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<title>I went on an Internet diet and GAINED 30 minutes a day!</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:37:12 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nicolas</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>I went on an Internet diet and GAINED 30 minutes a day!</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Hi,<br /><br />I liked the link between getting fat and surfing the Internet too much. I fully agree that the Internet is a great tool but that it also can be a good excuse for procrastination.<br /><br />I also very much respect the GTD method. On top of this I think we can all become a little bit more efficient by optimizing tasks here and there. I kept interviewing busy people and published the Time Management Master blog, where you find about 200 concrete time saving tips on how to gain an extra hour every day. These tips can be applied at home, at work or on the road.<br /><br />{ <a href="http://memytime.wordpress.com/" title="Link: memytime.wordpress.com/">Link</a> }<br /><br />Every person is different - and so are the tips. May be you find some which also work for you. Please let me know - this keeps me motivated.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Nicolas]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi,<br /><br />I liked the link between getting fat and surfing the Internet too much. I fully agree that the Internet is a great tool but that it also can be a good excuse for procrastination.<br /><br />I also very much respect the GTD method. On top of this I think we can all become a little bit more efficient by optimizing tasks here and there. I kept interviewing busy people and published the Time Management Master blog, where you find about 200 concrete time saving tips on how to gain an extra hour every day. These tips can be applied at home, at work or on the road.<br /><br />{ <a href="http://memytime.wordpress.com/" title="Link: memytime.wordpress.com/">Link</a> }<br /><br />Every person is different - and so are the tips. May be you find some which also work for you. Please let me know - this keeps me motivated.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Nicolas]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:53:54 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stephan H. Wissel</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[I'm preaching GTD where ever I go (my book seller laughs 'cause I buy 3-4 copies a quarter I give away). But for sure I could use a boost (I'm still a member of procrastinators professional, at least nothing gets lost now).<br /><br />:-) stw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm preaching GTD where ever I go (my book seller laughs 'cause I buy 3-4 copies a quarter I give away). But for sure I could use a boost (I'm still a member of procrastinators professional, at least nothing gets lost now).<br /><br />:-) stw]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Does the world really hate Notes? I don&#8217;t think so</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:42:55 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Patrick Neylan</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Does the world really hate Notes? I don&#8217;t think so</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Eric says: "organization needs to make sure that their users understand what Notes can do for them as individual knowledge workers", but I can't find anything on this site that shows me what Notes CAN do. Eric says Ed Brill's site is great but users don't read it. I've read it, and I still don't get it because it's pitched at technically minded users who already understand (and like) Notes, or at those who are part of an anti-Microsoft crusade. <br /><br />The fact remains: after six months of using it every day, I literally DO NOT KNOW what Notes 7 is, other than a mediocre email program with a very poor Contacts section. While Notes 8 looks better, can IBM really have learned any lessons in the move from 7 to 8 that they hadn't learned between 1 and 7?<br /><br />Still, this mysterious collaboration thingy has given me the idea of using GoogleDocs to share files across my organisation. So Notes has helped me, albeit not in a way it intended.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eric says: "organization needs to make sure that their users understand what Notes can do for them as individual knowledge workers", but I can't find anything on this site that shows me what Notes CAN do. Eric says Ed Brill's site is great but users don't read it. I've read it, and I still don't get it because it's pitched at technically minded users who already understand (and like) Notes, or at those who are part of an anti-Microsoft crusade. <br /><br />The fact remains: after six months of using it every day, I literally DO NOT KNOW what Notes 7 is, other than a mediocre email program with a very poor Contacts section. While Notes 8 looks better, can IBM really have learned any lessons in the move from 7 to 8 that they hadn't learned between 1 and 7?<br /><br />Still, this mysterious collaboration thingy has given me the idea of using GoogleDocs to share files across my organisation. So Notes has helped me, albeit not in a way it intended.]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Mindjet Releases MindManager 8 - it&#8217;s a game changer</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:40:07 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brian S Friedlander</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Mindjet Releases MindManager 8 - it&#8217;s a game changer</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning me in your post, it is appreciated. I am really excited with the Mindjet Player feature and will be doing some more posts about this feature in the upcoming week.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Brian]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Eric<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning me in your post, it is appreciated. I am really excited with the Mindjet Player feature and will be doing some more posts about this feature in the upcoming week.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Brian]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/mindjet-releases-mindmanager-8---its-a-game-changer?opendocument&amp;comments#11132008054007PMICA2T5.htm</link>
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<title>I&#8217;m excited about Lotus Foundations and the productivity it promises</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:09:50 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gregg Eldred</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>I&#8217;m excited about Lotus Foundations and the productivity it promises</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Prior to Foundations, I had no experience with these types of appliances. But since installing my own server, probably about 5 months ago, I can't believe how easy it is. Including Domino, for me, was the tipping point. But it was the simple setup, configuration, and low maintenance that sold me. <br /><br />Thanks for the link, too. :-) I just love the attitude at The Register.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Prior to Foundations, I had no experience with these types of appliances. But since installing my own server, probably about 5 months ago, I can't believe how easy it is. Including Domino, for me, was the tipping point. But it was the simple setup, configuration, and low maintenance that sold me. <br /><br />Thanks for the link, too. :-) I just love the attitude at The Register.]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/im-excited-about-lotus-foundations-and-the-productivity-it-promises?opendocument&amp;comments#11132008070950AMICAJM7.htm</link>
