scholar @ jklmelton » GTD http://scholar.jklmelton.net research technology teaching learning education e-learning Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:41:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Email Charter http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2011/06/30/the-email-charter/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2011/06/30/the-email-charter/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:41:32 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/?p=204 There is a new proposal out there, started by TED Heads Chris Anderson and TED Jane Wulf, to help everyone deal with email. It is written as a charter with ten rules. In the interest of making this as brief as our emails should be, that is all. ;-)

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2011/06/30/the-email-charter/feed/ 0 20 Tips on Being Productive with Your Free Time http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/24/20-tips-on-being-productive-with-your-free-time/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/24/20-tips-on-being-productive-with-your-free-time/#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 01:57:04 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/24/20-tips-on-being-productive-with-your-free-time/ The folks at lifehack.org have put together a list of 20 things you can do when you have a few moments of free time.

Got a few minutes? Fire off an email to grease the wheels. Have a bunch of articles from newspapers, etc. to read? Clip them out and store them in a folder. Take the folder with you and read the articles when you have a spare moment. Have a couple of minutes free before a meeting? Go early. Those are some of the tips in the lifehack article. Do what I do, and combine them. When I have some time before a meeting, I go early and take some reading with me. If no one is there, I can catch up on the reading. If there are people there, I can talk with them. Be creative.

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/24/20-tips-on-being-productive-with-your-free-time/feed/ 0 ‘Level Up’ Your Firefox Techniques http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/21/level-up-your-firefox-techniques/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/21/level-up-your-firefox-techniques/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 06:51:53 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/21/level-up-your-firefox-techniques/ The folks over at Lifehack.org have put together a cool list of tips and hacks you can use to speed things up when you’re using the browser Firefox. The tips include both keyboard and mouse shortcuts, managing your bookmarks, and reducing how much memory the browser burns up. The hacks (please be sure you know what you’re doing) include accessing the about:config page and opening up more pipes for quicker downloads with broadband connections.

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/05/21/level-up-your-firefox-techniques/feed/ 0 or have a cup of coffee from an $11,000 machine! http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/or-have-a-cup-of-coffee-from-an-11000-machine/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/or-have-a-cup-of-coffee-from-an-11000-machine/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:21:57 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/or-have-a-cup-of-coffee-from-an-11000-machine/ If the idea of taking an afternoon nap is not appealing, why not have a cup of coffee made with an $11,000 machine?

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/or-have-a-cup-of-coffee-from-an-11000-machine/feed/ 0 Tired in the afternoon? Take a nap! http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/tired-in-the-afternoon-take-a-nap/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/tired-in-the-afternoon-take-a-nap/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:09:37 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/tired-in-the-afternoon-take-a-nap/ With last month’s report on the benefits of taking a nap comes the discussion of how it fits in American and other cultures. Here is one woman’s opinion. Since Louisa Thomas was a part of a study and she followed through by examining the results, she carries the credentials to be part of the discussion. How do you get through the part of the afternoon when your “homeostatic pressure to sleep briefly overwhelms the circadian signal to remain awake?”

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/03/14/tired-in-the-afternoon-take-a-nap/feed/ 0 DoIt http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:20:18 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/ I’ve just discovered (via Hawk Wings; there’s a nice run-down of the things you can do with DoIt) a cool-looking tool called DoIt for the Mac. It seems you can set up categories/contexts and have the program give you reminders. One cool feature appears to be the ability to link to files or URLs on your computer, and clicking the links take you to that file or Web page. Another allows you to use your Address Book to bring up phone numbers or email addresses when the time comes to make that call or write that message. Still another allows you to bring it all together with a Quicksilver plug-in.

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/02/08/doit/feed/ 0 The Mother of all Lifehacker Lists http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:37:31 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/ Once again from the folks at Lifehacker comes a great post on how to get things done. This posting has an extensive list of how to get your tech mojo in gear. Thanks!

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/09/27/the-mother-of-all-lifehacker-lists/feed/ 0 Fire up your bookmarks with Quicksilver http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:11:44 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/ In an earlier post, I mentioned the time-saving software Quicksilver. I have found it to be useful for starting up software and opening documents with just a couple of strokes of the keys. Now, here’s a tutorial on opening up your favorite bookmarks. Enjoy!

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/08/22/fire-up-your-bookmarks-with-quicksilver/feed/ 0 Quicksilver http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/07/27/quicksilver/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/07/27/quicksilver/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:10:06 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/07/27/quicksilver/ I haven’t used Quicksilver yet, but here’s a movie on some of its features. It looks good, doesn’t it?

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