http://www.davidco.com/forum Public Forums: Getting Things Done en Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:21:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.davidco.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.davidco.com/forum http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8663 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:28:52 GMT what are your GTD best practices in the car? What is your capture tool? Do you record anything in... what are your GTD best practices in the car?
What is your capture tool? Do you record anything in... ]]> 12hourhalfday http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8663 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8662 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:38:28 GMT I am ok with being brain toast. I can do my best knowing that my best isn't as good today as it is on a day I am more rested, re... ]]> Member Success Stories 12hourhalfday http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8662 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8661&goto=newpost Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:28:03 GMT I am new to GTD. I am considering purchasing the Outlook add-in but have also been reading the white paper on setting up Outlook 2007 myself. What are the pros/cons of using the add-in? The cost isn't a factor.

Suzanne ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys sbecke http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8661 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8660 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:29:56 GMT I am looking to increase the use of MindMaps, and maybe in a more effective way. I have (I think) more mindmaps that wh... I am looking to increase the use of MindMaps, and maybe in a more effective way.

I have (I think) more mindmaps that wh... ]]> Social Networking Lounge apinaud http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8660 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8659&goto=newpost Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:09:32 GMT Does anyone know if there is a mac version for this software - which incidentally looks fantastic and exactly what i need? if not can anyone recommend another software program life this for mac? thanks muchly Does anyone know if there is a mac version for this software - which incidentally looks fantastic and exactly what i need?

if not can anyone recommend another software program life this for mac?


thanks muchly ]]> Getting Things Done indigodreaming http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8659 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8658&goto=newpost Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:38:45 GMT As part of a backup of my GTD system which is mostly Mac Palm Desktop based I want to have a hard copy of the addresses and all the associated notes as a backup in case either my computer or Treo dies.

I can print the base data but can't get the notes that I've attached to my contacts to print. I seem to remember I was able to do that in a previous version of Palm Desktop but the Palm forums are less than helpful.

Does anyone here know how to get that done? ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys Oogiem http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8658 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8657 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:39:27 GMT I have been using the Mindjet software for the past few months. I learnt the bare basics from the initial tutorial and then I have been using the softw... I have been using the Mindjet software for the past few months. I learnt the bare basics from the initial tutorial and then I have been using the softw... ]]> vivek http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8657 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8656 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:48:24 GMT Business Week has just published an article entitled [url="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_34/b4097069826439.htm"]Getting Serious A... ]]> Social Networking Lounge John Forrister http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8656 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8655&goto=newpost Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:22:53 GMT I have the Sony ICD-SX46 digital voice recorder. It came packaged with Digital Voice Editor 3.1. But it doesnt work on my Win XP 64 bit computer. Only on 32 bit laptop. Is a workaround for this app, or if there is any other after market app that will allow me to play the messages. All I need to do is plug in my usb cable and play each track one at a time. I have the Sony ICD-SX46 digital voice recorder. It came packaged with Digital Voice Editor 3.1. But it doesnt work on my Win XP 64 bit computer. Only on 32 bit laptop.

Is a workaround for this app, or if there is any other after market app that will allow me to play the messages. All I need to do is plug in my usb cable and play each track one at a time. ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys CindyLewis http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8655 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8654 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:26:43 GMT Thank you very much to everyone who called in to today's Teleseminar. We apologize for the technical difficulties we experienced ... ]]> SarahB http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8654 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8653 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:11:13 GMT Here is my meditation for today. This is one of the ways I reign myself in when I start to feel like I am off balance. This might be weird to read out of context, feel free to comment.
[indent]Remember quiet confidence.

Take a dee... ]]> Member Success Stories 12hourhalfday http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8653 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8652&goto=newpost Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:24:13 GMT Greetings,
I've seemingly been charged with managing the meta data around my company's RFP responses, which is starting to amount a lot of data. Initially, I was just tracking this information through an excel spreadsheet, but ultimately I believe this will become rather unwieldy as time goes on, and trend analysis becomes a priority (which is truly already happening). Additionally, I've noticed that as the responses get older, the surrounding details become impossible to retrieve as employees move on, or documents are lost/misplaced.

What I would like advice on is a technology solution/system which I can utilize to help manage this process (if there even is such a thing) and being rather new to the GTD mentality, I thought a little group think might be in order. Being an avid RSS'er with the likes of lifehacker and freewaregenius I've tried out a couple solutions including Chandler and Incollector to try and put a handle on all this, but have not been satisfied with all the results as of yet.

Essentially I want to track stuff like products involved, parties involved, money proposed, but then after an RFP has been completed and a winner has been selected, I need to maintain a dialogue with the purchasing agents to try and obtain the competitive bids, and they can be reluctant/stingy at times so there is a bit of persistence required on my part. All of this, then a bit of reporting based on that meta data. Can anyone point me in an appropriate direction to get the ball rolling?

My thanks to you lot in advance.

