3 Stations East

Organizational Smackdown: Calendars

2007-12-21T12:56:51Z

Gee whiz, calendaring is a mess. But maybe it doesn't need to be. The simple fact of the matter is this: I don't use calendars very often. I mostly use them for events I know are coming but are a week to a month (or more) down the road. And if I...

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Organizational Smackdown: Quick Reminders

2007-12-20T12:49:38Z

Something essential to getting organized, for me, is the quick reminder. It's an email, IM, or text message that comes at a particular time. Given my not-so-perfect memory this has been an absolute godsend to have around with Backpack. I've used B...

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Organizational Smackdown: RSS

2007-12-20T12:38:17Z

Welcome to the first in a series of Organizational Smackdowns. As you know, the sole content of this blog for a week or so (when there is content) has been devoted to organizational tools. I've felt that I have too many things in too many places...

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Follow-Up: Organization/Junk Drawer Software

2007-12-12T17:09:40Z

Not long ago I posted about my unorganized software dilemma. I needed "junk drawer" and/or organization software at both home and work. I wanted to share my progress thus far. At work, OmniFocus is absolutely the way to go for me. I was able to ...

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Click Click Click Click

2007-12-06T16:07:36Z

I was sitting at the laundromat last night, reading a book, when I heard a familiar song over one of the TVs. A nice little acoustic guitar intro... and yeah I recognized it almost right away: Bishop Allen's "Click Click Click Click". It was on ...

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Completely Silent

2007-12-02T13:47:01Z

Yesterday morning Wally needed to go outside at 5am. No biggie. I got out of bed slowly, opened his crate, put on my jacket and hat, and collared him up. As I closed the front door I noticed that it was completely silent outside. This doesn't ha...

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