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I’ve updated My Application Toolkit with some new additions today. They are: DayOne Journal, an electronic diary/journalling application TextExpander, a text replacement utility that saves time in typing Osfoora, a mac based twitter client LaunchBar, an application launcher

I recently purchased a 30GB video iPod. Not long after I plugged it in, iTunes warned me that I didn’t have enough space for my music and that it would make a selection for me. Sounds good to start with but not an idea long term solution. Extensive digging on the web finally turned up [...]

This is a public thanks to the team at Gyronix for creating such a great MindManager add-in with their ResultsManager Vista product. I’ve been a user of ResultsManager for about two years and have made it a core tool in my implementation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology. I’ve even put it to use [...]

My laptop has been in a dive. If it wasn’t rented I would probably have kicked it before now. Everything would be fine after a reboot but within a couple of hours things would stop working properly. Most annoying was email, and an intermittent loss of network connectivity. Having to reboot each time you want [...]

[I'm] in the process of training Dragon naturallyspeaking so that I can get text input into my computer, much faster. This is a test post directly to the quantum gardener sites That is a pretty good first attempt at voice recognition after the training giving a high degree of accuracy from my Sony digital voice [...]

I installed Google Desktop Search at the weekend despite my pledge not to install any new software this year. In reading The Google Story by David Vise I became aware of just how reliant upon Google I am. If the desktop version works as well it will be very useful indeed. Googe Desktop exceeds my [...]

I spent a lot of my weekend time on the computer tidying up little bits and pieces. After categorising 200 or so images in IMatch, I went to my family blog and decided something needed to change. Several upgrades of Movabletype have meant the look of the site is now a dated, but to change [...]

Every work effort between two people goes through the following four stages. Preparation – ends when person A knows what to ask for Negotiation – ends when person B commits to do what person A asked for Performance – ends when person B says, “I’m done” Assessment – ends when person A gives thanks or [...]

I’ve just taken my business partner through the in’s and out’s of how I join my blog, del.icio.us and newsgator into a personal knowledge management system. I hadn’t recognised the complexity and power of what is on offer and how easily I can now share that information with others. It has created a greater sense [...]

These days it is possible to trial most computer software before you buy it. But what does ‘trial’ actually mean. For me, trial once meant install, play around a bit and then forget. Now trial means use. I’ve found that in order to really try software I must put myself in a position of reliance. [...]