Sometimes, I think I’m way too anal about some things. According to some of the comments on my previous posts, you agree. But nothing beats how much of a Nazi I am when it comes to my iTunes library.
Sure, I know the clamor is coming; iTunes sucks, use (insert alternative software here) instead. I’m on a Mac as I write this, I own an iPhone and an Apple TV… » Continue
October 8 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: | 10 comments»
You’ve probably heard of Ubiquity by now. It was causing quite a buzz a few days ago before Google Chrome came along and stole all of its thunder.
Ubiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that bills itself as “a powerful new way to interact with the web.” One way to describe Ubiquity that gives you a clearer idea of what it’s actually all about is that it’s Quicksilver for… » Continue
September 5 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: firefox, ubiquity, web | 8 comments»
Mind mapping is a way of taking notes, capturing ideas, exploring concepts and breaking down information into a more readily understood format. It’s a place where visual representations and written representations of things merge to create something that is more natural to the mind; it works with and represents the way we think, where as paragraph-based text is not representative of the thought process at all.
There are a million and… » Continue
September 1 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: mind mapping, notes | 25 comments»
Customer relationship management software is important for businesses that are both small and large. Freelancers and small businesses need such a system as much as large businesses and enterprises do. Well, maybe you need it a bit more if you have millions of customers, but that said: managing your customer relationships is not only tricky and often complicated, it’s essential to running a successful business.
Software makes such a complicated and… » Continue
August 27 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: business, CRM | 15 comments»
Myths about how to best do email abound. Some are explicitly stated and drummed into your head, and some are the unspoken expectations of the modern corporate world. To succeed at tackling the big email time sink and making email woes a thing of your past, you need to acknowledge these myths for what they are, and implement a system that works.
Systems need good foundations in order to work, and… » Continue
August 20 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: email, myths | 14 comments»
Yesterday, I upgraded from a Mac mini to a shiny new iMac. It’s a big step, not just because my new machine can run all those things my mini never could, and everything else it could run is running ten times faster, because it means I now have to rebuild my system from the ground up.
Sure, I could simply create a disk image of my old machine’s hard drive and… » Continue
August 13 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apple, mac, os x | 11 comments»
It’s hard to maintain a secure, virus-free Windows set-up. The Internet is like a minefield, where a poorly protected computer can become infected by all sorts of virii or allow malicious individuals to tinker with your hard drive’s contents, or worse, your operating system itself.
Don’t waste any time getting your Windows computer secured. You don’t need to shell out hundreds of dollars to do this — and if you have… » Continue
August 11 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: backup, encryption, firewall, security, virus | 16 comments»
With so many people working from home, it’s no surprise that the last few years have seen significant increases in the range of collaboration tools available online. They didn’t just capitalize on a growing trend; they helped to propel it. Here are ten great, free tools for collaboration, including some of those we use here at Lifehack.
Ta-da List
Ta-da List is a collaborative list application. If you need to… » Continue
August 8 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: collaboration, webapps | 30 comments»
There are many applications on the web that are made for collecting and storing data. Today we’re taking a look at a bunch of different web-based databases that you might find useful for everything from client records to details about the vaccinations each of your thirteen dogs have had in the last few years. Whatever tickles your fancy.
Blist
Blist’s goal is to fool you into forgetting that underneath the glossy… » Continue
August 4 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: databases, forms, webapps | 9 comments»
Now iPhone 3G is out and it is all about high speed on-the-go Internet and “location, location, location” - thanks to 3G and GPS. What is your dream app you love to install but no one has developed it yet?
Here is my list of dream iPhone apps:
August 4 2008 | By Leon | Tagged: iphone | 26 comments»
There are plenty of great, free Getting Things Done apps out there. If you’re a fan of David Allen’s productivity system but can’t do paper and don’t have the cash for a commercial program, this is the collection of applications for you.
The following is a list of nineteen free GTD apps for Windows, the Mac and Linux. Excuse me if I cheat by adding a web app here and there.
iGTD
Of… » Continue
July 30 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, freeware, gtd | 20 comments»
What are the myths and mistaken beliefs that are preventing you from being more productive in both your work life and your personal life? How are you actively undermining your efforts to pull it all together?
Yeah, I mean you.
The sad fact is that the beliefs that we hold about productivity and organization often prevent us from doing and being everything we want to do and be in our lives. While… » Continue
July 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: failure, gtd, myth, Productivity, success, system | 31 comments»
Apple has manufactured the telecom’s dream: a phone that will rack up a massive bill all too easily.
To begin with, we’ve got a phone that basically sells itself on its ability to surf the Internet and download data. If you’re with AT&T, you’re all good and dandy on that point (unless you’re on international roaming), but for most of us throughout the world—including the Australian company my phone is with… » Continue
July 28 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: data, iphone, Money, sms | 8 comments»
It’s been a rocky start for Apple’s MobileMe, but things look like they’re settling down now and the service is, for the most part, chugging along. If you’re an optimist, the botched launch wasn’t such a bad thing after all, with Apple issuing free trial periods of up to four months before the subscription fee kicks in for affected users.
I’ve been lucky—I haven’t had to put up with any of… » Continue
July 23 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apple, appointments, contacts, data management, email, organization, sync | 8 comments»
Over the years, I’ve tried syncing my computers any number of ways, from trusting my entire life to a flash drive to uploading everything to Google Docs. Very few options have been idiot-proof enough to make up for my abilities to misplace things, forget to update file versions and generally fail to double check that my computers are all… » Continue
July 22 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: file storage, sync | 69 comments»
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