Ken
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The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done
11/23/2020
Luhmann wrote:
Another, related article, from the LA Review of Books:
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>Hard Times: Martin Hägglund’s “This Life” and the
>Pomodoro Technique
>By Alexa Hazel
>
>https://larevie...
The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done
11/21/2020
xtabber wrote:
>This article by Cal Newport in the New Yorker Magazine may be of
>interest to some in this forum.
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>https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-t...
Strange Ad Behavior
11/16/2020
Much appreciated, Chris. I do not mind an ad if it "keeps the lights on", but I was wondering if there had been changes.
Thanks,
--Ken
Strange Ad Behavior
11/14/2020
Lately, when I click on the first post that I want to read, a large ad window pops up. This does not happen again, but I am wondering if anybody else is seeing this behavior. I am using Chrome on a ...
In small doses, yes. I mostly use paper for brainstorming, laying out ideas, and most importantly, for quick (but important) task lists. I have programs for the latter, and I do use them, but someti...
Tips from Anylist Users?
11/1/2020
Thank you for the above comments.
The new subscription is non-renewable, and I am fine with that as I pay once for the year and then get a reminder if I want to renew next year.
I use Simplenote for...
Tips from Anylist Users?
10/31/2020
I saw a recent recommendation for Anylist in another thread and was wondering if there were any tips, suggestions or concerns from any members who are using it or have recently tried it. I really did...
This is an interesting thread, and I really like the responses. I kind of find these statements a bit one dimensional, and appreciate all of the follow up posts that reflect the subtleties and comple...
TickTick steadily improves
8/10/2020
Just got an update to my Android app and it appears that TickTick now has actual subtasks. The checklist feature that was previously considered a sub task feature remains and is now called "Check Ite...
Note taking apps
7/21/2020
Andy Brice wrote:
Hugh wrote:
>>The key problem for me with note-taking apps (as with some other types)
>>is that I want two potentially incompatible qualities, simplicity and
>>complexity: simplicity...
Organizing Backup Files
7/21/2020
David Garner wrote:
I have a few piles of hard drives from which I would like to retrieve
>files, which were on various machines, down through the years. Some of
>them were in the machines before I d...
I am not sure who uses G Suite, but it seems that Google is responding to things like MS Teams and Slack in its proposed changes to G Suite (and possibly GMail in the future). They are incorporating ...
Restya - Open Source Kanban Style Board
7/17/2020
satis wrote:
To be clear, Restya is not a Microsoft product, it's just one of many
>open source kanban boards, like Wekan.
Yes, I should have been more clear in my OP. It certainly is not a MS produ...
Restya - Open Source Kanban Style Board
7/16/2020
I saw this mentioned in an article I was reading about Microsoft's new products and had never heard of it. It appears to be an open source board similar to Trello. I thought I would share in case so...
Microsoft's new Project Moca
7/16/2020
I logged into my personal O365 account which I do not use that often and found a link for a new product in preview called Project Moca. It is kind of an Outlook workspace that offers things like kanb...
This may not exactly address your problem, but I just saw that Microsoft is releasing a new Outlook product in O365 (now M365?) that is currently called Project Moca. There are several articles about...
Franz Grieser wrote:
Ken wrote:
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>>Thank you for the response. I know that messages are stored in the
>>PST/OST files, but since they have a unique URL in the O365 web
>>application, I assumed that ...
Next computer platform after Chromebook
7/10/2020
jaslar wrote:
Thanks everyone. I love the many different perspectives, which is why I
>tend to do these open ended questions. You often surprise me!
Agreed. We have a great diversity of thoughts her...
Franz Grieser wrote:
Ken wrote:
>>Is there no easy way to obtain the URL in the desktop client of
>Outlook?
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>No, there isn't. All Outlook data is stored inside a PST or OST file
>(POP resp. IMAP acc...
Is there no easy way to obtain the URL in the desktop client of Outlook?
--Ken
If you do want to stick with a CB and size is not an issue, I would recommend HP's 14" i3/8GB/64GB model that is sometimes referred to as the x360. Best Buy often has this machine on sale at $399. I...
ClickUp raises $35M in VC
6/25/2020
Interesting announcement from their CEO - https://youtu.be/7lMsznbaZVs .
It is powerful program with many things I like about it, but the announcement does give me pause for what their future may loo...
What I learned about collaboration
6/24/2020
Magenda wrote:
I logged on today because I was revisiting my long time quest for
>collaborative writing software.
>
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>I'll check out your suggestions.
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I am not sure if any of these platforms would...
What I learned about collaboration
6/22/2020
JDS wrote:
I am not sure if this will meet your needs, but you may want to try
>Tribalpages.com, which is a site dedicated to creation of family trees
>and allows for posting of pictures.
Thanks for...
What I learned about collaboration
6/21/2020
Paul Korm wrote:
SharePoint is more for one-to-many sharing, and sites forged by
>corporate IT-types, and not really good for many-to-many sharing and
>sites made by average folks.
>
>Teams is also, i...