MattsCuppa Link Roundup for 6-11-2007
Posted by telecommatt on June 11, 2007
More backlogged links! I’m especially excited about Remember the Milk being available offline. Most everyone knows I’m an RTM addict, and I am still convinced it’s the most flexible way to manage your GTD-life. Now, I can “remember the milk” from my PC online, from my laptop in line, and my mobile handset where ever. Sweet!
Firefox Extensions For Bloggers
LifeHack.org has a useful post today with 17 Firefox Extensions That Make Blogging Easy – broken down into Collecting, Writing and Images.
I hate lists like this – I end up spending half my day having to
install and test great new tools which are supposed to make me more
productive but in the short term which are wonderful distractions!PS: The Split Browser
extension is going to be VERY useful. I quite often wish I didn’t
have to flip back and forth from one tab to another while writing a
post or newsletter in one tab and researching what I’m writing i
another. This is great – why didn’t anyone tell me!What else don’t I know about?!? What are your favorite Firefox extensions?
Using
any camera phone you can quickly and easily send photos where everyone
can view them. Don’t just tell your friends about it, burstcast
it.
Web As Desktop: Remember the Milk gets Gears
The popular online todo list Remember the Milk has paired up with the spanking new Google Gears to offer a seamless online/offline experience for RTM.
Remember
the Milk’s Google Gears integration is really impressive, offering the
entire RTM experience in offline mode—meaning that you can view
your todo lists, add tasks, edit tasks, search your tasks, create Smart
Lists, along with anything else you like to do with RTM. As far as I’ve
seen, RTM is the first popular non-Google app (and the second app
outside of Google Reader) to offer offline access and synchronization
with Google Gears, and it’s done a helluva job. Looking forward to
seeing more of this.
Tasks on a plane [Remember the Milk Blog]
Lots of tips in lots of numbered lists
6 – 6 somewhat lesser known Windows XP tips and tricks. I particularly like tip #5 on how to display album art on a Windows folder.
20 – 20 Free Applications to Increase your Productivity
“The Internet is loaded with free software, making it hard to know
which one’s you really need. This article will act as your guide
to the top 20 free applications (Web and Windows) for increased
productivity.”12 – 12 Essential Greasemonkey Hacks for YouTube. Use Greasemonkey scripts in Firefox to add features to YouTube.
20 – 20 Ways to Use Gmail Filters.
” One of the coolest things about Gmail is its filters — set up
properly, filters can add loads of functionality to your
already-powerful Gmail account. Save time and space, rid your inbox of
unwanted emails, and turn your Gmail into a multi-functional tool with
simple filters.”17 – 17 Firefox Extensions That Make Blogging Easy. If you use Firefox and you’re a blogger, definitely worth a read.
10 – 10 Free Ways to Track all your Passwords. Yes, now I can get rid of all the post-it notes on the side of my computer 😉
Using Spreadsheets to Brainstorm Grid Layouts
“Designing
with a grid is becoming more and more common as a standard approach to
designing a website. When designing this site I discovered a tool to
aid in pixel calculation and proper proportions that proved highly
valuable.”Using Spreadsheets to Brainstorm Grid Layouts shows how you can easily use spreadsheets (such as MS Excel or Open Office) to design different grid layouts.
A great idea and a great read, particularly using the spreadsheet to automatically figure out your page’s pixel size!
Designing on a Dime: 100 Freebie CSS Resources
“If you’re in the market for a professional grade site, you’ve
probably found that quality design work doesn’t come cheap. But while
hiring outside help can be costly, designing your own site can be
almost free if you know where to look for good resources, tutorials and
tools.”This certainly is a BIG list of free, CSS resources and well worth a bookmark for future reference.
Designing on a Dime: 100 Freebie CSS Resources – Software Developer
Do-it-yourself mobile marketing platform for businesses. A unique
service that lets you get a keyword or short code to receive incoming
messages. Businesses use the API to connect. URL: Mobivity.
Teapots are healthier than teabags
The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a
bag in a cup, according to scientists. I prefer coffee though.
Editor’s note: Anyone who says, “I prefer coffee” hasn’t had a quality cup of Darjeeling.
RIDICULOUS: Internet taxes could arrive by THIS autumn
The era of tax-free e-mail, Internet shopping and broadband connections
could end this fall, if recent proposals in the U.S. Congress prove
successful. Digg to oppose these anti-lower class and anti-economy
proposals.
The Week in Sustainable Mobility (6/3/07)
Editor’s Note: Check out Minnesota in the eco news! We don’t often make headlines here. Must be that Minnesota Nice thing…
A Final Batch of Productivity Tips
During my mini-hiatus after the birth of my son a few more productivity tips did come through for the Ultimate Guide to Productivity.
They
seem to have stopped at this point so maybe the Ultimate Guide to
Productivity group writing project meme has played out its course.
That’s totally fine. I’ve listed the remaining submissions
below.You can still submit a post if you’d like – just tell us your best productivity tips!
In
the meantime I’ll start the huge task of reviewing all the posts
again and preparing the much-promised e-book. I can’t give a
deadline at this stage, and as soon as I get a handle on the work
I’ll call for help from others. But here goes nothing!
- Tag, I’m It! by Christina Haas
- Number 1 productivity tip by Shannon
- Productivity: Snooze It or Lose It by Connie Reece
- Automation: My Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Alaeddin
- Meme Week: My Secret to Productivity by Mark Goodyear
- Cutting Out the Bull: Information Overload and Productivity by David Bohl
- Fear – The Ultimate Productivity Blocker by Shaboom
- Ultimate Guide to Productivity: A Tip the Worx by In The Worx
If I’m not mistaken, this brings our total number of submissions to 137!
I’ll
be posting the full list shortly so there’s a single page to
access all of the great productivity tips. And again, you can keep
sending them in if you’ve got them…
Upload and play your iTunes library and all your digital music online.
Easy download to your iPod or PC. Safely share music and playlists.
URL: Lala.
An online instructional cooking site that walks you step-by-step through each recipe with video tutorials. URL: Rouxbe.
A browser-based online mind mapping application. URL: Mind42.
Make your site mobile friendly
A nice introduction into the world of the mobile web. Personally it
felt it played down the challenges in places but it still gave some
nice advice.
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Mark Goodyear said
Thanks for being such an active participant in the productivity meme. Did you come up with the cool ninja graphic–or was that Ben?
The ebook idea sounds like a good one. Definitely count me in for that.
telecommatt said
Mark,
Thanks for the contrib. I only wish that I could take credit for the productivity ninjas- they are cool!
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