Category Archives: remainders

Khoi Vihn @ Subtraction switched from using kGTD to Mori for managing his GTD and is not looking back. “At a stage in my life where I’ve come to accept that things will only get busier, dead simple is really attractive.”

The new Lamy dialog 2 is a very sexy new rollerball pen. The most interesting feature is a clip that retracts into the pens body so it is out of the way when you write. Very cool. (via Notebookism)

Speaking of sexy, dare I say fetishistic gear, I want to take long walks on deserted beaches with this watch from Nixon. I will whisper secret private love notes into it and play them back in Princess Bethany’s ears.

Yesterday’s installment of Productive Talk, the series of interviews by Merlin Mann featuring David Allen, was the best so far. This one dealt with something I experience hourly – Interuptions and how to manage them (because they will never, actually, go away).

Lastly, do your country a favor and get out and vote today. Remember, especially if you are female or minority, many have fought and died to extend your constitutional right to do so. Honor them by exercising it.

Have you been considering quitting your job and striking out on your own? Phil Gyford has recently updated and expanded his excellent Beginners Guide to Freelancing. It is a little anglo-centric as he works across the pond but the basic themes are excellent and well laid out.

Lifehacker has a good roundup of 12 Killer Apps for Palm PDAs.

Back in the day, you know that day when all Macs were beige, Acta was a great little outliner for the Mac. Note quite a full featured as others but, for some, less was More (pun intended). Opal is a port of Acta for Mac OS X re-done from the ground up in Cocoa by the original developer. If you are looking for a great, straight forward outliner for the Mac with very few bells and jiggles, it is worth a look-see. (via TidBITS)

Here is a little GTD luv for the Ubuntu crowd – GTD with Linux, Gnome and Tomboy

No matter what your political stance, here is a great piece on Presentation Zen about former President Bill Clinton’s oratory style and what lessons one can take away for their own use.

There is a great tutorial on using GTDTiddlyWiki @ Lifehacker. Worth a check out.

Need a little paper pr0n? Here is a great little write-up on the new Moleskine City Book. If they release the San Francisco one before I go to Macworld I will be a very happy boy and provide you, the reader, with a full review and pictures cause I will use the heck out of it.

Getting Real, the book on software design and business practice by 37 Signals is now available on the web for free.