I wrote a post on the 1st of May about research that showed Large Monitors increased your productivity.

I am writing this on my 17″ MacBook Pro laptop and using the built in screen. I do have a 22″ Dell Monitor at home but the resolution is the same as on my MacBook Pro. I really want an Apple 30″ Cinema display and I have been waiting for what feels like an age for Apple to give it it’s long needed upgrade. I just know that if I spend the £1000 now and buy one, the day after Apple will upgrade it with a brand new shiny model and I will be as sick as a parrot.

Anyway, I was reading a post on Lifehacker about the very same topic and some of the readers comments were very interesting. The common consensus is that large monitors do help with work. Bottom line is that you can align more than one application up, so you are not currently switching between applications which I seem to spend a considerable amount of time doing.

So, do you have a large monitor? and if so, has it made a difference to your productivity?

Would love to hear from you all…

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After I posted the three videos from Heather Schlegel (aka heathervescent) I am happy to say that Heather contacted me (through the power of Trackbacks) and thanked me for promoting her site.

She just posted another message today telling me that her next video has just been completed, titled File Your Papers the GTD Way.

So, here is the next video and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

One of the most prominent software players in the GTD Market is Michael from Nozbe. Nozbe have just released a ten part video training course on how to get things done that is totally free of charge, even though it does relate to their Nozbe online GTD software.

Who is this course for…?

This course is for anyone who wants to live a more productive and happier life. Anyone. You can be a student, an employee at a small or big company, a junior or senior manager, an executive… anyone who just wants to get more done.

And most of all - you don’t have to know the “Getting Things Done” principles or what “GTD” (abbreviation for Getting Things Done) actually is.

If you want to get more done and be more productive - this course is for you. Period.

Check out the course and I am sure you will agree that this is a great GTD resource.

Thanks, and I hope you are all having productive days.

I am now back from Vegas and have some great posts to write, and I managed to come home with some cash, which is always a bonus after a trip to Vegas.

Anyway, I am sure there are loads of you have are not carrying out your GTD process as you should. Below are a set of three great Videos from Heather Schlegel (aka heathervescent). I really enjoyed them, and I am sure you will do too..

By the way, the original posts are located here, here, and here.

Hi All, hope you are all having productive days!

Just been watching the fourth Nozbe Video courtesy of YouTube. The fourth video is about Project Sharing and is well worth a watch if you are looking to use Nozbe as your GTD application.

Just a recap about Nozbe.

Nozbe is a simple web-based gtd software, so you don’t need to install anything on your computer - just sign up for a free account and log in to manage your to-dos, tasks, notes and projects.

Forget Outlook’s to-do lists and other task managers. All they do is help generate long to-do lists that never get done and make you feel miserable and overwhelmed with the amount of to-dos and tasks.

Nozbe’s GTD software helps you process your to-do lists and get things done. With Nozbe your to-do lists and projects will shrink very quickly as you will get more done and stay in control!

I am at a convention in Vegas for the next few days so posts may be either non-existent, or rather blurred and non-sensical!

The GTD application OmniFocus has been updated today to version 1.01 Sneaky Peak.

OmniGroup have two trains of updates now for the OmniFocus application. By default, your installation of OmniFocus will ask you to upgrade to the latest version when it is released. This is classed as the Sneaky Peek Build Train. On this train you will get minor updates as they are released from OmniGroup.

The second update train is to just get the major versions, and the next one will be version 1.01 Final. As the default is to get the Sneaky Peak updates, to disable this, and only get the major updates, you have to exit from OmniFocus and enter the following command:

defaults remove com.omnigroup.OmniFocus OSUVisibleTracks

So far in the Sneaky Peak update it is mainly bug fixes and no new functionality has been released. Obviously I am following this very closely and will report when new features are available within OmniFocus.

I love YouTube, and have done since I first discovered it years ago. Now one of the annoyances with YouTube is that it does not allow you to download your movies locally.

I have, and love my iPhone and I know that I can use the inbuilt YouTube application to watch any YouTube video I want. However, I need to be really connected to a WiFi network in order for this to work as GPRS access is too slow for YouTube.

There are so many great GTD videos, such as the ones on the Online Nozbe GTD App that I would love the ability to download these and put these on my iPhone so that I can watch them at my leisure.

Well, I have now discovered a Mac application called Tooble. Tooble is a one stop shop for YouTube to iPod/iPhone video integration.

Tooble lets you browse, search and download any video from YouTube and put it on your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. You can also save them to watch on your computer.

Tooble automatically converts YouTube video to MP4 format and then sends them to iTunes so that the next time you plug in your iPod or iPhone they’ll be there for you to watch.

This is currently only available for Mac but the site does state that a Windows application is coming soon.

I am a real advocate of Mind Mapping.

I have just read on the MindJet Blog about an upcoming Free Webinar on the 7th of February that covers Boosting your Productivity with MindManager.

Here is the blurb from the MindJet Website..

Don’t we all want to work smarter, think creatively, and save time? One of the challenges most of us have is getting a handle on all the ideas, plans, and implementation details, as well as organizing them and sharing them with others.

In this session, we will see a demonstration of MindManager from Mindjet and how it can help us improve strategic alignment, bring products to market faster, and shorten project timelines to drive business performance.

You have to register for the Webinar and more information can be found at the MindJet Website.

I will be signing up for the event although I normally watch them after the event due to the time differences in the UK. It is free, and no doubt we will all learn something.

Just been re-looking at Nozbe for Getting Things Done and came across these three videos via YouTube.

Nozbe is a simple web-based gtd software, so you don’t need to install anything on your computer - just sign up for a free account and log in to manage your to-dos, tasks, notes and projects.

Check out the Videos and be sure to Sign Up for a Free Nozbe Account and Try it Out for yourself

I hope you enjoyed the Videos and be sure to Sign Up for a Free Nozbe Account and Try it Out for yourself

A while back I blogged about a really cool Web 2.0 application called MindMeister.

MindMeister is an application that allows you to create Mind Maps online. Now, I love Mind Maps and I Mind Map everything I can. They are such a cool way to logically plan everything from a complex project, to what to buy people for Christmas. I have over 1,000 Mind Maps that I have created in my personal storage that date back to 1999.

Now, I use Mind Manager as my application of choice. I use this both on Windows and on my Mac.

Here is a bit of blurb about MindMeister.

MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions.

Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on the same mind map - and see each other’s changes as they happen. Using integrated Skype calls, they can throw around new ideas and put them down on “paper” at the same time.

So, MindMeister have now updated their little GeistesBlitz widget to run as a Yahoo Widget, iGoogle Gadget or as an iPhone Gadget.

Now i know a Mind Map is not the true implantation of the GTD methodology, but it is a great way to collect your tasks in a easy to use graphical manner. Nozbe have implemented their app with an iPhone web front end and called it iNozbe.

I have checked it out myself and played with it. It gives you a nice little interface where you can very quickly enter information which is saved to the Mind Map of your choice. I have left it open on my iPhone as a separate window, and this seems to get around having to authenticate everytime.

Be sure to give this a go as it is a great free way to collect tasks on your iPhone.