Reading Time: 2 minLast week I got an itch to dig more into mechanical keyboards. For those that don’t know what a “mechanical keyboard” is, they’re essentially the loud “clicky” keyboards you’ve seen in the past, and they’re amazingly popular. People are often able to type more quickly and accurately on them, which can add up to big […]
Productivity
Track your habits with Habitbull
Reading Time: 2 minI’m the kind of guy that likes to track things. We have many systems at GreenMellen for tracking work and progress, I wear a FitBit to track my steps, I have a GPS watch to track my runs, etc. However, there are a lot of other habits that I could track, so I started looking […]
Add your Foursquare check-ins to Google Calendar
Reading Time: 2 minIt’s a small thing that I set up years ago, but it can be very useful at times. I’ve been a Foursquare user for years (here’s a post comparing them to others back in 2009) and since 2011 I’ve had a magic little IFTTT “recipe” to help push those check-ins to a private Google Calendar […]
From ProsperWorks to Pipedrive for lead management
Reading Time: 2 minAli and I have been using the ProsperWorks CRM for a few years to help keep our GreenMellen leads organized. It’s a great application, but with some other changes that we’ve been it’s become a bit redundant for us. Here’s a bit about how it works: Clean up those contacts The main thing that drove […]
My current homescreen icons
Reading Time: 3 minWhile I change my icons around quite a bit, here is a quick look at the current setup on my Pixel homescreen. Here’s what the apps are for Social Folder: All of my basic social media apps are in here, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and others. Google Calendar widget: This widget automatically feeds […]
Type faster with a text expander
Reading Time: 2 minText expanders have been around for a long time, but I’ve only recently started playing with them again. What is a text expander? It’s a way to turn keyboard shortcuts (or short special phrases) into longer blocks of text, saving you a lot of keystrokes and a lot of time. Chrome While there are many […]
Easy ways to find time to meet
Reading Time: 3 minWe’ve all been there. You’re trying to meet up with someone in person, planning it via email. It goes something like this: “Are you free for lunch on Tuesday?” “Sorry, I can’t, but I’m around Thursday.” “No, my Thursday is crazy. How about Friday morning?” “I already have a breakfast meeting Friday. Let’s look at […]
Tips for consistent blogging
Reading Time: 3 minThis week at our Meetup (come join us here) we’ll be talking about blogging. Since my WordCamp US wrap-up post on December 4, I’ve been publishing an entry pretty much every weekday since then. In the last few weeks, my wife has been blogging most every day as well. What changed? I saw it coming […]
If you’re going to delete an email eventually, just delete it now
Reading Time: < 1 minI talk about the concept of inbox zero quite a lot on this blog. The idea is simple; get your email inbox emptied every day by properly dealing with. You don’t necessary need to do everything that your inbox is asking for, but at least address them all. This post explains the idea in a […]
Security vs Convenience
Reading Time: 4 minYou’ve heard the phrase “you can never be too safe”, but it’s not true in every situation. A good example is driving; there are more than 30,000 driving-related deaths in the United States each year, but there is a very simple solution. Flood the streets with police, and lower the speed limit to 20 mph […]