Ken

AllMyNotes users? 3/20/2015

I guess that I am still somewhat hoping that a bit of CRIMPing might provide me with a better tool to tackle the overload of work that I described in another thread, and the latest candidate for consi...

Overcoming Overload? 3/20/2015

Garland Coulson wrote: I coach a lot of people on time management so here are a few thoughts. > >If you could get a company wide project management system going that >everyone used, then no one would ...

Workflowy - Updates? News? 3/12/2015

Paulo Diniz wrote: Btw, if someone haven't joined Workflowy yet, and wants to have extra >(double) quota for items on the free plan, please do so via this link -> >https://workflowy.com/invite/3b434be...

Overcoming Overload? 3/12/2015

Marbux wrote: Some questions that might affect the recommendation: > >1. Is this a temporary problem or is it expected to continue, even get >worse? > >2. Is there a budget for solving the problem? > ...

Overcoming Overload? 3/12/2015

Dr Andus wrote: MadaboutDana wrote: >>It may sound a bit clunky, but being able to focus on a short list of >>tasks (not more than today + tomorrow) while you're actually working is >>a lot easier tha...

Overcoming Overload? 3/12/2015

MadaboutDana wrote: I sympathise, I must say. As the director of an SMB who's also heavily >involved in day-to-day production, I have a ridiculously full task list. >And yes, I do find it helpful to r...

Overcoming Overload? 3/12/2015

Chris Murtland wrote: I read something about military pilots experiencing "task saturation" in >the cockpit - too many things competing for their attention at once. >They overcome this by following ch...

Overcoming Overload? 3/11/2015

Ok, I am probably going out on a limb here, but I am wondering if Asana should be left for actual tasks, and if I should be using something else for notes and quick capture of thoughts (prior to being...

Overcoming Overload? 3/11/2015

Stephen Zeoli wrote: I agree with the others that you probably are being asked to do more >than is fair or reasonable. However, if you're committed to trying to >deal with it all, I would like to make...

Overcoming Overload? 3/11/2015

Arnold wrote: I have found ToDoList to be an excellent tasklist with project support. >Can handle resources and basic reports. Not a full blown Project Manager >yet for most people it will handle the ...

Overcoming Overload? 3/11/2015

Dr Andus wrote: Another way to overcome information (to-do) overload is to get off the >grid, i.e. make yourself unavailable (don't allow others to pass on >tasks to you). Get off email, switch off th...

Overcoming Overload? 3/11/2015

Bernhard wrote: >When it comes to the point to keep track of many Tasks/Projects I >appreciate MyLifeOrganized (http://www.mylifeorganized.net/). With it's >views there are plenty of ways to see what ...

Overcoming Overload? 3/10/2015

Dr Andus wrote: Ken wrote: >Finally, sometimes the best thing is to work out tasks in longhand. For >that my tool of choice is the Boogie Board Sync, as I can import and >convert the handwritten note...

Overcoming Overload? 3/10/2015

Pierre Paul Landry wrote: Hi Ken and other Outliners > >What you describe is typical overload situations. > >The way I tackle this is two-fold: > >1- Long term, complex tasks are entered in an organi...

Overcoming Overload? 3/10/2015

Franz Grieser wrote: Ken. > >What you describe is a situation where no tool can help: >If I am not mistaken, there is simply too much workload for one man. If >you were one of my clients, I'd say th...

Overcoming Overload? 3/10/2015

Perhaps this is a bit of a rant, but I will try to fit a question into my post, so bear with me. I am again at a point where my life is greatly overloaded both at home and at work, but the latter is ...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/8/2015

Steve wrote: I've not experienced problems of reliability nor with tech support. > >Now, more about what I have with Zoho. > >I pay for the Zoho Mail. I've got two domain names hosted with them, >have...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/7/2015

Steve wrote: Check out Zoho Mail at https://www.zoho.com/mail/ > >Not very pretty interface. Lots of "modules" you can add (many free for >limited use), spam filter is quite good. > >Steve I had con...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/5/2015

MadaboutDana wrote: Yes, you're probably right – it may well be RoundCube. The >OpenXchange client is much nicer, but does cost more. > >Of course there are some rather attractive free online we...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/4/2015

MadaboutDana wrote: 1&1 also do a perfectly acceptable web mail client as part of their >(very cheap) website deals. There's a more sophisticated Open >Xchange-based version, but that costs extra. The...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/4/2015

Alexander Deliyannis wrote: @ Ken: if you are used to Gmail, I don't think you'll find anything >comparable. But why not simply open another free Gmail.com account >(rather than Google Apps)? The free...

Software that's enjoyable ... software that's a drudgery 3/4/2015

On a similar note, there really is no program that easily allows multiple parties to mark up lengthy documents with comments and suggested changes, and that allows all of the parties to track all of t...

Software that's enjoyable ... software that's a drudgery 3/2/2015

jaslar wrote: >So I too get nostalgic for the past every now and then. But not enough >to give up the advantages of computing! Bottom line: I just get more >done in less time. I get more done in less...

Web-Based Mail Client Options 3/2/2015

I am looking for web-based email clients beyond GMail and Outllook/Office 365 for handling mail that is sent to my web host. They offer SquirrelMail, AtMail and RoundCube to access their servers from...

Software that's enjoyable ... software that's a drudgery 3/2/2015

Hugh wrote: > >Paul Korm wrote: >I couldn't agree more. I enjoy my notebooks, my pens and pencils. I >>enjoy notetaking on paper more than anywhere else. As much as I enjoy >>CRIMPing and the sof...

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