Posts from — March 2007

I’ve written before about how I’ve been trying to implement GTD, and outlined my programs/workflow. I recently purchased Getting Things Done, and decided to take the plunge back into Outlook.

I’m using Outlook 2003 and adding in ClearContext, Lookout, and one other item as well as using Intellisync for Yahoo! to sync to my Yahoo! Calendar, which is basically a backup. Rules are set for moving emails to subject folders, as I can’t stand to have a lot of mail in my in-box. The only things that show up in there are things not previously under any rules.

I’ll keep Tbird around for Usenet, as using Outlook for that is NOT FUN.

My reasoning is that I will be running Outlook from the AM till PM, and I much rather have one place for my calendar and email, as I’ve had reminders for due dates as well as neat things to try and before I didn’t want to run two programs for that. So off to Outlook. Had a fun time converting emails to EML format, copying it into Outlook Express, then importing to Outlook. A bit time-consuming, what with 8,000+ emails, but worth it. Some minor tweaking of rules, and use of folders, and I am in business, getting caught up on my reading.

Also, I have gathered up all my papers and cards from my last attempts at collection and plan on doing that soonish. I may take the papers and go find a quiet place where I can do my work in peace. Way too many people wanting me for something and then getting mad when I want to do something for myself.

Also Outlook has my task list and I really don’t want to depend on ‘Net access for managing my tasklist, even though I’m trying out Remember The Milk, which I’m liking so far, what with using email to import my lists of tasks. I even made the GTD Mastery 100 checklist into a tasklist in Outlook, using the CSV import function and Excel. I found that out when I had test drove ThinkingRock, and had a CSV export of my tasks, which imported flawlessly into Outlook.

Another point in favor for Outlook is that my phone, a Razr V3, will import calendar/email addresses/phone numbers from Outlook. Handy that as I carry my phone and would like a quick glance of major events and also a way to get a hold of people.

So basically this is what my workflow looks like:
Morning after getting up and dressed, and taking wee one to school, I load up Outlook, download mail, load up RSS reader, get it downloading, then I check my Netvibes page, and my friends list on LJ. Read and comment/post as needed, then load up the current writing project and make a dent in my wordcount (which is dreadfully backlogged). I would so love it if I could get my Friends list to show up on netvibes without bothering with RSS feeds.

Number 13 is up!

A newsletter for the InuYasha Fandom, based in LiveJournal, but open to links from all over the net for any fanwork, or announcement related to InuYasha.  Missing #12, but that is the monster post that killed me, the editor, dead. But I shall persevere and post soon. 

Link to Halliburton will move HQ to Dubai – Yahoo! News

Saw this Sunday evening but due to technical difficulties couldn’t comment till now.  Keyboard went kaput yesterday, so forgiv any typos as I get used to reconfigured keys.

Anyways, I’m sure 120 degree summer temperatures will feel positively arctic to the Halliburton execs when their time comes. 

My point being, they should’nt have the contract anymore, as they won’t be an American company once they move their HQ.

I’m sure there has been many, many comments made around the blogospere, so I’ll just say my piece: There are some rather incestous dealings going on in Washington amongst Bush 43′s cronies.

The Must-Do List – New York Times

I will admit I am a sucker for to-do lists, but I think that this is a very important list to do, for things will only get messier and more expensive as time goes on and nothing is fixed.

I’ve said before, something has to change or there will be a revolution.

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I’ve been noticing lately, what with reading various bits and links whenever I get a chance to surf that something is very wrong with America.

Now before you think I’m being facetious or guileless, let me re-phrase.  I’m seeing a general undercurrent of toeing the party line, with no room for alterate views/opinions, be it Windows/Mac or the war in Iraq or anything else that is controversial.

Forget the ‘drama’ of Britney shaving her head or Anna Nicole Smith’s body being fought over by the relatives/lovers/friends (very tacky I think), which is pablum for the masses (my SIL, bless her heart, watches the circus) perhaps distracting Americans from the real mess our elected officials dragged us into.

Speaking of elected officials causing a mess, let’s speak of the Knox County Commissioners of Knoxville, TN.  Back room deals, cronyism, nepotism, and blocking a special election all to keep some high paying jobs (the sheriff gets over 100K a year).  My thoughts are that they should have had the election invalidated and a new one called right quick, instead of allowing the outgoing commission to select their replacements.  The start of this mess?  A 1994 law voted on by the voters of the county and city to have term limits.  The charter was approved last year by the State Supreme Court, but after the elections were already held, with the majority of the people who were now term-limited being elected.

N ow onto another subject: Windows versus Macs.  I will admit I’m considering saving up for a Mac laptop, but only because I’m curious to see what the fuss is about.  If I do get one, I’ll get Boot Camp to dual boot OS X and Vista.  Either one works so long as I don’t spend more time trying to get things working (I’m meaning a basic setup where I can browse the net, do documents and play music and videos) that y’know actually working.  I shan’t go into tweaking things, making things prettier, faster, what have you.

Same thing goes for a PS3/360/Wii.  As long as it has games I want to play, I’m not picky about the console.  I plan on buying all three plus a second PSP and a DS-Lite (pink just to drive the hubby crazy), since all the consoles have games I want to play.  The second PSP is so I can play since the first PSP is the hubby’s.  Ow the pocketbook!