsoft Desktop Search, 'cause I had to install it for my Outlook 2007, before I had Google Desktop Search installed) - PersonalBrain
also new, PersonalBrain 4 was released a few days ago and I give it a try again, since they also have a free version of it now - del.icio.us
bookmarks - I think everyone knows del.icio.us by now - FreeCommander
my file manager - Launchy
I can't remember the last time I used the "normal" Windows start-up menu ;-) - AutoHotKey
used for text substitutions, some scripts for managing startup procedures and tagging - GoogleReader
RSS feed reader (I subscribed about 250 feeds) - KeePass
Password manager - I will never ever use a week password again ;-) - ... to be continued
Saturday, July 21, 2007
My current productivity tool set
Quick overview of my current software tools for GTD and personal productivity
Miro
I just installed Miro - and I have to admit I became instantly a fan of this tool.
Not because of the tool itself (it's just to buggy, e.g. I get an XML-error when trying to edit the options so I'm unable to change them) but because I realized just how much there is to watch and learn out there.
The first channels I added are Google Videos (engEDU), TED, 2 channels with film trailers and the German Tagesschau
My favorite features in the moment are
- background downloading of new videos
- old videos are automatically deleted (days to keep are configured per feed)
- integrated search engine for YouTube, Google Video...
I know that there are similar tools out there but I will stay with Miro for a while.
Not because of the tool itself (it's just to buggy, e.g. I get an XML-error when trying to edit the options so I'm unable to change them) but because I realized just how much there is to watch and learn out there.
The first channels I added are Google Videos (engEDU), TED, 2 channels with film trailers and the German Tagesschau
My favorite features in the moment are
- background downloading of new videos
- old videos are automatically deleted (days to keep are configured per feed)
- integrated search engine for YouTube, Google Video...
I know that there are similar tools out there but I will stay with Miro for a while.
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