~Brian ]]> Getting Things Done brianjgeraghty http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8652 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8651&goto=newpost Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:33:38 GMT I've been using the newest communicator from Nokia, the E71, for the last 2 weeks, and have been trying to incorporate it in my GTD implementation. Below are my findings, for anyone who may be interested in purchasing it.

First off, some comments about the phone:
- one of the best smartphones I've had and I've had plenty, including HTC KJam, its ancestor the Nokia E61, HTC S620 (Tmobile Dash), Blackberry Curve, HTC Touch Dual etc.

- I personally find it's perfect as a phone, which was my main requirement (and the reason why I've left HTC and windows mobile). Nokia knows how to make good phones, with good reception, great battery life of 3 days, great design (slim and light) and sturdy.

GTD aspects:
I use Outlook as my main GTD application, where I keep all my appointments, tasks, contacts, notes. I sync my phones with Outlook for the purposes of portability.

The important thing to note is that, as far as GTD is concerned, the S60v3 software of Symbian it carries is handicapped in some respects:

- Syncing: Nokia PCSuite synchronizes very well, without conflicts. Unfortunately, it does not synchronize categories in tasks.

- Contacts: work very well, and easy to use on the phone. Start typing the contact name or number and the list filters through.

- Calendar: the calendar aspect works well for me. This includes time-specific appointments (doctor's appointment) and day-specific (change car oil today). I get all my appointments and whole-day tasks as inputed into Outlook, with reminders and all other details syncing perfectly back and forth.

- Tasks: this is where things get complicated:
1) PCSuite and Nokia E71 do not support task categories
2) You cannot have tasks with no due date. All tasks without a due date are assigned by default today's date, when you first sync.

To work around the tasks issue, I do two things:
1) I separate my tasks in two types:
- the ones I will work in the current week are assigned a current-week due date and thus will appear in my tasks list on the phone, on the day assigned.
- The ones in my F and S/M list are assigned a future date, so as to not appear in the current day's list on the phone. I review the due dates during the weekly review, accordingly.

I don't have tasks with no due date.

2) for location specific tasks (such as @out) I include the @out in the task description. For example, a shopping list for the supermarket appears as:
@out-Supermarket: 1) milk, 2) bread, 3) cookies, 4) ...

I can search all calendar items using the Search feature of the Nokia E71 for all @out items, and thus get to my supermarket list easily.

For my other contexts (@h, @c) I use outlook anyway to find my N/A. So the important actions to get to, from a portability point of view when I am out and about, are the @out actions.

When I add a task while on the go, it syncs with no category. I then process those categories with no task after syncing, or during the WR.

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I know it sounds like a cumbersome system, but in reality it works well for me. The important thing is that I have a dependable phone first, which can secondly assist me in my GTD implementation. I went for a Nokia due to this dependable aspect, which I found was not the case with Windows Mobile phones.

By the way, it appears that 3rd party applications for Calendar and Syncing are in the works, and should be appearing soon. So there's still hope to fully implement GTD correctly in the near future, without the work-arounds.
Hope this helps someone. ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys Loukas http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8651 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8650&goto=newpost Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:19:47 GMT Hi fellow GTDers!
I'd like to invite you to a web app I have been developing with my friends as beta users.
If you are interested, please sign up and try it out at the following url.

http://tagaabo.com

It's not actually a dedicated GTD software, but a life database system (kind of like Evernote) which has broader way of usage.
You might find this article helpful for implementing GTD on it.

http://blog.tagaabo.com/2008/8/14/gtd-on-tagaabo

Some of Tagaabo's features are,
-Simple.
-Harness power of tags to the full extent.
-GTD compatible in refreshing new way.

Let me know what you think of it.
Thank you! ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys hideaki http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8650 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8649&goto=newpost Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:03:39 GMT We are proud to announce the start of our beta program for TaskReports™. This program is open and free for anyone who is interested.

TaskReports™ is supposed to be a sophisticated task reporting tool. It provides an overview of all of your tasks and prepares several types of visual reports. The current features include:

• On-device reporting of your tasks.
• Analyzing of your task database.
• Simplified reports give you a real overview.
• Currently available task report types: textual overview listing, graphical bar chart.
• Compatible with desktop task applications including but not limited to Microsoft® Outlook®, iCal®, Entourage®, and more.
• All tasks that can synchronized with the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager, MissingSync or PocketMac can be analyzed.
• Compatible with other task applications like BlackBerry® Tasks™, NextAction!, TaskMaster™, TaskMailer™, QuickTask™.

TaskReports™ is compatible with all current BlackBerry® models.

Beta program: TaskReports for BlackBerry® Wireless Handheld.



P.S.: We know this is not directly related to GTD but we are looking forward to integrate GTD-sepcific reports into that app. Therefor, we would like to get feedback (as much as possible :)) on this. Would be great if you could check that out. ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys nextaction http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8649