tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:01:01 +0000GTDtraveliphoneemail productivityreviewweb 2.0netbooksyncapplecell phoneMacMusings on a technologically - mediated life by a techno dad.http://technodada.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Technodad)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-8889653139857333001Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:47:00 +00002009-03-01T15:49:36.896-05:00netbookreviewMy wife bought me a Asus Eee PC 900 for Christmas, after seeing me struggle with an aging Apple Pismo Powerbook that I use for personal use. I will admit that I struggled a bit with integrating it into my workflow at first - I found the response a bit pokey ( and this is in comparison to a 500 MHz G3 processor) and the UI was very clunky.However, with the advice of a colleague at work (thanks, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/Gx_ZHh-UaX0/not-so-still-life-with-netbook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2009/03/not-so-still-life-with-netbook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-1668815319122715191Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:26:00 +00002008-08-03T17:00:03.262-04:00email productivityRecently, I got an email that inquired if I could be at a meeting in five minutes. The good news was that I planned to attend the meeting, had it in my calendar, and made the meeting. I also realize the sender of the email reminder was good-intentioned. Still, the mail made me initially angry and then sad - it was dumb luck that I actually got the message prior to the meeting start, and it showedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/sSh_XavZ0iw/thoughts-on-appropriate-email-usage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2008/06/thoughts-on-appropriate-email-usage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-4045466009691462833Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:12:00 +00002007-09-02T15:39:24.966-04:00web 2.0GTDreviewiphone Review of Remember the Milk This is the second of a series of reviews of online organizers where we take a look at using them for mobile use, particularly in light of the iPhone's lack of a to-do list. (At least as of 1.0.2; rumors continue about this coming with Leopard.) In our previous review, we looked at Stikkits. In this review we'll be taking a look at Remember the Milk. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/sNw1DjriJmo/review-of-remember-milk-this-is-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-of-remember-milk-this-is-second.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-1650947175539813203Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:27:00 +00002007-08-12T16:34:23.724-04:00web 2.0GTDreviewiphoneReview of Stikkits Overview:Stikkit is billed as "little yellow notes that think" Unlike other list managers, Stikkit tries to parse the text you enter and extract meaningful information about the list entry. The smart parser recognizes to-dos, calendar events, contact info, and URL links / bookmarks. It also attempts to link related notes. For example, if you have a note with contact info for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/XqcIt40QwKM/mobile-to-do-lists-review-of-stikkits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/08/mobile-to-do-lists-review-of-stikkits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-6677471862285930721Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:22:00 +00002007-08-08T18:01:35.230-04:00web 2.0syncGTDreviewiphoneIn a previous post, I noted that online list organizer sites are a good way of overcoming the iPhone's lack of to-do lists. Of course, that means actually finding and using a site that matches your needs and style of handling to-do lists. I've been taking a look at three such lists: Stikkit, Backpack, and Remember the Milk.My evaluation will be looking for a few things:Ease of accessing and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/gmHKdWTGk1A/review-online-list-organizers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-online-list-organizers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-4841467891654166919Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:49:00 +00002007-08-01T14:18:47.527-04:00web 2.0synciphoneappleI've gotten excited by the idea of using box.net as a way of getting files onto my iPhone. With capability of having drag-and-drop file storage for the iPhone, I don't really miss the USB disk mode present in older iPods. Remote access is like having a 3000-mile long USB cable.You are limited to the file types supported by the iPhone. Support for basic file types is there,including JPEG, PDF http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/u-5GsbWCpzY/iphone-boxnet-and-end-of-sync.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/07/iphone-boxnet-and-end-of-sync.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-710178877135496327Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:35:00 +00002007-07-08T15:42:16.646-04:00reviewiphoneI've had my iPhone for the long weekend, and I'm still highly impressed by both the functionality and the integration among those functions. Rather than save up my impressions for a single big review, I plan to post these on my Technodad Tumblog. An RSS feed of the articles is cross-linked in on this blog's home page. