Software, Productivity, and To-Do List Hacks from an ISV

New GTD Products from Mead and David Allen

by Scott on January 20, 2009

The David Allen Company and “At-A-Glance” series product maker Mead have partnered up and created an new line of GTD office tools. There are 13 products which include items like a Tickler File setup, a Collection Box, and something they call a GTD tools Coordinator. The items can be purchased at the David Allen Co., Staples, or the At-A-Glance website.

From the press release:

“Together, Getting Things Done and GTD tools from MWV can help transform feeling overwhelmed and overloaded into an integrated system of stress-free productivity,” said David Allen, chairman and founder. “Whether you are an influential executive, a busy home manager or a serious student trying to achieve good grades, GTD tools can help by streamlining ways to capture and organize information in written and printed forms.”

Image of products from the At-A-Glance website:

Found via GTD Times.

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Due Dates Coming Soon to Smart To-Do List

by Scott on January 20, 2009

Just a quick post to let you know that Smart To-Do List will soon be able to track due dates for each task (optionally). This should be available within the next 2 weeks. I’m working on integration with an existing online to-do list application as well. Stay tuned.

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5 Links - David Allen’s "Making it All Work"

by Scott on January 15, 2009

If you’re familiar with David Allen’s Getting Things Done you’ve probably heard of his newly released book Making It All Work. My copy should be arriving any day now, but here are 5 links that can help bring you up to speed on what the new book covers.

1.) Fresh Focus…On Productivity

GTD: Making It All Work by David Allen

Here’s a quick review to get you started. Check out this site and follow along to read more posts as Kris progresses through the book.

2.) Lifehacker

David Allen on Productivity, Software, and Making It Work

Lifehacker has an excellent interview with David on his book, GTD, and the challenges of implementing his system.

3.) David Allen Company GTD | Podcasts

David Allen - Making It All Work

Here’s a podcast by David, where he discusses his new book and answers questions from a live audience.

4.) David Allen Company Public Forums

Initial Thoughts on “Making It All Work”

Read what a lot of people think about the new book in the David Allen Company GTD forum.

5.) The Simple Dollar

Review: Making It All Work

If you want to read a very comprehensive review, here’s another great resource.

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Moleskine Beauty

by Scott on January 14, 2009

I recently received my engraved Moleskine notebook from JournalEngraver and it is really sweet. I’ve had Moleskine notebooks in the past, but I think having this engraved version will actually convince me to carry it with me so I always have an outlet to write down or sketch out my ideas.

JournalEngraver.com has several different categories of engravings such as entertainment, city maps, famous quotes, and more.

If you don’t know about the legendary Moleskine notebooks here are a few links to get you started:

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What’s Your Twitter Grade?

by Scott on January 10, 2009

Did you know that you can have your Twitter profile graded? The same people (Hupspot) that brought you the Website Grader also offer a profile grader for Twitter. I’ve really just started seriously using Twitter so my grade is a measly 26 out of 100!