Articles in category 'Tools'

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), June 22, 2007

Following the development in personal productivity field could be cumbersome. There are simply too many good resources out there than what I could possibly follow through my feed reader. So what can I do?
One solution I can think of is creating a “knowledge base” of personal productivity resources. The “knowledge base” should contain information from multiple sources [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), June 18, 2007

There are so many information and knowledge you can get from the Internet. Most of them are in the form of articles. Whether from blogs, newspapers, or portals, there are a lot of information and knowledge available as articles.
But how can you read those articles effectively? How do you make sure that the [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), May 27, 2007

Timer could be one of the most effective weapons in your productivity arsenal. Adam Pash from Lifehacker for example, always has a timer handy to help him get things done. And he indeed accomplishes a lot of things (how many of you can write as many popular software and articles as him?).
So, to help you [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), March 16, 2007

Have you ever wonder about where your time has gone? Well, wonder no more: Rachota can help you.
Rachota is a time tracking software which I use only recently. Though I have used is for less than a week, I already feel the difference. Previously I often wonder at the end of the day: how can [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), February 15, 2007

Many people do their creative thinking using tools such as mind maps. That’s a good thing, and I also like mind maps (though I use OneNote’s outlines more often than mind maps). However, recently I find another tool which is also helpful for creative thinking: JDarkRoom.

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), January 31, 2007

am always amazed by how many learning resources we now have on the Internet. I remember in the past, before the Internet was popular, how difficult it was to learn about anything. I must go to the bookstore and hope that there were books about the topic I wanted to learn. Since I live in [...]