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General Software Discussion / Re: automated email forwarder - how to?
« Last post by brotherS on May 27, 2009, 12:28 PM »Hmm... a server solution would probably be best, since that would work 24/7.
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Just an update (in case anyone is interested, I'm surprised that this thread seems to be mostly ignoredshanebotwin wrote as a comment:I also added a "DONE" label. When I'm done with a task I added the action label to, I remove "action" and add "DONE". Really like it so far, especially since GMail made the use of labels easier in the recent past (just mark an email, press "l" and type the first few letters of a label of yours).The biggest flaw for most people I think is the admonishment not to use your In Box as a To Do list. Everyone has email. Everyone is on it most of the time. It's ubiquitous and available to you on the web, your mobile and your desktop in one way or another (I like IMAP). Why not use it? Why create another application to duplicate this?As a result of reading this comment I added an "action" label to GMail and will experiment with this.
I basically have an @action folder and an @archive folder. Things in my inbox either go to action, archive or get deleted. They stay in @action till they get done. If there is something that is time based, it goes on my Google Calendar which sends me an email reminder so it ends up in my in Box when I need it. My wife sends me .ics calendar invites which automatically end up on my Google Calendar for stuff she wants me to do since she has Lotus Notes at work (god help her) and it works for her to do this too.
I fail to see why complex systems are needed.
Email + Google Calendar + a paper to do list is all that I require.-brotherS (March 29, 2009, 08:02 AM)-brotherS (April 01, 2009, 03:47 AM)
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Well with all the respect I thing there is no program on earth that can beat Everything 1.2 in terms of speed for indexing and search through large amount of data.That may be, but the UI looks a bit (too) simple to me. I don't want to spend the time to test it, but from looking at the screenshot and checking the FAQ, it doesn't seem to have presets (which I love about Locate). And is it usable with the keyboard only?-TGB72 (May 05, 2009, 09:48 PM)
I've just been looking at a few more Windows editors. Originally, I was looking for these features:I love win32pad - it can do NOTHING what you are looking for in an editor, but what it does it does really well.
- Automatic back-ups
- Bookmarks
- Edit multiple files (tabbed interface?)
- Ability to specify filters as external user tools (most seem to unable to cope with redirection symbols)
-rjbull (January 16, 2009, 08:32 AM)
A superb replacement for M$'s Notepad.exe. Amazingly small size. Fast and stable. Lots of features for its size.
shanebotwin wrote as a comment:I also added a "DONE" label. When I'm done with a task I added the action label to, I remove "action" and add "DONE". Really like it so far, especially since GMail made the use of labels easier in the recent past (just mark an email, press "l" and type the first few letters of a label of yours).The biggest flaw for most people I think is the admonishment not to use your In Box as a To Do list. Everyone has email. Everyone is on it most of the time. It's ubiquitous and available to you on the web, your mobile and your desktop in one way or another (I like IMAP). Why not use it? Why create another application to duplicate this?As a result of reading this comment I added an "action" label to GMail and will experiment with this.
I basically have an @action folder and an @archive folder. Things in my inbox either go to action, archive or get deleted. They stay in @action till they get done. If there is something that is time based, it goes on my Google Calendar which sends me an email reminder so it ends up in my in Box when I need it. My wife sends me .ics calendar invites which automatically end up on my Google Calendar for stuff she wants me to do since she has Lotus Notes at work (god help her) and it works for her to do this too.
I fail to see why complex systems are needed.
Email + Google Calendar + a paper to do list is all that I require.-brotherS (March 29, 2009, 08:02 AM)
I use www.LetterMeLater.com, a free service for scheduling emails, for reminders. I just like the graphics better than RememberTheMilk.Hmm... I'm using Google Calendar (which could remind you by email, SMS and/or popup) and can't think of a use for LetterMeLater. How do you use it?-dallee (March 29, 2009, 01:23 PM)
Ross's book should be lauded for its educational tone. She warns of the dangers of zinc and vitamin B1 deficiencies, two common problems found in chronic dieters, along with protein and fat deficiencies and adrenal exhaustion (which is particularly common in caffeine fiends). She rails against the most popular diet programs, including the Zone, the Atkins Diet, and even Weight Watchers, for (among other things) their ignorance of food allergies such as grains, dairy products, and sugar. For those whom Ross terms, perhaps frighteningly, sugar addicts or "recreational sugar users," she suggests an amino-acid and fish-oil supplement plan to curb sugar cravings and aid weight loss. Many of her patients over the past decade testify in the book that their environmental allergies and weight-loss problems disappeared after they cut sugar from their diets.
2:07 PM on Tue Mar 17 2009Like him, I also used "Tasks" and the Google Calendar integration into GMail, and like them too!
I've strayed from my Moleskine since it was such a hassle for me to carry an additional notebook, and just started using Gmail for managing my GTD implementation.
There's a Google Labs plugin for Gmail called "Tasks", which you can use as your "Next Actions" list. Additionally you can make separate lists to manage your "Projects" and "Someday/Maybe" lists.
I also use Google Calendar to manage my appointments, and enabled the "Google Calendar gadget" in Google Labs so that I can see my appointments on Gmail's main page.
I really like how these productivity plugins have enabled me to quickly and easily implement GTD. Thanks Google
2:20 PM on Tue Mar 17 2009I never read about http://www.markforst...et/autofocus-system/ before (but just now found a DC topic about it @ https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=16438.0), nice video there and good explanation of how it works below it. I'm actually using parts of that system already, not on paper though and not as systemized. Just reading through the explanation might give you some good idea.
I use autofocus now. I tried to GTD a number of times, but my life isn't quite busy enough to justify the maintenance time of that system.
I've really liked autofocus, however, and have actually kept with it.
The biggest flaw for most people I think is the admonishment not to use your In Box as a To Do list. Everyone has email. Everyone is on it most of the time. It's ubiquitous and available to you on the web, your mobile and your desktop in one way or another (I like IMAP). Why not use it? Why create another application to duplicate this?As a result of reading this comment I added an "action" label to GMail and will experiment with this.
I basically have an @action folder and an @archive folder. Things in my inbox either go to action, archive or get deleted. They stay in @action till they get done. If there is something that is time based, it goes on my Google Calendar which sends me an email reminder so it ends up in my in Box when I need it. My wife sends me .ics calendar invites which automatically end up on my Google Calendar for stuff she wants me to do since she has Lotus Notes at work (god help her) and it works for her to do this too.
I fail to see why complex systems are needed.
Email + Google Calendar + a paper to do list is all that I require.