Category: Productivity, Business & Management

  • Working From Home

    Michael Boyink has a great post with tips for working from home. Worth a read if you are fortunate enough to be able to do so. He has a nice summary paragraph at the end: > If you’re lucky enough to be able to work at home, don’t make it just a little mini office…

  • Two-Way Syncing Google Calendar and iCal

    Oh wow, I’ve been waiting for this for a long time! Built in syncing of iCal and gCal. It’s been possible to do it third party apps but I’ve always been a little suspicious of their efficacy (I have no data, only superstition there). Christian Warren posted about it on TUAW. Ahhh TUAW, not only…

  • GTD Update and Links

    It’s Spring cleaning time. This weekend I was busy uncluttering my life and minimalising my surroundings (starting with my desk). I tightened down my schedule, started a good To Do list system with Things (and pen and paper), reconciled my bank accounts for the last year (I use Mvelopes to keep track of my finances.…

  • Efficiency: Getting Things Done.

    The last year has seen a massive shift in the amount and type of work that I have to do, both at my job, and the rest of life. No longer am I able to simply get up, turn on the computer, push a few pixels in Fireworks, write a few lines of code in…

  • Overcoming Burnout

    Last fall I experienced a bit of burnout with Web design and development. I had so many different projects all going on at the same time, and shifting responsibilities and roles in my position that I had a hard time discerning up from down. I came to a point where I just wanted to quit…