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Yes it does!
April 12, 2006
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Want an easy PIM - look no further than this Wiki in a single HTML file.
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Have you freshened your Google Homepage lately? Lots new here.
April 11, 2006
Podcast and transcript re micro-ISV book
No, the RSS feed hasn't gone south here; I've been underblogging lately as I deal with a number of other projects. Expect to see a lot more material here, real soon now.
That said, if you're still wondering if you should get Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality, you'll find a podcast and a written transcript of my interview about the book by Josh McAdams of http://perlcast.com fame at his web site today. And if you email Josh, you might win one of the 5 free copies he and Apress are giving away today.
April 10, 2006
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Fun with iPods while traveling.
April 09, 2006
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10,000 channels means there has to be something good on, right?
April 08, 2006
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If you are reading this blog, odds are good you had better read this article. Highly recommended
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All the buzz in one screen - cool!
April 06, 2006
GTD: 2006.48: rediscovering focus
Given the sheer number of things you are probably trying to achieve right now, and the torrents of information/media/data coming your way each and every day, it's ultra easy to misplace the ability to focus.
You remember focus, right? You would sit at your desk and concentrate on exactly one thing for a set period of time or until it was completed. Kind of like taking a test in school - you take the test, and then you were done. Done feels good.
I miss focus.
In fact, I miss focus so much that I've decided to start a routine to start getting back into the habit - the productivity habit mind you - of taking a block of time and focusing on exactly one thing for that period.
Here's my Getting Back Focus Routine (GBFR):
- Carefully pick the 1, 2 or 3 things today I am going to focus on. Not 27; not even 5. 3 things that if done with the best I can muster I can feel like was time well spent.
- Decide how long to focus. Most productivity experts advise 90 minutes - give or take 30. Since I know I'm out of the focus habit, I'm going for 60 minutes.
- Then, after I've dealt with email, voicemail, forum mail and yesterday's mail, after I've gotten all settled into my workspace, I turn off everything: email, phone, music, nagging issues, other projects, everything.
- I then spend a minute thinking about what I want as the Desired Outcome. I get a good clear fix on it.
- Then I start a kitchen timer, set for 60 minutes. Until that timer goes off or I reach the Desired Outcome, no interruptions whatsoever. No "just a quick check of email", no "what's new on Digg", no nothing. One subject, one hour, one worry, one Desired Outcome.
I'm finding that I'm getting caught up with all the projects I've got open - and less stressed about it. You might want to give it try too!
links for 2006-04-06
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Start-ups have begun to bypass the venture capital firms, relying instead on individual investors, called "angels," or out-of-pocket financing, largely because new ventures are not as expensive.
April 01, 2006
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About to do the online RSS reader thing? See this comparision chart/story
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IT managers spent no time at all in building an IT strategy and that up to 70 percent of time is spent on general ‘fire-fighting’
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Are you redoing your micro-ISV's web site, like I am? Here's a nice fat list of web design resources - from layouts ideas you can draw from to validators, to...
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This site has news about Google almost always before anyone else.
ToDoOrElse?
Who?
Bob Walsh, (Author, managing partner of Safari Software, Inc. a micro-ISV)
What?
Exploring the intersection between Getting Things Done and building a micro-ISV.
Where?
Live from Sonoma, California USA.
When?
Once or so a workday.
Why?
Because there's a way to get everything done, I just know there is!
Micro-ISV?
Micro Internet Software Vendor, a self-funded startup company: See mymicroisv.com for information and resources.
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