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My email inbox has 3 items!

A month ago I was wallowing in emails (3000 in my inbox), and had the messiest office in the company.

So, what happened?

David Allen’s Getting Things Done.

This book describes a method for getting on top of the clutter (both physical, and that clutter in your mind) and managing your work and home life. Basically, get everything out of your head, and into a list somewhere, then process the lists in a methodical and reliable way.

Here’s a good description at 43Folders.

Give it a try!

Here’s my idea: Every company should provide unlimited wireless access to everyone who visits.

It’s a real pain to visit a company with a secure LAN - when you need Internet access for a presentation you are giving, or trying to have a meeting. Short-sighted network admins just can’t imagine providing unlimited wireless to every visitor. I’m a massively online sort of fellow - I make extensive use of email and online wiki’s to manage lists, priorities, and content. I’m completely hamstrung when visiting one of these “80’s” companies and I’m about 1/2 as productive as I could be. I mean, at the very least, give me a wire!

Corollory: Companies should provide wireless access to their immediate community.

I mean, what the heck. Toss a cheap wireless router outside the firewall, and allow the immediate neighbourhood access! It’s cheap and easy, and friendly. We’ve done this at InGenius - though with the thick walls in our building, access is pretty limited. But, it’s pretty convenient for visitors, and for us, when we want to access the ‘net while out on the patio.

For some reason or other these web sites are worth checking out.

• flickr.com This site sort of sprang up out of nowhere as “the” place to post pictures. Their popularity is due to their tagging feature - something that they helped invent and certainly helped make popular.
• 37signals.com These guys have a cool project management tool, a cool list management tool, and a cool wiki called Backpack. Their UI is terrific and you can try everything for free.
• 43Folders.com Lots of excellent stuff here for making your worklife easier. A Mac slant, but applicable to all.

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