Shelf Read Your Personal Information (Handout)
WebJunction, January 14, 2009.
Derik A Badman, Digital Services Librarian, Temple University.
dbadman@temple.edu // AIM: derikbad
http://madinkbeard.com/library (slides and handout)
- Reading
- 43 Folders: http://43folders.com/
- Inbox Zero: http://43folders.com/izero
- Zen Habits: http://zenhabits.net/
- 3 Steps to a Permanently Clear Desk: http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/steps-to-permanently-clear-desk/
- LifeHacker: http://lifehacker.com/
- Hipster PDA: http://hipsterpda.com
- Create your own paper pda with templates for every need and occasion.
- http://www.diyplanner.com/templates/official/beginner
- Getting Things Done by David Allen (Penguin, 2003) (A lot of the ideas from the above blogs and the applications below is based on this book.)
- Keeping Found Things Found by William Jones (Morgan Kaufmann, 2008) (Can be a bit dry at times, but worth a look.)
- 43 Folders: http://43folders.com/
- Applications
- Calendars
- Google Calendar: http://calendar.google.com
- 30 Boxes http://30boxes.com/
- To Do Lists
- Remember the Milk: http://rememberthemilk.com/
- Intro Guide: http://rememberthemilk.com/help/guide/
- GTD Gmail: http://gtdgmail.com/index.htm (plugin for Gmail)
- TaDa List: http://tadalist.com/
- Remember the Milk: http://rememberthemilk.com/
- Personal Information Managers
- Evernote: http://evernote.com (online and desktop application)
- BackPack: http://backpackit.com/
- Google Notebook: http://google.com/notebook/
- Many more see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_personal_information_managers
- You could also use a personal wiki like PBWiki: http://pbwiki.com
- Password Managers
- RoboForm: http://www.roboform.com/ (Windows)
- 1Password: http://1password.com/ (Mac)
- Keepass: http://keepass.info/ (Open Source, cross-platform, includes portable version for keeping on a usb key)
- Document Sharing
- Google Docs: http://docs.google.com
- Zoho: http://zoho.com
- Calendars
