Archive for July, 2009
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
It’s about that time for me again: my desktop is a couple years part its prime and my laptop just died (no display, no hard drive activity, no wifi, and a recent history of turning off suddenly for no good reason – those are all bad signs, right?), which means the near future holds [...]
8 Keys to Internet Security
Thursday, July 30th, 2009In a recent post, I recommended Panda’s Cloud Antivirus as a decent free antivirus program. Others have recommended different programs, and that’s fine – in the end, I don’t think there’s much meaningful difference between the various antivirus programs, at least in terms of security.
Much more important than which antivirus program you use (or [...]
Changing Your Personal Reality - Part 1
Monday, July 27th, 2009My Head Hurts…
While the subject of “Personal Reality” might seem somewhat esoteric, philosophical and even confusing to some, it’s something that’s not only relevant to every one of us, but also something that impacts on virtually every area of our existence and human experience in a tangible and practical manner. All the time. Just as [...]
On Luck, Success, and 10,000 Hours
Friday, July 24th, 2009Imagine this: you are the pilot of a Navy fighter jet. You’re flying in formation when you come under attack from ground-based rockets. The plane nearest you takes a hit and spins into your path, while another rocket screams toward you. And out of the corner of your eye, you see enemy planes approaching. [...]
How to Move Out of Your Comfort Zone
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Most people and most organisations operate in a comfortable rut that limits their possibilities, their thinking and their achievements. If you want a more interesting life then you have to take some risks. If you want to be more adventurous in your thinking then you should be more adventurous in your activities. Deliberately push [...]
In Defense of Multi-Tasking
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Ten minutes ago, here’s what was going on my life: I was watching TV - “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” to be exact. I was being yelled at by my friend, who wants to go play golf. I was surfing the Web, trying to find the perfect man-bag (because those are totally allowed now). And, [...]
12 Free Android Apps to Help Get Things Done (Part 2)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009This post continues the list I started in Part 1, adding apps for managing contacts, collaborating, and accessing computer services from your Android phone (or, in the near future, other device). As before, I’m including links to the developers’ homepage when available, but all of these apps can be downloaded from the Google Market [...]
12 Free Android Apps to Help Get Things Done (Part 1)
Monday, July 20th, 2009With a raft of new devices scheduled to join the lonely T-Mobile G1 in Google’s lineup, the Android operating system looks like it’s not only going to be around for a while but may well give it’s fellows smartphones from Apple, Blackberry, and Palm a run for their money. With it’s Linux-derived core and slick [...]
How to Avoid the Disconnection Epidemic
Monday, July 20th, 2009Reflection on disconnection
In 2009 we are indeed a global community infected by disconnection. On many levels and in many ways. And as a planet and as a tribe living on that planet, it’s safe to say that the Disconnection Epidemic is killing us. Or perhaps should I say, we’re killing us. Metaphorically and literally. Just [...]
GTD Refresh, Part 6: Decisiveness
Friday, July 17th, 2009For the last several months, I’ve been slowly rebuilding a more-or-less by-the-book GTD system. I’ve done elements of GTD for years, but things over the last year have gotten too complicated and my hope is that implementing the whole GTD system as close to Allen’s vision as possible will help me balance two quite [...]
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