Here is a list of the web applications that I use in some way while I consume, process, and publish data online:
Scrapbook - Firefox extension for archiving a web page to your computer only
Google Notebook - application for clipping sections of content into a notebook, where you can group similar content
Diigo (I previously used Furl [...]
My friend and co-worker Jason recently came back from the Hamptons, and wanted an easy way to share his photos with all of the people that were there. He put together instructions for how to use Flickr groups, and was kind of surprised by how many steps where involved.
Honestly, I wasn’t so shocked. [...]
Here I want to begin an outline of all the personal information I encounter or take in as an input:
Real World (offline) - here we take in information from people directly through word of mouth, or we discover new information to track from our own original ideas, or by being prompted or informed [...]
I am not currently pleased with the quality or quantity of blog posts that I am writing for either of my blogs. Part of this is due to the fact that I am probably attempting to do too many things at once, and some of it is due to the fact that I have [...]
After using Diigo for a split second to track apartments that I might be interested in, I realized that I need something a bit more sophisticated. At just about the same time, I started sending out lots of e-mails about these apartments, and I decided to just try copying all my useful information into [...]
http://www.diigo.com
In my previous post about BLAGs, I had thought the best way to collaboratively discuss links and articles would be through taking all your bookmarks and feeding the into a blog, where you could post comments.
Diigo took one of many attempts at the social bookmarking phenomenon and succeeds at creating an intuitive interface for facilitating [...]
I'm in the thick of the apartment search, thus the major lack of time for posting, and I am going completely insane from dealing with apartment brokers. Apparently I'm not the only one:
Metro NYC: Getting off Craig's list
Watch out when you're looking for an apartment to rent on craigslist. Brokers, not [...]
This is just a simple outline of the workflow I'm building in order to find an apartment. Having it outlined will help me see each step and where I can make efficiency gains.
Find prospects through internet services (craigstlist , housing maps , etc)
I mentioned this briefly in my post about keysuite and contact tagging , but I wanted to emphasize this trick/practice on its own .
Someone somewhere in the world of user interface design decided that all lists should be in alphabetical order. This goes for folders windows, folders in outlook, categories in [...]
After moving to the city a few months ago and going through a mad dash to find only a 3 month sublet (that would hold me over till I found a more permanent place), I decided before I repeat the process I need to have an efficient workflow in place.
To start, lets outline the previous [...]