Lloyd Budd
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Tag Archives: Productivity
Tuners Use zsh & iTerm
One of the tools that I haven’t had much success really tuning before, which I’m looking to try again is Apple Terminal. Mac OS X has been with us since 2001. There is now a lot of stale information out … Continue reading
Posted in Mac, Work
Tagged Apple Terminal, bash shell, Daniel Jalkut, Demitrious Kelly, Donncha O Caoimh, Dougal Campbell, iTerm, Mac OS X, Productivity, Software Tuning, Terminal Emulators, tsch, Tuners, Tuning my Mac, UNIX Shells
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Tune Your Tools
Although I love to try the latest software and gadget, I’ve most recently been spending more effort tuning my tools. When time is family time it seems like a greater benefit to optimize where I can instead of always seeking … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Work
Tagged Computer Productivity, Productivity, Software, Tools
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Online Productivity Expensive?
With a young family I’ve found myself drawn to calendaring and to using “to do” lists extensively. It has freed my time and energy to instead enjoy it with my wife and son. I’ve turned my eye to doing some … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Web, Work
Tagged Billing, Billing Software, FreshBooks, Harvest, Invoicing, Mac Apps, Marketcircle Billing, money, On The Job, Productivity, SaaS, Software as a Service, Time, Time Slips, Time Tracking, TimeLog, Timing, toggl, Web Based Productivity Tools
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Misplaced Faith in the Power of Inventions
From “Why our ‘amazing’ science fiction future fizzled” by John Blake (emphasis mine): Even then [19th-century], people had a misplaced faith in the power of inventions to make life easier, Corn [Joseph Corn, co-author of “Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Past Visions of … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Change, Easier, Energy, Faith, Invention, Productivity, Sociology, Technology, Time
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Sharing Files Online, Box.net
I was helping a friend last night find a solution to easily share Microsoft Office and PDF documents for review and for sharing with students of his seminars. After looking at what is out there, we settled on box.net.