Get-it-Done guy Resources

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This episode will be useful next time you visit a city with public transportation, or if you just live in one. Today’s resources include:

The Godspell revival!

• Overheard in New York. Yes, really.

Stever's Brightly Colored Sneakers

These are the resource links for episode 179, How to Motivate Employees to Clean Up.

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  Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor

• http://www.ricekrispies.com/recipes/the-original-treats.aspx- Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
• http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-illusion-of-being-observed-can-make-you-better-person – Eyes make you behave

These are resources from the Get-it-Done Guy episode on how to deal with a boss who gives too much work.

• 176gidg-track-time-with-a-grid-v3 – Time tracking grid (Excel .XLS format)

Supplies are limited. Please select only the tools you would like to be considered for. If you are chosen in the drawing (which will probably take place around May 16, 2011), if you’ve chosen several tools, I’ll choose one at random to give you, depending on how many free licenses are still available.

Click here to see the full list of my tools.

The giveaway is now over, but keep listening to the Get-it-Done Guy podcast for future drawings!

Free giveaway

Below are the tools mentioned in the Get-it-Done Guy episode of May 2, 2011, in which I share the tools I use personally. Click here to enter a drawing for free copies of the tools mentioned below that have been graciously supplied by the makers of the tools.

Program launcher

• MacroExpress on PC – http://www.macroexpress.com/
• Alfred for the Mac – http://www.alfredapp.com
• Sapiens for the Mac – http://www.sapiensapp.com

Text expanders

• MacroExpress on PC – http://www.macroexpress.com
• TextExpander or Mac – http://www.smileonmymac.com

Scheduling

• Tungle – http://www.tungle.me

Bookmarks

• Delicious – http://www.delicious.com

PDF Creation

• Windows: Cute PDF Writer – http://www.cutepdf.com/
• Mac: Simply choose Save as pdf… from the Print dialog

Password sharing/keeping

• 1Password (local secure password storage) – http://www.1password.com
• LastPass (cloud- ased secure password storage) – http://www.lastpass.com

Mind Mapping software

• Mind Manager from MindJet – http://www.mindjet.com
• Mind Meister (web-based) – http://www.mindmeister.com/

Social Media

• HootSuite – http://www.hootsuite.com

Writing

• OmmWriter, for both Mac and PC – http://www.ommwriter.com

Calendar

• Google Calendars, for sharing and remote access – http://cal.google.com
• BusyCal for the Mac – http://www.busymac.com
• WeekCalendar by UtiliTap for iPod Touch (can sync directly with Google Calendar) – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/week-calendar/id381059732?mt=8
• Google Sync with Blackberry – http://m.google.com/sync

Calculator

• HP-12C emulator from Lygea on all my devices – http://www.lygea.com

TO-DO List:

• AwesomeNote for the iPod touch – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/awesome-note-todo/id320203391?mt=8
• My pen! Pilot Hi-Tec-C  Coleto, 5-color body, 10-color refill – http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/cPath/91_149
• Moleskine notebook – http://www.moleskineus.com/moleskine-soft-pocket-ruled.html

System: GTD

• Getting Things Done by David Allen – http://www.davidco.com
• System: SuperFocus 3 by Mark Forster – http://www.markforster.net
• Things for the Mac – http://culturedcode.com/things
• Thinking Rock for Windows / Mac - http://www.trgtd.com.au/
• Remember the Milk to-do list manager – http://www.rememberthemilk.com

Timer for speed-dating my tasks

• Mindfulness bell – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-bell/id380816407

Mail

• Gmail – http://www.gmail.com
• Thunderbird for Mac or PC – http://www.mozillamessaging.com/
• Plug-ins:
  • Nostalgy – one-keystroke filing, moving, etc. – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/nostalgy/
  • QuickFolders – have my favorite folders on tabs – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/quickfolders-tabbed-folders/
  • Send Later 3 – “send later” functionality - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/send-later-3/
• Deferred email reminders – http://www.followupthen.com

Keeping Reference Memos

• SimpleNote – http://www.simplenoteapp.com
• Notational Velocity, sync w/ SimpleNote – http://notational.net
• Google docs for collaborating – http://docs.google.com
• For iPod touch, Blackberry, Palm – Documents to Go for referencing (but not composing!) – http://www.dataviz.com

In the Get-it-Done Guy episode on donating stuff to people who need it, I mention several donation centers. Here are links to them all.

• http://www.v-dac.com/cartalk – Cartalk vehicle donation program
• http://www.FreeCycle.org – Freecycle, where people who need it will come pick up your stuff
• http://www.ebay.com – An online auction site some people use
• http://www.craigslist.com – Online classified ads (this is why your local paper went out of business)
• http://www.goodwillwct.org/images/pages/donation.guide.pdf – Goodwills Donated Items Value Guide
• http://www.living-harmony.org – Erika Salloux of Living Harmony
• http://www.gotbooks.com – Donate your books
• http://phillyaidsthrift.com – Philadelphia thrift store that funds AIDS-related charity

These are resources from the Get-it-Done Guy episode on how to organize a job hunt.

Opportunity tracking sheet		Shopping list

• P&G Satanists? No! It’s an Urban myth.
  • http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/procter.asp
• HighRiseHQ contact manager. Use coupon STEVER for 3 months free
  • http://www.HighRiseHQ.com
• How to name your file folders
  • http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/getitdone-filing.aspx
• How to use file folders to track processes
  • http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/track-processes-with-file-folders.aspx
• How to coordinate online and offline files
  • http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/coordinating-online-and-offline-files.aspx

Corey LaRue sent in this wonderful picture of fully organized gift cards:

Gift Cards, Organized

and a sample Wacky Package, my favorite!

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