lists

Money

Use Ubiquitous Capture To Save Money

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’re huge fans of ubiquitous capture—recording everything that comes to mind when it comes to mind—as a method of getting organised and keeping things from slipping through the cracks. Turns out it’s also great for saving money. More »
Organise

Twitter Officially Rolls Out Lists

4:30AM Adam Pash | Earlier this month we learned that Twitter was working on a Lists feature designed to make following and suggesting groups of tweeters easier, and today they appear to be tackling the big rollout. More »
Communicate

Twitter Lists Makes Following Easier And Organised

11:30PM Kevin Purdy | It hasn’t reached everyone yet, but a number of Twitter users are seeing “Lists” appear in their web view, allowing them to group together who they’re following into common groups and follow other users’ batch lists in one click. More »
Organise

Use A Procedure List To Make Sure Routine Tasks Are Done Thoroughly

12:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Just because a procedure is routine doesn’t mean we carry around list in our heads of every single step. For routine but infrequent tasks making a procedure list ensures a job is done efficiently and thoroughly. More »
Work

Microsoft Word Lists Terminology Explained

1:30PM Angus Kidman | Word wants to make it easy to format complicated lists, but having two separate approaches to creating those formats doesn’t necessarily assist with the task. More »
Organise

What Lists Do You Always Keep Accessible And Updated?

1:35AM Adam Pash | Some people keep lists obsessively, but whether or not you’re a serious list-maker, productivity weblog Lifehack.org suggests nine lists that are a must to keep updated and handy—no matter who you are. More »
Travel

Packwhiz Streamlines Packing For Your Trip

7:30AM Adam Pash | Always have the sneaking suspicion you’ve forgotten something when you’re ready to head out the door on a trip? Web-based packing list generator Packwhiz aims to ensure that never happens again. More »
Travel

Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush Makes Packing A Snap

8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush makes the packing list you scribbled on the back of an envelope look down right anemic. Take advantage of the useful features and arrive without anything, including toothbrushes, left behind. Tell Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush where you are going and when, and it will generate a list of potential things you need to do based on your travel type. The to-do list is divided into advanced planning, two weeks before, one week before, the day before, the night before, and as you are leaving for the trip. Because not all suggestions may fit you, you check only those that apply to your situation and trip. Once you’ve created your custom list the site will give you a list of items that aren’t actionable but that you may need for the trip such as tickets, directions, additional memory cards for your camera, and so on. Again, customise the list by checking only the things you’ll need for your trip. Finally you are given an option to add extra items that may not be on their—rather extensive— packing list. After you create the list you have the option to print it as well as have reminders sent to you based on the time frames in the list. Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush [via DumbLittelMan] More »
Organise

Jump-Start a Dead Action List by Eliminating Legacies

1:12AM Kevin Purdy | Feel like your Getting-Things-Done-style next-action list is slipping away from you? Having a hard time getting through the list because it’s feeling overwhelming? The Tools for Thought blog suggests taking a hard-eyed look at what tasks or projects might be irrelevant without your noticing the change: Maybe an increase in petrol prices has made that road trip less appealing than it seemed a month ago. Maybe it’s becoming clearer that upgrading a piece of software that works perfectly fine is just creating activity for its own sake. More »

Top 10 Memory Hacks

2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Writing things down, on paper or on-screen, is the best way to make sure you remember important info and tasks, but sometimes you’ve got to rely on your plain old brain to keep essential data sorted and handy. Whether it’s a client’s name, a password or combination you want stored only in your head, or answers for an upcoming test, there are plenty of techniques and tools to help you lock in important stuff and pull it out when needed. After the jump, we round up some memorable memory-boosting hacks. Photo by furryscaly. More »