Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 7th December 2008
I eventually took the plunge this week and ordered a MacBook Air. I have been wanting one since they came out but it was only due to some unexpected cash coming my way that I thought what the hell and went ahead to buy one.
My main machine is a 17" MacBook Pro hooked up to a 30" display. A great setup but I do miss the portability that you do sacrifice with the 17" MacBook Pro. It is an amazing machine for moving between my works office and my home office but that is about it.
So, I am sat now on my sofa writing this blog on my MacBook Air. So far I am loving the Air, it just fits the bill for exactly what I need it for. It will never be my main laptop but it is still a very powerful machine for the size.
Springpad Online Notebooks Review
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about a new productivity application called Springpad.
Springpad is one of the more interesting attempts at organization currently available from designers who wish to provide a fresh take on productivity software.
Although it is probably best taken as a single part of a total organizational plan the system is nonetheless a very impressive program which can go a long way toward providing users with a forum for keeping their thoughts and lists in one attractive and detailed place.
New Blog Alias – digtd.com
In order to make things easier for my readers, and shorten what is quite a long domain name for this blog I have registered the domain name digtd.com and pointed it to the existing domain name.
Therefore, from now you can use either the existing domain name or www.digtd.com to get to this blog. I will still be using both domain names but will be promoting the shorter name in some upcoming merchandise that I am going to create as giveaways.
There are various methods of achieving what I have done and I did some research before I made the change to ensure that what I was doing would not give me any Search Engine penalties that would damage the good work I have done in building a brand and loyal readership of this blog.
Evernote iPhone Application Review
Evernote is in my opinion one of the best productivity applications available on the Internet and, luckily, the iPhone application (which serves as translation to this service) is a great mobile access method.
I use the Web, Mac, and iPhone versions of Evernote and it has saved my bacon on more than one occasion.
The creators of the app have paid close attention to the strong suits of Apple’s gadget with the ultimate result of producing a strong, efficient and extremely useful tool.
The Simpsons get an Apple Store
Not really productivity related but I love the Simpsons, and I love Apple products so I thought I would show this video from YouTube that somebody sent me via Twitter.
Top 10 Free iPhone Productivity Apps
Last week I blogged about the new Using your iPhone to Get Things Done micro site that Apple had just released.
I also released the list of the Top 10 Paid iPhone Productivity Apps according to downloads from the iTunes App Store.
As well as the list of the Top 10 Paid iPhone Productivity Apps, there was also the list of the Top 10 Free iPhone Productivity Applications.
Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 30th November 2008
I had as great weeks vacation at Centerparcs with my family. I now feel energized and ready to get back to it.
I used my Moleskine and iPhone to their full ability whilst away, making a lot of notes and collecting every thought I had to ensure all my Open Loops were closed.
I had to do quite a catch up when I got back as I did not have 3G access on my Mac but I did on my iPhone.
5 Vacation Productivity Tips
I am going away tomorrow to Centerparcs with my family. I am looking forward to a nice week in the forest spending quality time with my family.
Like many people, I work hard and taking time out is quite hard due to the pressures of running your own business. However, bonding and spending quality time with your family is also very important and getting that work life balance is always key. I have four children so spending time with them is one of my main priorities but luckily I am home a lot so get a lot of time to spend with them.
Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 23rd November 2008
This week I am linking to five blogs that I have never linked to before. Some of these are established and some are total newbies to Productivity Blogging. Great to see new blogs appearing all the time.
If you have a new blog and have some great posts, be sure to let me know and I will gladly link to your great content in my weekly link roundup.
Here are my collection of links for this week.
Productive Magazine Launches Online
Just had to write a little post about the new Productive Magazine.
I had not heard about this magazine until fellow blogger John Kendrick commented about it on one of my posts.
The Magazine is brought together by Michael Sliwinski, the guy behind Nozbe, and it is a collection of 17 articles from top productivity bloggers in the format of an online magazine.
