If you travel a great deal in your line of work, you know the trade offs involved with trying to pack and transport as many business tools and reference materials as possible into the smallest amount of space (in addition to the rest of your luggage). Mastering this art can mean more productive business meetings on the road; fewer missed flights from running through concourses with excess baggage; and far less stress in your life overall.
How to Easily Pause Music on the iTouch When Locked Without Swiping
March 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
One thing that I miss from my iPod Classic is the easy ability to pause with just one click. It is a very useful feature if you want to quickly pause when someone is trying to talk to you. Unfortunately, without this tip on the iTouch, you would need to hit the home button, then unluck the iTouch with a swipe and then you can pause it with a single touch.
Choosing What To Do Next
February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With GTD, it is not uncommon to be faced with a list of 100+ next actions all within the same context, especially if most of your day is spent within a certain context (such as @computer). David Allen suggest that the context, time needed and energy required should be used to determine what to do next. But when your list is100+ items long, it can be a daunting proposition to actually make that choice over and over throughout a hectic day. Following are some techniques I have developed to help with this problem.
Jack “The Father of Uninstall” Bicer’s Productivity Tools List
February 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This is a guest post derived from correspondence I received from Jack Bicer:
Have you ever used a really good application that made a difference in your productivity? Well written software, that does its job well, usually at no cost or low cost. Perhaps not as well known, but filling a real need.
Coordinating Online Meetings with Ease
January 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
If you have tried to coordinate meetings between more than two people, you undoubtedly know the pain. Many emails, phone calls and even text messages to ensure an optimal time for all. Here are some web based applications that can greatly simplify this process and provide you with the tools to hold an effective meeting.
70 Interviews to Help You Build an Outstanding Internet Company
January 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Warner of Mixergy.com has put together some incredible interviews with some amazing people with purpose of helping entreprenuers create better Internet companies. Amazingly, all of the interviews are free!
There was one issue I encountered that minimized my joy a tiny fraction at finding this treasure trove; 1) not enough time to listen to them all right now! and 2) no one place to go for an easy short list of all of the interviews (this is undoubtedly because Andrew is busy creating awesome interviews!)
In this post, I have created a list of all the interviews in a easy to browse format that takes you directly to the interview page for your convenience. On that interview page, Andrew has an introductory video, written summary of the interview, streaming audio and download link. Enjoy! I sure am.
Afraid of Your ToDo List? 6 Steps to Courage
January 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Do you have a todo list with hundreds of seemingly important items? Does looking at that list make you want to just ignore the whole list altogether? If you answered a resounding yes to these questions, this post is for you. The following advice assumes you are using the GTD methodology. If you are not using GTD, please read this first to gain the best value from this information. I hope that these tips can help you get back on track with your GTD-fu for the new year.
6 Phone Numbers for Your Mobile Speed Dial
December 8, 2008 By 2 Comments
Whether you use voice dialing or speed dialing, these phone numbers are essential for the mobile road warrior. It’s not a top seven list because I thought you might want to reserve the extra number for your BFF … 
Using The Web To Save on Holiday Gifts
November 30, 2008 By 12 Comments
Your gift list has increased, while cash in the bank has decreased. Time to ramp up the savings. Here are some websites that help you to save money on your Holiday gift giving. Enjoy!
Digital Writing: Any Paper, Anywhere
October 23, 2008 By 1 Comment
There are many digital pens out there that convert your handwritten notes and drawings to a digital format for storage and editing. Two that have risen to the top are the Livescribe Pulse and the IOGEAR Digital Scribe.
The Pulse uses a tip-mounted camera to capture the writing and store it into internal memory. From there, it can be plugged into a USB port for transfer of the documents.
The Digital Scribe uses a receiver that captures the writings of the pen. It can be attached directly into a USB port while writing or stored and transferred later.