Geek In the Stacks

After a long hiatus, I’m getting back into the blogging game for what seems is the umpteenth time.  I have a slew of ideas queued up, which I hope to publish over the next couple of weeks. Much of what I’m writing about is my personal use of technology and initiatives I’m working on at work.

I’ve decided to do this for a few reasons:

1. I enjoy writing.
2. That being said, I hope to improve my writing skills.
3. I believe I can provide useful information to others.
4. I hope to build connections with others in the library and IT industry.

I don’t profess to be an expert, and much of what I’m writing about is gathered from other sources.  However, I think many people will find the information here useful.  

Please leave comments and/or reach out to me!  As I stated, I want to connect with more people…including you!

Slides from my recent BI presentation at the OLC chapter conferences. 

Using Your Data In Ways You Never Thought Possible  

Like many aspiring productivity junkies, I’ve used a litany of apps billing themselves as THE ultimate to task management app.  I’ve pretty much used all the biggies: OmniFocus, Things, ToodleDo, and most recently Wunderlist.  Each is about 80% of what I look for in a task app, but each has significant flaws in my workflow which I can’t overcome.  

Things is the one I’ve used the most. I like the “Mac-like” interface and drop dead simple task entry.  However, the lack of a solid cloud syncing solution cripples it for my use. While I respect OmniFocus, I don’t have the time to really make it sing.  Wunderlist in time may be a great product, but it’s still very rough under the hood. 

Enter the no-frills TaskPaper from Hog Bay Software, which has a growing cult-like following productivity app world.  I was intrigued when in an almost mocking way, the developers say, If TaskPaper isn’t for you then try out OmniFocus or Things for a different approach. 

Challenge accepted…

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