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GTD in the bigger picture

GTD in the bigger picture

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Quicksilver and Tracking you time

Hi,

Is there anyway of using quicksilver to track your time?

Something similar to append to file, but also adds the date/time? Or maybe a start/stop timer that you can adds notes to.

Any ideas would be great?

Thanks.

minor issue - account settings link?

Merlin and web dudes, the new site ROCKS!

But...

As a longtime reader, first-time registered user here, I've yet to find a consistent link to the user account settings. You could usually get to it by clicking on your name in the Online Users section on the right. However I've noticed my username doesn't consistently show up there every time.

For some reason I keep looking for an Account link in the upper right of the page near the Username | Log out section. Not sure if this is just something Drupal's missing or what. Bug? Missing feature? You decide.

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Calendars, Reminders and GTD

Calendars, Reminders and GTD

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Vitalist ping

Is anyone using Vitalist these days?

I have started playing with it, mainly because it works well on my mobile phone(s) and my N810 tablet.

There are some deficiencies so I haven't thrown out my index cards yet, but it is quite good.

endo - new rss reader

endo - new rss reader

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

From Mind Map to NA

How do I get from the mind mapping and project brainstorm yellow pad paper to next actions? Here is my current process:

  1. Mind Map and Brainstorm ideas on yellow pad paper (I always do this to easily find in fies.

  2. Place mind map and Brainstorm files in Inbox for review and process.

  3. At Inbox review I either make a new project folder (if needed) or place applicable document in the existing project folder.

  4. At weekly review I review documents in the folder and create next actions list on my PDA.

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Suggestions to improve my GTD app idea

Suggestions to improve my GTD app idea

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

Converting Mail.app Smart Mailbox to Mailbox

Hi all Is there any way to convert a Smart Mailbox to a regular Mailbox using Mail.app? I'm using Smart Mailboxes to collate all relevant emails for each project. However when the project is complete I want to put the project's Smart Mailbox into a Completed folder, however I can't drop SM's into a folder. Is there a work around for this? I guess the essence of GTD is deleting all emails that have been dealt with/completed, I'm just not ready to let go yet!!

Column View!

Column View!

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TOPICS: Mac OS X
 
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