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Category Productivity

GTD Now

Nice to see a few recent posts on GTD (Getting Things Done) on Planet Fedora by Paul Frields and Luis Villa. I haven’t had time to read the book yet, but I have heard really good things about it. I… Continue Reading →

Execution

Robert Safian, editor of the excellent magazine Fast Company, writes a thought provoking introduction titled “Inspiration and Perspiration” in the latest issue.  It is the background to the issue’s cover story about Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe for the February 2008… Continue Reading →

Fedora 9 Build Your Own Schedule

As a follow up to a previous post, I have been working with people in each of the Fedora subgroups to collect more information about all that goes into making a Fedora release happen. This information is represented in one… Continue Reading →

Soothing Noise

A new person recently came to live at our house who has the condition some would describe as colic. After consulting some of the experts (haven’t read the book, but the DVD is really good) we found that one of… Continue Reading →

Quality From More Than Milestones

One thing that could improve the Fedora project is a schedule showing durations–how long tasks take. When making decisions about when to release or freeze we do not currently have the ability to quickly calculate how long something will take…. Continue Reading →

Sanity = Thunderbird 2.0 + Inbox Zero

I have been a practitioner of Inbox Zero for the past few months. It has gone a long way towards successfully keeping up with multiple Fedora mailings lists without drowning. Peace and sanity now reign in my personal and work… Continue Reading →

Receive faxes and voicemails for free with Linux

You’ve got to love free fax and voicemail support! I have used this service extensively to receive faxes and voicemail. The best part is that it works with existing tools, thus not requiring a proprietary application. In addition, you don’t… Continue Reading →

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