Getting Crap Done http://GettingCrapDone.com Just another sysadmin trying to survive. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en This is just a test post http://GettingCrapDone.com/2008/04/24/this-is-just-a-test-post/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2008/04/24/this-is-just-a-test-post/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:38:33 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2008/04/24/this-is-just-a-test-post/

If you happen upon this page only to see this crap as the most recent post, I apologize.  I’m testing things behind the scenes.

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2008/04/24/this-is-just-a-test-post/feed/ No Worries Mate http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/02/27/no_worries_mate/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/02/27/no_worries_mate/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:00:28 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/02/27/no_worries_mate/ There are a lot more constructive things I could write about (I actually have a growing list of stuff), but I occasionally read a post from someone trying to implement GTD that blows my mind… I’m talking about the people who have a to do list like:

  1. Paint my nails
  2. Exercise
  3. Read
  4. Feed the cat

If that is all you have to worry about in a given day and you need a time management system to relieve stress, then you need professional psychiatric help.  When your list of next actions exceeds 500 and conservative time estmates puts it at 3 years of work, then I’ll start to sympathize.

Sorry to pee in anyone’s corn flakes, but maybe if someone tells these people they have nothing to be stressed about, they’ll wake up and realize it.

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/02/27/no_worries_mate/feed/ Slack-jawed idiot over iPhone http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/01/09/slack-jawed-idiot-over-iphone/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/01/09/slack-jawed-idiot-over-iphone/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:48:14 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/01/09/slack-jawed-idiot-over-iphone/ I was skeptical that Apple could deliver a device as revolutionary as everyone was hoping for, but it looks like they succeeded.  It’s almost too good to be true.  The biggest thing that shocked me was that they claim it is running OS X.  If the whole world of *nix apps now has a phone platform to run, Apple just won even more converts from the Linux world.

Probably my favorite computer I’ve ever owned was my Newton 2000.  Hopefully this will fill that void. 

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2007/01/09/slack-jawed-idiot-over-iphone/feed/ These are a few of my favorite things http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/28/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/28/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:10:12 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/28/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/ I updated my list of FireFox extensions that I use as well as my list of favorite applications and utilities.  Please leave a comment if there’s something you like better than my choices.

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/28/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/feed/ Sleep is good http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/11/sleep-is-good/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/11/sleep-is-good/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:18:34 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/11/sleep-is-good/ Ze talks about how to study… 

When I was in college, I tried a variety of techniques and I must agree that stress is the biggest killer for being productive and effective in anything. 

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]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/12/11/sleep-is-good/feed/ Tempermental Templates! http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/14/tempermental-templates/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/14/tempermental-templates/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:17:47 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/14/tempermental-templates/ Well, I just plopped in a new theme. The old one was pissing me off way too much. I’ve actually had similar problems with several themes… something in a plugin or post will inject some CSS garbage that will throw the whole thing out of whack. I’ve been able to iron out the most of the bugs, but one that I couldn’t figure out is that some posts will cause the sidebar to show up at the bottom of the page. This post is a good example. It seems like there ought to be a sure fire way to make sure no content in a post will bleed CSS gunk to the rest of the page, but I haven’t found it yet. Anyway, this theme fixed my immediate problems. I think I’m going to decide on a layout I really like before I do anymore tinkering with PHP & CSS that I’m just going to throw away.

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/14/tempermental-templates/feed/ Nightmares of Clippy http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/09/nightmares-of-clippy/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/09/nightmares-of-clippy/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:58:44 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/09/nightmares-of-clippy/ I’ve been needing a utility to store multiple clippings, but I couldn’t find one that I liked so I asked the helpful people on the 43 Folders Google Group. Steve suggested ClipMate, Eugene liked Ditto, and Ricochet pointed me toward Clipomatic. The other programs that I found on my own that weren’t a complete waste of time were M8 Multi-Clipboard and CLCL.
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Web Worker Daily asks:

Do we control the mice? or do the mice control us?

Logitech Revolution MXWhat a coincidence that I ran across this post today… I just picked up a Logitech Revolution MX this morning (my previous mouse was a Cordless Click Plus). I had a gift card, so I didn’t have to shell out the whole $99 for it, but it would have been worth it! Although I guess I kinda have a mouse fetish. Having an Office Depot on the corner near my house is like the neighborhood bar for an alcoholic.

The new shape with the little ledge under your thumb is really comfortable. I can’t imagine a mouse getting better than this except if I didn’t have to take my hands off the keyboard. For a long time I had ThinkPad laptops and used the little pointer stick, but one day my index finger started twitching and didn’t stop. I went to the doctor after a couple days of this and he told me to stop using the finger (try not using your index finger; it’s hard) for a while and get a good mouse. After that experience I was more receptive to people’s complaints about uncomfortable keyboards and mice.

]]> http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/07/bow-down-to-the-rodent/feed/ A closer look at the Scrybe calendar http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/03/a-closer-look-at-the-scrybe-calendar/ http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/03/a-closer-look-at-the-scrybe-calendar/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:13:56 +0000 Chris http://GettingCrapDone.com/2006/11/03/a-closer-look-at-the-scrybe-calendar/ It looks like the guy over at “My Uninstalled Life” was one of the lucky ones to get an invite to try out Scrybe. He’s got a good screencast of the calendar, but what I really want to know about is the web clipping part of it. I use OneNote a lot and I’d love to have access to that sort of app online. I tried Google Notebook, but it didn’t really have any good way to organize your notes.

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(via 43 Folders)

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