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A review by rgombert
Getting Organized in the Google Era: How to Get Stuff out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right by James A. Martin, Douglas C. Merrill
3.0
Love:
GMail hacks. I need to try more of these.
I still miss Google Health and Google Reader.
Like:
Go with what you know.
Dislike:
Author focuses on trying to off-load too much (I think) from our brains. There is all sorts of information out there that you can not tell if it is relevant or will be relevant. Put more stuff in your brain, get more incites.
Hate:
Too much Apple focus. Yes it is what the author uses the most. Apple products are solid working products, and I recommend them all the time to non-techies (because they are really hard to break), but I want to test/experiment with everything (though I keep at least one system pristine to do my work on).
One of my biggest issues is finding adequate time to test new organizational tools and apps. How long do I test to see if it truly offers me a new feature that I can use or solves an issue with the tools I am currently using.
I strongly agree that Google Calendar is the best. Each member of my family has a separate google calendar. My wife and IO then have a joint calendar (birthdays and anniversaries). We can each link to that. I used to be able to link my work calendar to my personal one. We link appropriate school, community and organizational calendars to our personal calendars, and then link each others.
It's great!
GMail hacks. I need to try more of these.
I still miss Google Health and Google Reader.
Like:
Go with what you know.
Dislike:
Author focuses on trying to off-load too much (I think) from our brains. There is all sorts of information out there that you can not tell if it is relevant or will be relevant. Put more stuff in your brain, get more incites.
Hate:
Too much Apple focus. Yes it is what the author uses the most. Apple products are solid working products, and I recommend them all the time to non-techies (because they are really hard to break), but I want to test/experiment with everything (though I keep at least one system pristine to do my work on).
One of my biggest issues is finding adequate time to test new organizational tools and apps. How long do I test to see if it truly offers me a new feature that I can use or solves an issue with the tools I am currently using.
I strongly agree that Google Calendar is the best. Each member of my family has a separate google calendar. My wife and IO then have a joint calendar (birthdays and anniversaries). We can each link to that. I used to be able to link my work calendar to my personal one. We link appropriate school, community and organizational calendars to our personal calendars, and then link each others.
It's great!