Daily Archives: June 17, 2008

The Search for Organizational Bliss

I confess that I am an organizational junkie. I have been looking for years for the right system to keep me on track, to help me overcome my tendency to procrastinate, and to fight against the undiagnosed ADHD that I am sure I have. I have tried all sorts of systems, day planners, task managers, etc. and while each of their strong points, none has ever fully represented a complete solution.

Today I downloaded a new desktop app that I am finding interesting, albeit limited in the free version that I am working with. It’s called FusionDesk, and represents a sophisticated task/project manager that utilizes the methodology of the Getting Things Done program. 

 FireShot capture #53 - 'FusionDesk - Lightweight project management for individuals and small teams_' - www_fusiondesk_com

I have only played with it a little bit, but it builds on the basic task managers one might find in a program like Outlook and offers much more categorization and organizational detail than those programs. The paid version isn’t cheap, almost $90, however it does include synchronization with smart phones and Outlook and my initial testing of Outlook sync is that it works well and is very fast.

What tools do you use in keeping yourself organized? Are you still using desktop apps or have you completely moved to the cloud?

Copperhead Road

616gQKyHQUL._SL160_Recently the Rolling Stone featured a review of the re-release of Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road,” noting it’s significance in the catalog of this prolific and excellent songwriter. “Copperhead Road” had been an important album for me in my past, and I pulled it out again, ripped it to the computer, and put it in the IPod.

I won’t give a full review other than to say that I am again amazed at how good an album this is. There really isn’t a bad song, and given that the project was released twenty years ago (can that really be true!) I am struck by how well both the music and the production hold up. This is a timeless album that should be a part of your collection.

You can download it from Amazon for $7.99. Click on the album cover if you are interested.