Category Archives: gtd

A Mac User in a Windows World

Yep, I am still using my Mac in a company that is 95% Windoze. I just can’t help loving my machine and being so glad that I am not stuck with ThinkPad quality displays and the boot times of >5 … Continue reading

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GTD Review

It’s been a while since I posted on GTD and as in January, it is getting late and I need to post so let me take a minute to talk about workflow. I mentioned a couple of days back that I … Continue reading

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Bucking the process: Organization and Structure

Having been an anti-process person from day 1 hasn’t been easy. My mind is just not comfortable with squares and flowcharts in general. Rules tend to make me clausterphobic. I hVe generally always created my own unique path and in … Continue reading

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Chrome vs Firefox vs Safari vs Internet Explorer vs Opera…

A quick post ‘cos I still have 10 emails to finish tonight. I have been alternating between several browsers: Opera, Camino, Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox. I can’t say that I am a big fan of the first two as … Continue reading

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Has it been a month already?

since I started this postaday challenge? Well, almost. I read about the challenge on about the 7th or 8th and already had the intention of getting my blogging ass in gear for 2011! And so I have. Problem is, as … Continue reading

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Another quick one – on GTD

I am kind of tired tonight so I’ll make this relatively quick. Some thoughts on GTD. As I have previously written, my adoption of GTD consists primarily of Outlook folders called TO DO, TO READ, FOLLOW UP, WAITING FOR, NEXT … Continue reading

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2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet … Continue reading

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iPad Tips

Presenting PowerPoint on the iPad is still a pain in the neck especially when you’ve got lots of complex diagrams that Keynote, PDF and other programs/formats hose up. I found one, albet imperfect, solution. Use PowerPoint 2010 and Save As … Continue reading

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Death by PowerPoint – or is it SharePoint?

Argh, having a ball learning about SharePoint at the moment. I can’t believe that from Grand-Poohba I was in my previous jobs, I am a lowly SP designer in my current one Patience Fino, patience… I guess this was almost … Continue reading

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Fun with VMware

Still in the crusade for trying to have a really generic Windows VM image (and in the Win2003R2-32, Win2003R2-64 and Win2008-64 flavors), my thoughts on a methodology. Anyone wish to comment? Standard Windows install for modular VMware installs: virtual disk … Continue reading

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