Implementing Getting Things Done using Outlook 2007

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Last week, I made the switch from Office 2003 to Office 2007 Beta 2. Prior to the upgrade I was organizing my “stuff to do” using David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology and using the NetCentrics GTD Add In for Outlook. Unfortunately, Read More...

Different Perspectives on GTD

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What I love about GTD (Getting Things Done) is that everyone has their own take on what works for them. I often find myself refactoring my own GTD system every month or so with minor tweaks that make things a little more efficient. Josh Fialkoff has a Read More...

Using Search Folders in Outlook 2007 for GTD

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One of my favorite features of Outlook 2007 is Search Folders .  A Search Folder is a dynamic folder, automatically populated based on a query.  For example, a Search Folder can be used to show all email over 1Mb in size.    Being Read More...

Renaming Tasks in Microsoft Office 2007 (GTD)

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While using Outlook 2007 as my GTD tool, one of the things I’ve been missing is having the ability to rename tasks on the fly. Here’s a pretty common situation: · A new message arrives with the subject of “RE: Purchase Order”. Read More...

Getting Things Done - Command Line Processor

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I’ve been doing a ton of work recently around user experience (UX) – and the importance of UX for architects. One thing that has become apparent is context for user interfaces – often the prettiest, most glamorous user experience does Read More...

Rebuilding Machines

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With the previous builds of Windows 7, and now the RTM, I've had more than enough experience of rebuilding my machines over the past few months. One of the things I've created as a result is a "build script" for each of my development Read More...