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Re: surreal Sunday - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:06:40 -0000

I felt quite sorry for the poor whale - I mean wouldn't you give up the will to live if you were approached by a reporter from the News of The World?

Re: stop it, stop it, stop it - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:49:45 -0000

I've installed that script - it's okay but there is room for improvement

Re: interviewing stories #3 - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:18:53 -0000

At least you gave your interviewees a computer. All of the technical tests I've done had to be handwritten on a piece of paper.

Remind me not to work for an employer that does that....

Re: Web based calendars - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:05:50 -0000

Have you had a look at Airset (www.airset.com)? Not too sure if that syncs with a Palm though.

Re: full circle - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:02:43 -0000

Why Joomla? Why not Drupal or even Moodle?

Not to confuse you and throw a spanner in the works :p

Re: unfortunate choice of words - Blog in isolation

Katy — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:28:29 -0000

Was that the same guy who was on BBC Breakfast this morning I wonder? He said he'd been paid ?2500 but then said "It's not a lot really".

Mind you,he also looked like a spaced out zombie....

Re: a cause for concern - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:47:10 -0000

Doing a quick google brings up their website's description:

"Mal Life. You are the moon. We are the stars. You are the Morecambe. We are the wise. Stay in any of our hotels and see why we dare to be different."

How dare they use M&W's name in vain!

Re: my new job - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:24:02 -0000

I've never heard anything good about Dreamhost! I recently changed hosts and have a reseller account with ASPNix and they're fantastic. I've never had a problem with them. Check out the Shared hosting at http://www.aspnix.com/WebHosting.aspx?cid=4

Of course, you could always do your hosting via me ;)

Re: MUFC - Champions - Digging in a Habari sandpit

Katy — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:18:45 -0000

It is indeed a shame that it wasn't an all English final in the Champions League.

Despite being female I like to think I know a little about football and having watched Man U's second leg against AC Milan, I don't think I've seen a worse bit of football since the Paul Robinson own goal debacle ;)

Re: The vision for this blog… would I do it again?

Katy — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:19:02 -0000

I hesitated about adsense on my site, put it on and didn't make any money, took it off and then put it back on again. I make hardly anything but hey, if it covers just my hosting costs then that's a bonus.

Just make sure you write good content so that you get targetted ads and you'll be laughing!

Re: Jumbled To-Do Lists: Productivity’s Dirty Little Secret?

Katy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:23:00 -0000

I used to stick to "The Dave's" context structure religiously however being a web developer too I found I had 200 items on my @computer list and maybe one on my @phone. I tried creating my own "contexts" based on the actual projects I was working on which made sense to me however this felt like I was using GTD "Incorrectly" so I gave this option up after a while.

What I do now is just note everything down in my Moleskine as it comes to me. I put an letter next to it as to whether it's a work thing (W) or home thing (P) and then these have their own sub-categories such as "E" for email, "P" for Phone etc. With these also goes a little icon to show if it's an action, I'm waiting for it or it's been deferred. To be honest I'm finding it a lot easier to work through my list in this way as I can now pick and choose an action and also look at the list and see what I have the "energy" for.

Plus there's something really satisfying about looking through the long, long list and seeing so many items crossed off!

Re: Email Yourself Tasks To Stop Forgetting

Katy — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:19:10 -0000

I use something similar. I send myself an email with the subject "@Action: [Action needed]" and when it hit's my inbox it gets automatically sent to my "To Do" folder, Labelled as an "Action" item and brought up in my Smart Search folder. That way I can see what needs to be done at a glance without having to wade through loads of emails or bits of Paper.

Re: Quicksilver Does Web Searches

Katy — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:57:45 -0000

I know it doesn't look as pretty as quicksilver but for the PC, I find SlickRun (www.bayden.com/SlickRun/) invaluable.

SlickRun sits on your screen and you can launch programs or multiple programs in a few keystrokes, it'll also look up words in an online dictionary or search the web.

I use QuickSilver on my Mac but find SlickRun a lot better to use.

Re: Does Your Job Suck? Try A Cup Of Tea

Katy — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:22:47 -0000

I would say that Tea-time is still very important in the UK, my Dad and I still sit down at 5pm with a nice cuppa on a Sunday - minus the Cucumber sandwiches though!

I find even a 5 minute break whilst waiting for the kettle to boil can get the old creative "juices" flowing again if I've been stuck in a rut.

Although being a programmer I tend to drink coffee at work ;)

Re: When Productivity Tools Make You Less… Productive

Katy — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:19:01 -0000

I'm terrible when it comes to trying new productivity tools. I've lost count of the money I've wasted on Software, hardware, subscriptions and equipment all for it to be tossed to one side when the "next big thing" comes along.

I sometimes wonder if we think that it's the tool that will solve our productivity issues rather than the actual process of using it? It's like the holy grail of productivty, we think if we find that one tool it'll change our lives forever when infact it's us that really needs to change!

Since I've gone back to a simple paper system and left the hi-tech gizmos behind I feel a lot happier (as I haven't wasted money) and because of that, my productivity increased!

Re: Mega GTD resource list

Katy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:20:35 -0000

Thanks for the link to Flippingheck.com - This is an excellent list with loads of sites I've not com across before - it'll take me ages to got through the ones I've not seen before! It must have taken you ages to put together and is a great GTD resource.

Thanks Once again for the link!

Re: Why Team GB has been so successful

Katy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:24:59 -0000

I'm slightly worried now! If they expected us to 8th in 2008 and 4th in 2012. As Team GB came 4th in 2008 are we now expected to come 2nd?!

Great performance from all the athletes though even if - as the Aussies put it - we "well at sports when we're sitting down"!

Re: You Might Be A Digg Spammer If…

Katy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:23:57 -0000

I take umbridge with point 15, what's wrong with numbers in names? I mean really!!!

Anyway, funny post. Even though I've only used Digg like two times, I recognise most of the shenanigans!