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<title>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:45:56 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris Blatnick</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric,<br /><br />I think you already know that I'm very interested in personal productivity. I frequently evaluate what I am doing and how I'm doing it and I love sharing those ideas with people. I'm certainly no expert, so I'd be grateful for the opportunity to improve. You know where to find me too! :-)<br /><br />Cheers!]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi Eric,<br /><br />I think you already know that I'm very interested in personal productivity. I frequently evaluate what I am doing and how I'm doing it and I love sharing those ideas with people. I'm certainly no expert, so I'd be grateful for the opportunity to improve. You know where to find me too! :-)<br /><br />Cheers!]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:59:30 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mikkel Heisterberg</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[I don't blog about it so much but ever since reading the "Getting Things Done" book and listening to the audio book I have been trying to live by the rules and it has helped me very much though it seems to be a work in progress as I perfect my special adaptation.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't blog about it so much but ever since reading the "Getting Things Done" book and listening to the audio book I have been trying to live by the rules and it has helped me very much though it seems to be a work in progress as I perfect my special adaptation.]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/looking-for-notes-bloggers-with-an-interest-in-personal-productivity?opendocument&amp;comments#11122008115930PMICAA8D.htm</link>
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<title>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:02:49 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary Beth Raven</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[do Icount? As an ibm emplyee wokring on a redesign of to-dos' of course I am interested.. jsut hope that i "count"!Contact me! mraven@us.ibm.com]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[do Icount? As an ibm emplyee wokring on a redesign of to-dos' of course I am interested.. jsut hope that i "count"!Contact me! mraven@us.ibm.com]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:06:22 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Vaughan Rivett</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Looking for Notes bloggers with an interest in personal productivity</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[I could be interested. Also if you search for my name on youtube you will see a lot of video's which I have.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Vaughan Rivett]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I could be interested. Also if you search for my name on youtube you will see a lot of video's which I have.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Vaughan Rivett]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Does the world really hate Notes? I don&#8217;t think so</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:28:46 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Peter Owens </dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Does the world really hate Notes? I don&#8217;t think so</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[I hate LOTUS notes with every fiber of my body, and I pray to god that Lotus and everyone affliated with them is cast down to hell for all eternity]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I hate LOTUS notes with every fiber of my body, and I pray to god that Lotus and everyone affliated with them is cast down to hell for all eternity]]></content:encoded>
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<title>What Are Your Favorite Personal Content Management Tools?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:43:30 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Peter Monbailleu</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>What Are Your Favorite Personal Content Management Tools?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[did I hit the ENTER button there??? Sorry... I was saying... There is also (especially for the Belgian and Dutch users) Aries Filing System at a fraction of Dave's prices...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[did I hit the ENTER button there??? Sorry... I was saying... There is also (especially for the Belgian and Dutch users) Aries Filing System at a fraction of Dave's prices...]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/what-are-your-favorite-personal-content-management-tools?opendocument&amp;comments#10112008134330ICASB9.htm</link>
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<title>What Are Your Favorite Personal Content Management Tools?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:15:40 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Peter Monbailleu</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>What Are Your Favorite Personal Content Management Tools?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Hi,<br /><br />I agree that Personal Brain is probably the best 'life project management tool' around. I'm combining it with vertical archiving, but I try to limit the number of files on archive. It's working really well. Apart from Dave Allen's tools, there is also (a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi,<br /><br />I agree that Personal Brain is probably the best 'life project management tool' around. I'm combining it with vertical archiving, but I try to limit the number of files on archive. It's working really well. Apart from Dave Allen's tools, there is also (a]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/what-are-your-favorite-personal-content-management-tools?opendocument&amp;comments#10112008131540ICARRU.htm</link>
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<title>I just met someone who loves Lotus Notes!</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:29:14 AM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>I just met someone who loves Lotus Notes!</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[You touched briefly on the business case for an upgrade. Can you expand on that? For CEO's looking to understand why they should upgrade to a new version of Lotus Notes, it's tough to justify with hard savings. How can you quantify something like productivity and put a value on it?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[You touched briefly on the business case for an upgrade. Can you expand on that? For CEO's looking to understand why they should upgrade to a new version of Lotus Notes, it's tough to justify with hard savings. How can you quantify something like productivity and put a value on it?]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/i-just-met-someone-who-loves-lotus-notes?opendocument&amp;comments#11052008082914AMICAL6T.htm</link>
