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Posts from September 2006

What I’m doing…

I found this blog entry documenting a third party sync utility, tying in two copies of Outlook, Google Calendars, and cell phones.
I’m getting used to my Blackberry 7100t. The Suretype system is easy to use once you practice with it, and even though I have the option of trading to a 7290 (which I’m [...]


Motivation

Here is an interesting editorial by Bruce Schneier.

“If you really want to see Microsoft scramble to patch a hole in its software, don’t look to vulnerabilities that impact countless Internet Explorer users or give intruders control of thousands of Windows machines. Just crack Redmond’s DRM.”
When millions of user PCs are at risk over a Windows [...]


Skype ON!

I started playing with SKYPE last night, and I’m impressed.
I loaded Skype version 2.5 last week and ordered a cheap USB phone - it looks like an old Nokia “candy bar” wireless phone with a USB cable. I’m good at splurging when it’s $15 with a $10 rebate, but I might go all out [...]


GTD on a Blackberry

I’ve got a Blackberry 7100t now, hooked to a BES 4.1 server, and was going to write a Getting Things Done tutorial.
Seems like someone beat me to the punch…