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January 28th, 2008

Cool Tools: Basecamp

Whenever you are doing collaborative work, it is important that every player communicates with each other. To do that, you can simply email each other. Or you can use Basecamp.
Basecamp has improving communications between team members, making it easier to collaborate on a single project. Easy to setup, simple to use and very flexible, […]

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January 21st, 2008

Downloadables: OpenProj

Project management can be a tough gig, but, with the right organizing tools, you can be quite productive.  OpenProj is one of those tools.
From the website:
OpenProj is a free, open source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project. OpenProj has been downloaded over 175,000 times in the first weeks since it was released and has quickly become […]

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January 16th, 2008

Gadget Wednesdays: Mandylion Password Manager

Featured this week is the Mandylion Password Manager.  This military-grade password manager has been tested in 3 warfare environments.  Of course, this is probably nothing compared to cubicle warfare.  It’s a handy little device that generates, collects, and protects your passwords.
Features include the following:

Manages up to 50 login records simultaneously
Generates cryptographically strong passwords
Complies with all […]

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January 14th, 2008

Downloadables: File Action

If you’re like me, your computer hard drive is all cluttered and disorganized.  You have to organize new and pending files at least once a week.  You spend hours doing this.
What a colossal waste of time.
File Action 1.0 is a FREE tool that helps you declutter your files automatically.  It’s for the Mac OS only, […]

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January 7th, 2008

Downloadables: Concrete Goals Tracker 2008

Want to make sure you have great follow through on your projects for the year? How about your priorities, have you got them all sorted out? If you’re the type of person who needs to write everything down to get organized, you’ll benefit from David Seah’s Concrete Goals Tracker for 2008.
Here’s a description […]

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January 4th, 2008

How’s your morale? Find out with Morale-O-Meter

Since morale is an important factor when it comes to work quality and productivity, it’s something you should be aware of.  Buster McLeod has created the Morale-O-Meter. This nifty tool helps you measure your morale quantitatively and lets you show your progress on your website.  Here’s a clip from the tool page:
Features:

Keep track of, and […]

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December 31st, 2007

Downloadables: RocketDock

Is launching programs in Windows a pain in the neck for you?  I bet it is! That’s why there’s Rocket Dock, the single greatest piece of software.  Ever. (Says their website.)
From the RocketDock website:
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access […]

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December 29th, 2007

Video Demo: Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done or GTD is David Allen’s system for personal productivity. I gave away a free copy of the audio book in a contest before. Here’s a summary of the book:

This video shows how you can create your own GTD notebook easily and more economically in lieu of the folders and […]

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December 26th, 2007

Gadget Wednesdays: Mobile Notetaker

Here’s a scenario: you need to take down some important notes, but you don’t have a computer around. Or, you know, you’re just more comfortable with a pen and a pad of paper. Isn’t it tiresome to have to type the entire thing all over again just to get down digitally? Not […]

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December 24th, 2007

Downloadables: Reminder Cube

for this week’s Downloadables, we’re featuring Reminder Cube - a feature-rich desktop calendar.
Here’s a brief summary from FreeDownloadaDay.com
Along with the standard ability to enter and edit appointments, you can also track longer-term projects with a searchable task list. A special “all day” window allows you to make notes that don’t apply to a specific task […]

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