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<title>There&#8217;s still time to Vote for your favorite Lotusphere BP Session Proposal</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 04:22:28 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John B. Kendrick</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>There&#8217;s still time to Vote for your favorite Lotusphere BP Session Proposal</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[I used and taught Covey and Daytimer for many years before reading David Allen's GTD book and switching to GTD. Its made a significant impact for the good on my business and personal productivity.<br /><br />And I found an application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving. <br /><br />I've written about my experiences with GTD at { <a href="http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ " title="Link: johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ ">Link</a> } John]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I used and taught Covey and Daytimer for many years before reading David Allen's GTD book and switching to GTD. Its made a significant impact for the good on my business and personal productivity.<br /><br />And I found an application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving. <br /><br />I've written about my experiences with GTD at { <a href="http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ " title="Link: johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ ">Link</a> } John]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:45:49 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Michael Sampson</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Yup, this means we have nothing left to talk about Eric. It's been good knowing you.<br /><br />M.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yup, this means we have nothing left to talk about Eric. It's been good knowing you.<br /><br />M.]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/microsoft-windows---a-more-productive-platform-for-business...?opendocument&amp;comments#10152008084549PMICA6F7.htm</link>
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<title>re: Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:22:12 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eric Mack</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Scott, I would definately choose Vista as my Tablet OS. I found the integration far superior to my experience with XP. I was able to more easily use several non-ink-endabled apps (e.g. Lotus Notes) in Vista in productive ways.<br /><br />I hope this helps.<br /><br />Eric]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Scott, I would definately choose Vista as my Tablet OS. I found the integration far superior to my experience with XP. I was able to more easily use several non-ink-endabled apps (e.g. Lotus Notes) in Vista in productive ways.<br /><br />I hope this helps.<br /><br />Eric]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:17:33 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Microsoft Windows - Better for business?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Eric:<br /><br />Just curious. You mentioned in the last post as well as this one your thoughts on Vista as a tablet OS. If you were buying a tablet pc today as your primary machine, would you use Vista or still downgrade to XP Tablet?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eric:<br /><br />Just curious. You mentioned in the last post as well as this one your thoughts on Vista as a tablet OS. If you were buying a tablet pc today as your primary machine, would you use Vista or still downgrade to XP Tablet?]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/microsoft-windows---a-more-productive-platform-for-business...?opendocument&amp;comments#10152008011733PMICART2.htm</link>
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<title>Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:21:27 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Karsten Lehmann</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[As a solution provider, feel free to MAKE USE of the new features and possibilities that Notes 8/Eclipse has to offer you. If enough solution providers develop products tuned for R8, there will be a demand for customers to upgrade to R8. Someone just has to start this.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a solution provider, feel free to MAKE USE of the new features and possibilities that Notes 8/Eclipse has to offer you. If enough solution providers develop products tuned for R8, there will be a demand for customers to upgrade to R8. Someone just has to start this.]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/will-vista-or-notes-8-make-me-more-productive?opendocument&amp;comments#08.10.2008152127ICAU8G.htm</link>
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<title>re: Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 01:31:28 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eric Mack</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[That may be the case, but my experience with most tools like this is that they can launch Notes just fine, but because Notes is itself a windowed environment, they are unable launch or control specific functionality within Notes. In eProductivity, I had to create hooks inside of Lotus Notes to allow ActiveWords to fully control functions of Notes from anywhere in the system - even when Notes was not running. <br /><br />You posted your web site - this this your product that you are promoting? Fine by me, just trying to understand context of your post as you raise some good points.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[That may be the case, but my experience with most tools like this is that they can launch Notes just fine, but because Notes is itself a windowed environment, they are unable launch or control specific functionality within Notes. In eProductivity, I had to create hooks inside of Lotus Notes to allow ActiveWords to fully control functions of Notes from anywhere in the system - even when Notes was not running. <br /><br />You posted your web site - this this your product that you are promoting? Fine by me, just trying to understand context of your post as you raise some good points.]]></content:encoded>
<link>http://www.notesonproductivity.com/ica/nop.nsf/dx/will-vista-or-notes-8-make-me-more-productive?opendocument&amp;comments#10082008013128PMEMAS3R.htm</link>
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<title>Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 01:21:55 PM -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
<dc:subject>Will Vista or Notes 8 make me more productive?</dc:subject>
<description><![CDATA[Mmmh, there is no need for PhraseExpress to 'integrate' as it works system-wide. It serves any application running on Windows.<br /><br />Kevin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mmmh, there is no need for PhraseExpress to 'integrate' as it works system-wide. It serves any application running on Windows.<br /><br />Kevin]]></content:encoded>
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