Comments on: On Personal Productivity http://codecube.net/2009/07/on-personal-productivity/ Joel Martinez' weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: dblanchard http://codecube.net/2009/07/on-personal-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-851 dblanchard Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:17:18 +0000 http://codecube.net/2009/07/on-personal-productivity/#comment-851 Two suggestions: AutoHotkey, and TiddlyWiki. AutoHotkey (AHK) is a tool for automating MS Windows. I have set it up to run from my thumbdrive (no trick there) so I can carry all my keyboard shortcuts and other utilities with me. The key value I get from it is when I switch tasks. I simply hit control-alt-shift-w to open all the applications, directories and files I need for my general work (Outlook, Remote Desktop Connection, specific web pages, etc.), hitting the same combo again saves all the open files and closes everything. For each project, I have a control-alt-shift-x command where x is changed depending on the name of the project. This allows me to switch tasks smoothly without taking time to deal with the mundane. I'm posting soon about my set up, you can follow me on posterous if you're interested to see a sample. autohotkey.com TiddlyWiki is also portable and is a great way to store, and more importantly, retrieve information. I use one TiddlyWiki for all my work, and my AHK project specific scripts leave it alone. My control-alt-shift-w hotkey opens, and saves and closes it. tiddlywiki.com Two suggestions: AutoHotkey, and TiddlyWiki.

AutoHotkey (AHK) is a tool for automating MS Windows. I have set it up to run from my thumbdrive (no trick there) so I can carry all my keyboard shortcuts and other utilities with me. The key value I get from it is when I switch tasks. I simply hit control-alt-shift-w to open all the applications, directories and files I need for my general work (Outlook, Remote Desktop Connection, specific web pages, etc.), hitting the same combo again saves all the open files and closes everything. For each project, I have a control-alt-shift-x command where x is changed depending on the name of the project. This allows me to switch tasks smoothly without taking time to deal with the mundane. I’m posting soon about my set up, you can follow me on posterous if you’re interested to see a sample.

autohotkey.com

TiddlyWiki is also portable and is a great way to store, and more importantly, retrieve information. I use one TiddlyWiki for all my work, and my AHK project specific scripts leave it alone. My control-alt-shift-w hotkey opens, and saves and closes it.

tiddlywiki.com

]]> By: Victor Chelaru http://codecube.net/2009/07/on-personal-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Victor Chelaru Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:23:51 +0000 http://codecube.net/2009/07/on-personal-productivity/#comment-749 Since you're 2/3 for Google, let's make it a perfect 3. There's a google labs feature where you can add a small to-do list in your gmail. You can minimize it so it's out of the way, but it beats notepad in that you have it everywhere like work. I use it, but I don't use it extensively. In fact, you've inspired me to blog about this very topic :) Since you’re 2/3 for Google, let’s make it a perfect 3. There’s a google labs feature where you can add a small to-do list in your gmail. You can minimize it so it’s out of the way, but it beats notepad in that you have it everywhere like work.

I use it, but I don’t use it extensively.

In fact, you’ve inspired me to blog about this very topic :)

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