The Toxic Nature of Email
I haven’t written a blog post in a week. I travelled for a couple of days for work and decided to get some sleep on those days rather than staying up into the wee hours as I often do when I travel. I closed one deal (I’ll talk about that soon) and issued one term [...]
Productivity, Getting Things Done and Mixed messages
I received an auto email response from a friend just the other day. Said friend’s response went thus; Thankyou for your email. I read my emails daily at 8,11 and 3pm. If your email requires urgent attention please phone me on XXXXXXX I had a chuckle when I received it. It seemed a typical reaction [...]
Why CC Betty When You Can Talk To Laura
Today, we saw the release of CCBetty, a sophisticated clone of recently deceased I want Sandy. CCBetty serves as your virtual personal assistant much like Sandy with a few differences. You can just CC any email to CCBetty and "she" tracks it religiously, organizing and filing the information in the email. If you are in [...]
Living in the Clouds – Remember The Milk
This is the third app in my Living in the Clouds series. After Gmail and Google Calendar, it is time to shift the focus towards a To-Do List manager. Whether you are an ardent follower of David Allen’s GTD or, like me, you have your own system of getting things done, Remember The Milk (RTM) [...]