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/dnJvVDWBc50/iphone-mini-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)1http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/07/iphone-mini-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-486888778764504210Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:19:00 +00002007-07-08T15:43:20.946-04:00reviewcell phoneiphoneappleWell, I finally took the plunge and got an iPhone. After a seeing the coverage in the press, and a good recommendation from my buddy Graham, who knows of what he speaks regarding user experiences, I went to the Apple store and tried one out.The preliminaries: Having heard some of the stories about activation, I called my company's phone plan administrator, and she called AT&T to see if there http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/qU3BqMz9JXs/beauty-and-beast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/07/beauty-and-beast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-3060092421706035270Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:28:00 +00002007-07-01T18:28:59.994-04:00Oh, arise, ye prisoners of starvation... Originally uploaded by technodad.The big news this week in Kennebunk is that George W. Bush is staying at the family compound on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport. The town is decked out in both American and Russian flags, including the local fried food joint, the Clam Shack. Reports are that the Clam Shack is supplying 25 pounds of lobster for the dinner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/yivylEFn3hw/oh-arise-ye-prisoners-of-starvation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/07/oh-arise-ye-prisoners-of-starvation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-5733628118993928450Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:57:00 +00002007-06-29T20:07:01.905-04:00In my previous post "Five Applications I can't Live Without", I noted my struggle in choosing between Firefox and Safari. Well, it looks like Safari has pulled ahead: Both the latest nightly builds of Webkit and Safari 3.0 beta support Google applications such as Google Docs and Spreadsheets and Google Reader. Given Safari's edge in speed and better workflow support, my use of Firefox has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/w7oJ6UnZEJQ/safari-pulls-more-lead-on-firefox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/06/safari-pulls-more-lead-on-firefox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-4845952151954690434Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:31:00 +00002007-04-14T23:02:39.259-04:00travelMacI've been travelling a lot lately (which partially explains the few postings here.) On my last trip to the UK, my trusty Powerbook G4, which was pushing it's 4th birthday, developed a problem with its screen - the bottom half started fo flicker intermittently. Since I was going on another two-week trip the following week, our IT department kindly agreed it needed to be replaced, and I orded a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/vBh6CtESHyM/from-my-cold-dead-hands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/04/from-my-cold-dead-hands.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-5560913612662346093Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:40:00 +00002007-03-24T17:25:36.989-04:00These are the five applications I really couldn't live without on a day-to-day basis. I certainly use more than five regularly, but these are the ones I spend the bulk of my time in.I also want to draw a distinction between applications which run principally on my personal computer, and services which are accessed via the web. I'll cover the latter in a separate post.Quicksilver - While this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/SXkB5fGJjao/five-applications-i-cant-live-without.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/03/five-applications-i-cant-live-without.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-1018742484365878157Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:04:00 +00002007-03-18T14:24:00.270-04:00A cold farewellOriginally uploaded by technodad. So long, CompUSA..you'll be missed. Ok, the stores were dim, the stock was always a bit in disarray, and you couldn't find a Mac- or network-knowledgable person with a geiger counter. Still, the nearest Fry's is 2500 miles away, and wehre else are you going to go if you need a 320MB SATA disk at 8 PM?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/3v-pKWcnfAg/cold-farewell-to-compusa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/03/cold-farewell-to-compusa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-8204014353318808148Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:24:00 +00002007-03-17T18:29:27.911-04:00Twitter...moblogging...mobile Flickr - when will the madness end?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/mx7ywpjtVlM/fwjust-testing-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/03/fwjust-testing-really.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555458203906606380.post-5199478262984288757Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:57:00 +00002007-03-17T17:04:50.895-04:00Well, my wanderings through the web-mediated world have led me to Blogger. I've previously been using Yahoo 360, principally because I have a long-term presence on Yahoo, and don't expect to be doing heavy blogging. However, Y 360 has always seemed a bit cutsey and limited, and recently things like blogging via mobile email and RSS feeds have simply stopped working.So, let's try Blogger!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Technodada/~3/oEIYO-Qaix4/moving-on-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Technodad)0http://technodada.blogspot.com/2007/03/moving-on-up.html