Trying out a new (to me) To Do app for my Android phone.
For several years I used Taskos http://taskos.com/
but recently I downloaded and tried out Any.DO http://www.any.do/
and so far I like it.
Although I think I still prefer pen & paper for morning planning, having a to-do app on my phone's home screen allows me to quickly input reminder's via voice, like book titles, restaurants, etc.
Speaking of to-do lists, this might be my favorite: Grouchy Rabbit: to do list
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
E-mail overload
Lately I had been feeling a bit overwhelmed by my inbox, using traditional sort, delete, and move techniques I would go from thousands of messages to hundreds and then within several days I'd be back up in the thousands.
I recently heard about a service aimed at getting you to Inbox Zero called Mailstrom and decided to try it out. It was surprisingly simple to use and within a day or two I had reduced two of my three e-mail accounts down to zero. For one reason or another I couldn't get the other account loaded into Mailstrom, but by this time I had a greater understanding of the delete/archive/sort methods used by Mailstrom. Last night I spent about two hours and pored through roughly 2,000 messages, deleting, moving and archiving until it was done. Nothing in any inbox.
With a completely empty inbox I began digging through various folders and labels (where bulk messages were moved to) - and realized roughly 1 in 4 messages might be useful in the future.
For example:
I send a request for info
someone replies that they will get that to me soon
I thank them
They send me the info requested [!!!]
I thank them again
They reply "no problem"
- of all these e-mails I really only need to keep the one e-mail with the requested information. I realize its different when e-mailing with friends or family - in that case every singe e-mail counts (right?). I'm not in any hurry to get rid of the unneeded messages, primarily because I'm not running out of storage.
At this time it looks like Mailstrom has a waiting queue due to a large number of people signing up, most likely because of the recent Lifehacker article:
How I Went From 1,000 Emails to Inbox Zero (and Stayed There) with Mailstrom
One helpful folder/label I created for each of the accounts is named "_Deal with it" [the underscore sorts it to the top of the list] this is my actionable items, waiting to be processed. I used to have an "Action Items" folder, but for some reason I find "Deal with it" to be more motivating.
Here's an old post (April 2009) I wrote about Spring (inbox) Cleaning
Do you know of any tips or tricks for dealing with e-mail overload?
Share them in the comments!
I recently heard about a service aimed at getting you to Inbox Zero called Mailstrom and decided to try it out. It was surprisingly simple to use and within a day or two I had reduced two of my three e-mail accounts down to zero. For one reason or another I couldn't get the other account loaded into Mailstrom, but by this time I had a greater understanding of the delete/archive/sort methods used by Mailstrom. Last night I spent about two hours and pored through roughly 2,000 messages, deleting, moving and archiving until it was done. Nothing in any inbox.
With a completely empty inbox I began digging through various folders and labels (where bulk messages were moved to) - and realized roughly 1 in 4 messages might be useful in the future.
For example:
I send a request for info
someone replies that they will get that to me soon
I thank them
They send me the info requested [!!!]
I thank them again
They reply "no problem"
- of all these e-mails I really only need to keep the one e-mail with the requested information. I realize its different when e-mailing with friends or family - in that case every singe e-mail counts (right?). I'm not in any hurry to get rid of the unneeded messages, primarily because I'm not running out of storage.
At this time it looks like Mailstrom has a waiting queue due to a large number of people signing up, most likely because of the recent Lifehacker article:
How I Went From 1,000 Emails to Inbox Zero (and Stayed There) with Mailstrom
One helpful folder/label I created for each of the accounts is named "_Deal with it" [the underscore sorts it to the top of the list] this is my actionable items, waiting to be processed. I used to have an "Action Items" folder, but for some reason I find "Deal with it" to be more motivating.
Here's an old post (April 2009) I wrote about Spring (inbox) Cleaning
Do you know of any tips or tricks for dealing with e-mail overload?
Share them in the comments!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
California Visual Resources Association Conference
CaVraCon 2013
California Visual Resources Association Conference
June 27th & 28th, 2013
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
The Northern and Southern California Chapters of the Visual Resources Association are hosting a two-day mini-conference on digital image collections.
The conference will offer educational opportunities dealing with the many aspects of creating, managing and maintaining digital image collections, as well as the chance to network with both emerging professionals and veterans of the field.
https://sites.google.com/site/cavracon2013/
The organizers are seeking proposals for sessions, workshops, case studies and other program formats.
Although not limited, possible topics could include:
Metadata/Cataloging
Analog/Digital Collections
Teaching with Images: New Developments
Preservation
Digitization
Professional Issues
Copyright Issues
Digital Imaging Tools
California Visual Resources Association Conference
June 27th & 28th, 2013
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
The Northern and Southern California Chapters of the Visual Resources Association are hosting a two-day mini-conference on digital image collections.
The conference will offer educational opportunities dealing with the many aspects of creating, managing and maintaining digital image collections, as well as the chance to network with both emerging professionals and veterans of the field.
https://sites.google.com/site/cavracon2013/
The organizers are seeking proposals for sessions, workshops, case studies and other program formats.
Although not limited, possible topics could include:
Metadata/Cataloging
Analog/Digital Collections
Teaching with Images: New Developments
Preservation
Digitization
Professional Issues
Copyright Issues
Digital Imaging Tools
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Abode CS2 for FREE
Apparently Adobe is offering CS2 for free download...
Creative Suite2, Acrobat Pro 8.0, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, and more!
Find them at the Adobe Downloads section here.
System requirements:
Mac OS X v.10.2.8–v.10.3.8. PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/Windows XP. Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
Creative Suite2, Acrobat Pro 8.0, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, and more!
Find them at the Adobe Downloads section here.
System requirements:
Mac OS X v.10.2.8–v.10.3.8. PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/Windows XP. Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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