20 Tools To Help You Get Organized

No Comments Written by steve on August 20, 2007 in lifehacks, recommended.

Zen Habits has a nice list of tools guaranteed to help you get more organized and get things done. As the site suggests, don’t get caught up in trying them all or attempting to adopt everything in the list. Find something that works for you and master it. A few of my favorites from the list that I can’t do without:

  • Google Calendar – My favorite online calendar, I use it for everything with a date attached to it.
  • PocketMod – Ubiquitous capture, easy to use, configurable, what’s not to like? This site allows you to create a wallet sized notebook with pages for a calendar, notes, shopping lists, and tons more. I never leave home without mine.
  • Landing Strip by the front door – Just a simple space near the door, like a box or small basket, where you can unload all the crap you need when you’re leaving the house but that you need to unload once you get in (car keys, backpack, sunglasses, etc.).
  • Remember The Milk – Integration with Google calendar and Twitter, great options for organizing lists, and responsive support and user forums gives this app the edge when I’m choosing the best way to keep myself on task.

Zen Habits


Printable Workout Tracker

No Comments Written by steve on August 20, 2007 in lifehacks.

I found a great replacement for those ugly forms you get from the gym to track your workout progress today on Corrie Haffly’s blog.  It’s a simple solution with column groups for tracking sets and columns in each group to track reps and weight.  Since I don’t always do the same number of reps in each set I’ll probably end up writing the reps over the weight in each column like “15/20″, but I could definitely get into using this.  Head over and check it out.

Download here

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Free, Secure Password Generator

No Comments Written by steve on August 16, 2007 in lifehacks, recommended.

Looking for a way to generate secure passwords? PassPub may be just what you’re looking for. Each page view generates a new set of random passwords suitable for all kinds of uses from general passwords to WEP keys. PassPub can also help you get easy to remember passwords based on mnemonics, keyboard combinations, or chemical element names.

PassPub – Strong Passwords, Uniquely Generated

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