Archive for April, 2008
Requirements Gathering and Miscommunication
I was recently stumbling around the net and came across a great image on Linux.Kung.Fu that provides a perfect description of how project requirements get communicated. From the start of many projects it appears as if they are doomed to fail, or at least not deliver the customers expections since requirements gathering and communication is [...]
My Ubiquitious Capture System
I recently had an interaction on Facebook with a fellow member of the GTD group regarding my productivity tools of choice, which lead to some discussion regarding the “ubiquitous capture device,” which David Allen recommends as part of the GTD process to all you to clear your mind, capture your thoughts so you can [...]
Saving, Budgeting, and Simplifying
Below are a few recent web finds related to personal finance and decluttering that I thought I would share: Extreme Savers Share Their Secrets – Yahoo! Finance Extreme Savers describes a number of cost savings measures including saving on retail purchases by getting price adjustments, swapping durable goods, auto savings, phone service and travel. Building [...]
Mexican Travel Alert Extended to October
The US State Department has extened their travel alert for the Mexican border region until October 15th, 2008. According to a recent artical in The Brownsville Herald the alert has been extended due to on-going security concerns in the border region. “Earlier this year, the Mexican government ordered the deployment of military police to Matamoros, [...]
Is David Allen’s Getting Things Done Too Long Winded…
As you will notice many of my recent blog posts are related to Getting Things Done by David Allen. I stumbled upon a recent post on Visible Monsters called “GTTFD with Henry Rollins…” I think the only thing left to say is ENJOY…. Technorati Tags: Getting Things Done, GTD, Humor, Productivity
Interruptions Cause Lost Productivity
I was reviewing some of my RSS feeds this weekend and came across a timely article by Kelly Forrister at Simply GTD that discusses the topic of “Dealing with Disruptions.” I have been having a number of conversations lately on this topic since the IT world is wrought with disruptions, emergencies, and burning issues. [...]
Enhance Productivity With Windows Search
Over the past couple days I have been considering a number of technologies that enhance my productivity and while a couple come to mind (which I will likely share in future blog posts) there is one that I hadn’t considered much in the past, probably due to its simplicity. Among the tools I use [...]
Site Conversion Complete
After a number of rough days at work I have completed the migration to my new site. Although I had a number of additional pages I decided to archive the old site using HTTrack to archive my old site and move forward with my new site in the current format. With the new focus on [...]
