tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50946787790517110362012-02-16T20:01:01.302-05:00A workaholic guy.. his motivation and passion in life, and other random things that go on..guyworkaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271743702612389888noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094678779051711036.post-37832366238656800962008-07-25T16:23:00.004-04:002008-07-25T16:41:45.174-04:00I was reading this article today (<a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/back-to-basics-your-calendar.html">here</a>) about the different types of calendars available for use, and how different people use them, back them up, etc. To summarize, three different types per the article:<br /><ul><li>Paper based calendars</li><li>Electronic calendars (on your computer - outlook, etc.)</li><li>Online calendars</li><li>(and a task list, which could possible be categorized the same way again)<br /></li></ul>At the end of the article, the author asks about what people use and how they back it up and synchronize things, etc... So, I got to really think about it and the different things I use. Here are the electronics I have and use on a regular basis:<br /><ul><li>Work laptop</li><li>Home laptop #1 (at home)<br /></li><li>Home laptop #2 (with my girlfriend currently located in a different city)<br /></li><li>Apple iPhone</li><li>Nokia N82</li><li>Blackberry Pearl</li><li>(Google Calendar - not really electronics..but still)<br /></li></ul>So, it got me thinking.. how exactly do I put all of this together... well, here it is:<br /><br />All the laptops sync together in two ways:<br /><ol><li>Mobileme</li><li>Backup/sync hard drive big enough to hold all of this data and sync it all as well</li></ol>Now come the phones:<br /><ol><li>iPhone synced to laptop #1 and mobile me</li><li>Gcal to sync laptop #1 and laptop #2 to gcal</li><li>mobileme syncs all laptops (including the work laptop) and the iPhone<br /></li><li>Blackberry pearl used for local backup of contacts and calendars</li><li>iPhone and N82 sync'd through laptop #1</li><li>N82 also backed up on laptop #2 and work laptop</li></ol>So, with all of this, the only thing missing for me is syncing google contacts to my local contacts (and possibly facebook/linkedin). So, you are probably thinking.. this guy is a nutcase.. he does all of this just to keep his stuff together (well, one thing I forgot to mention - the N82 and iPhone are ALWAYS on me).<br /><br />So, how does all of this happen? Do I sit and sync it one-by-one... obviously not! I have it set up such that if I connect my phones to my computer, everything starts synchronizing automatically, and its setup to do so only between 1 and 4AM. Thus, every morning, all of this is synced. The last part of this is that if I need to change anything in my calendar, its typically done on google calendar .. this way, I can access it on all my devices until everything is sync'd.<br /><br />Now, the last part - my task list .. I am still struggling with this... not sure how to handle this .. so here are my issues:<br /><ul><li>iPhone has a task list application (downloadable) but needs to be sync'd with its own web server (completely isolated)</li><li>N82 syncs with Outlook, BB Pearl (through Outloook) &amp; mobileme - this is good.. but still cant get my tasks on the iPhone or on google calendar (or gmail for that matter)</li></ul>So, for a while, I started using <a href="http://www.todoist.com">todoist</a>. It worked well because I could add tasks on the move, etc... but then, I gave up.. It involved me going to a website, logging in (every time), and then going through menus, etc. This was too much of a pain. So, now, it has become something very simple - I write an email to myself with the task list and save it in my drafts folder on gmail, and now, I can access it from gmail, iphone, n82 and all my laptops. This seems to have worked the best so far.<br /><br />Hit me up on the comments and let me know what you guys use and if you have anything as complex as this.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5094678779051711036-3783236623865680096?l=guyworkaholic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>guyworkaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271743702612389888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094678779051711036.post-8835489494933413892008-07-24T15:32:00.004-04:002008-07-24T15:40:38.837-04:00I am currently at work, and its nearly time to leave. The reason for leaving early today is that I have a car servicing appointment in about 30 minutes, and I have to be there on team. Its the big one nonetheless - 45,000 miles. It should go smoothly, and then, I plan to play some sports.<br /><br />One of the wierd things today was that I could not focus on work, and this is rather unusual. Normally, I am very focused, and it was rather interesting to see how I spent my day doing almost nothing. The day was spent today chatting with friends online, and correcting another's gtalk status message (incorrect english).. she was a good sport about it .. changed it too :) very sweet indeed!<br /><br />So, I am trying to figure out what to post here.. I guess I wont think about it too much but instead just post things, and see how it goes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5094678779051711036-883548949493341389?l=guyworkaholic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>guyworkaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271743702612389888noreply@blogger.com0