Archive for the Software Category
Posted on January 12, 2012 by GuestPost
Benjamin is a task manager that implements the FranklinCovey system of time-management – it’s a replacement for a Franklin Planner. Here is a review from a user of both.
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Posted on October 21, 2011 by LJ Earnest
Back in my “Open Loops 10/18/2011: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along”, I mentioned an article from Lifehack called “Why and How I Went on an App Diet”. I knew, deep down, that I needed to do this as well. My iPod Touch was crammed with apps that I never used and I was having trouble finding things.
I spent some time clearing things out, and here is my list of 15 apps:
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Posted on September 30, 2011 by LJ Earnest
What if I told you there was a piece of software out there that allowed you to freely link planning, shopping, finances, notes, travel, projects and more together? And not only that, but integrated with iPhone/iPod Touch built-in calendars? This is the intriguing premise behind LifeTopix. [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2011 by LJ Earnest
In the course of my job as a web programmer, I use Excel a lot. Not in the ways that most people use it, for graphs and calculations and nice neat rows of numbers.
No, Excel is my powerhouse for assembling text.
It occurred to me that people might get some benefit from learning how to do this, so here is my method:
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Posted on July 21, 2011 by GuestPost
Most of the readers know or at least have heard of Evernote. Simply put, it is a productivity powerhouse. It allows you to document and take notes and access them from anywhere you have an internet connection. Our guest author today looks at traditional and creative ways to use this very flexible tool.
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Posted on March 11, 2011 by LJ Earnest
Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. Do you know how to use your software? I mean REALLY use it? Not just the basics, but things that can make your job easier? You might think, “who has time? I need to get the job done!” But a small investment in [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2011 by LJ Earnest
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I like brainstorming. I like being able to loosen the gates on my ideas, give them a good shake, and see what comes out. That being said, I have never liked mind mapping. My thoughts don’t come out in ways that lend themselves [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2011 by LJ Earnest
My daughter loves using my iPod Touch. But after catching her trying to Google something innocent and coming up with some not-so-innocent results, I had to put my foot down: no iPod Touch browsing. At the time I wished that I could have the same protection on my iPod Touch [...]
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