I just replaced my 256mb key drive with a 2.3gb GMail drive.
It’s great the drive stays in cyberspace and you can just access it from any PC. It beats carry (and worrying about) a small key drive.
Entries from July 2005
GMail Drive
July 28th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Productivity
GTD todo list for Notes
July 26th, 2005 · No Comments
I’ve started using Brett’s GTD template for lotus notes. It was straight forward to get going and took most of yesterday to get all of the actions into the tool, but so far so good. Brett’s commented on here previously so I new he reads this.
I’ll try and make notes about any issues I [...]
Tags: GTD
Wired says GTD is a cult
July 25th, 2005 · No Comments
I think that’s a bit much, but Wired says GTD is a cult.
Tags: GTD
How To Give A Great Presentation
July 25th, 2005 · No Comments
To-Done has a great guide to giving a great presentation. My fav is "don’t read your presentation" ..a trap I’ve seen loads of people fall into.
Tags: GTD
X40’s bizzare behaviour
July 25th, 2005 · No Comments
My thinkpad took more than 30 minutes to boot in it’s docking station this morning! I’ve no idea why it wouldn’t get going, but there must have been something stoping it. It boot’s fine out of the station, once in it the boot process takes ages
Tags: Mobile
DAB
July 24th, 2005 · No Comments
We bought a new digital Radio (DAB) yesterday. It’s fantastic, we allways listen to radio 5 and have often struggled with the poor reception and the AM frequencies…not anymore…It’s now crystal clear.
Tags: Gadgets
even more on C&W and Energis
July 22nd, 2005 · No Comments
The BBC has another story on this saga.
Tags: Telecom
IBM Global Services Head Moves On
July 20th, 2005 · No Comments
IBM Global Services chief John R. Joyce, on the heels of upbeat
earnings news for the services behemoth, left IBM today for a new
career at venture capital firm Silver Lake Partners. [via eWeek.com]
This is interesting news. Joyce, who’s mentioned in Lou’s book, was I think tipped for the top. It looks like that’s not going to [...]
Tags: IBM
Merger talks across Europe start
July 20th, 2005 · No Comments
The move by Tele2,the Swedish-based, pan-European telecoms provider, on
Versatel of the Netherlands, the country’s largest alternative network
provider, comes at the same time as France Telecom is understood to be
considering a last-minute bid for Amena, the mobile arm of Spain’s Auna. [The Financial Times]
It was expected to happen in Europe and it looks like it’s starting [...]
Tags: Telecom
boxed action
July 19th, 2005 · 1 Comment
boxed action Originally uploaded by Rob Evans.
If I’ve got a next action to do as part of a project or pick an action up on a call I write ‘action’ and draw a quick box around it.
That way, as you can see in the pic above, the action stands [...]
Tags: GTD
telephone number pad
July 19th, 2005 · No Comments
I’ve been using my IP phone a bit lately and have made a few mistakes dialing pin numbers to get into the conference calls. It occured to me the reason why, is that I’m used to using a number key pad with 1 in the top left hand corner and nine in the bottom right, [...]
Tags: Uncategorized
X41 Tablet PC
July 18th, 2005 · 1 Comment
X41 Tablet PC Originally uploaded by JoshB.
As josh says..Now I just have to figure out how to justify get my hands on one for myself.
Tags: Gadgets
RSS Screensaver
July 18th, 2005 · No Comments
This is awesome. I read about RSS screen savers in a scoble post months back but couldn’t find one. Now I’ve got one ….fantastic.
I’ve turned down the auto lock from 30 mins to 10 just so it kicks in more often…cool.
Tags: Uncategorized
More on the C&W and Energis talks
July 18th, 2005 · No Comments
TelecomTV has a much more in depth look at the deal here
It appears I was right, it C&W looking to buy Energis for around £700m.
Tags: Telecom
Telecoms giants talk merger
July 18th, 2005 · No Comments
ENERGIS and Cable & Wireless (C&W) have
begun merger negotiations in an attempt to create a new force in the
British telecoms market. [via]
I heard this rumour a few weeks back now and a source from inside one of the companies confirmed it. I guess it’ll be structured in a way that makes it appear that C&W [...]
Tags: Telecom