Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You How To: Declutter Your Hard Drive There is a very easy way to avoid the \Program Files and \Documents and Settings folders with windows XP that doesn't involve JUNCTION or SUBST, TweakUI and is very portable and secure. Simply use TrueCrypt. TrueCrypt has been mentioned many times here at Lifehacker and it is not only a great tool for encrypting, it is invaluable as an organization tool. I have a 1.5gig file on my hard drive that I keep my applications and documents in. I have a copy of the same file on a USB drive and use TotalCommander to keep the files inside synchronized. When I mount the TrueCrypt file, it opens with a new drive letter. For more information on my TrueCrypt installation, see: [www.ericsprojects.com] And to read about the Applications I carry on my USB see: [www.ericsprojects.com]
ThinkingRock Getting Things Done Personal productivity system and 2001 book The GTD method rests on the idea of moving all items of interest, relevant information, issues, tasks and projects out of one's mind by recording them externally and then breaking them into actionable work items with known time limits.[b][c] This allows one's attention to focus on taking action on each task listed in an external record, instead of recalling them intuitively.[5] First published in 2001,[4] a revised edition of the book was released in 2015 to reflect the changes in information technology during the preceding decade.[1] Themes[edit] Allen first demonstrates stress reduction from the method with the following exercise, centered on a task that has an unclear outcome or whose next action is not defined. The most annoying, distracting, or interesting task is chosen, and defined as an "incomplete". An inboxA trash canA filing system for reference materialSeveral lists (detailed below)A calendar (either a paper-based or digital calendar)
Getting Things Done - wat het is » lifehacking.nl Getting Things Done van David Allen is het briljante stress- en timemanagement systeem van David Allen. Laat me een paar dingen noemen die maken dat Getting Things Done zo’n goed systeem is en wat het voor jou zou kunnen doen. CNN heeft een mooi artikel gepubliceerd over Getting Things Done (Engels). Je kunt het hier lezen. Getting Things Done: waar is het voor nodig? De meeste mensen die dit lezen, zijn op de één of andere manier kenniswerkers. Kenniswerk is relatief nieuw en vraagt om nieuwe methodes en manieren van denken. Ik had daar al aardig wat over geleerd in de dagelijkse praktijk. Maar Getting Things Done van David Allen gaf me nog een heleboel extra! Wat zijn de voordelen van Getting Things Done? Ik zal een paar voordelen noemen, dingen die ik heb gezien in mijn eigen leven en werk toen ik dit begon toe te passen. Het is flexibel. Alles bij elkaar ben ik zéér tevreden en erg enthousiast over Getting Things Done. Toen ben ik maar een Nederlandstalige training gaan bouwen.
Cutting through the clutter to get things done Introducing the Hipster PDA This article was originally posted during the first week of 43 Folders' existence, and, pound for pound, it remains one of the most popular page on the site. Please be sure to also visit related pages, browse our Hipster PDA topic area, plus, of course you can search on the Hipster PDA across our family of sites. Recently, I got sick of lugging my Palm V around, so I developed a vastly superior, greatly simplified device for capturing and sharing information. I call it “The Hipster PDA.” Beauty & Simplicity The Hipster PDA (Parietal Disgorgement Aid) is a fully extensible system for coordinating incoming and outgoing data for any aspect of your life and work. Building your first Hipster PDA get a bunch of 3"x5" file cards (here’s 500 for around 3 bucks)clip them together with a binder clipthere is no step 3 Settings & Preferences For you hotrods who like to tweak your equipment, I’ll note a few mods you might make to the basic configuration. “Getting Things Done” with your Hipster PDA