A friend told me you use Things to run your GTD process…

How do you keep from being overwhelmed by all the projects down the side. (I'm using Omnifocus right now because it can do sub-projects which keeps the sidebar a little less cluttered).

How do you make Things work when you must have heaps of projects going on at the same time?

Treepad as a Personal Information Manager.
Basic, easy in use, adjustable.

Finally, I stopped paying for MS Office and
started using Open Office, which is a very good
software. The files are exchangable with MS Office
and also has a lot of apps/extentions to customise
or add functionality.

The 3 Win7 features are:
Universal Search – Hit the Windows Key, start typing anything (programs, documents, contacts) and they just show up. It "learns" your preferences too, so I usually am 1-2 letters in before it knows exactly what app I want to launch. Replaced any HotKey stuff I used to use.

Jump List – Right from the Launch Bar, just right click any program and the most common actions are right there. I also "pin" documents, playlists, etcs that I want there so they're 1-click away.

Snipping Tool – I think Mac has something similar, but highlighting anything on my screen and being able to click 1 button to share it with a contact, save it, or paste in into a document is great.

Fluid.app – for creating applications from webpages (like NirvanaHQ, and such)

Jing – A better alternative to Skitch. Does video and can upload to your own server.

Text Expander – Alternative to Typinator

Google Voice – Amazing. You can opt to use Google voice to handle voicemail for your non-GoogleVoice number now. Very cool.

Google Quick Search Box – Kind of like Launchy, but better :)

Have you tried Xobni for Outlook – it is by far the best extension I have used for Outlook – the design and colours need help tho :D

One could make up a whole new language just from people's typos. If I compiled a typo dictionary, would Nelson be interested in publishing it?

Copes? Never heard that one for copy. I am obsessed with language, but not being a native speaker, I sometimes have trouble distinguishing real words and slang from typos. Which is it?

The 1Password app sounds great. My passwords are driving me crazy. Unfortunately, I have a Windows machine.

Typinator? I'm looking for Thoughtinator, a program which would automatically transcribe my thoughts into eloquent language on the screen.

Each of these apps (save Paperless) syncs with a compliment iPhone app so I am never without my most important productivity tools.

I just discovered Mac Sensei, Don McAllister’s, tutorial for this week atScreenCastsOnline is on 1Passwordv3! I just watched it and at the end of the tutorial Don provides a link for 25% off a first time purchase!

The video is incredibly detailed and FREE to watch.

We are on a tight budget and I’ve wanted to purchase this for a couple years, Don’s discount allowed me to save $9.99 off my purchase (my mother’s day gift)!

The offer expires June 30, 2010.

I love reading your blog!

I LOVE Scrivener! Love it, love it! It’s a fabulous program for writers. I can write in scenes and drag and drop them in a new location in the book. I can have all my character outlines and research in one place. It’s indispensable for me now.

thanks for sharing these, i think they say something about you… you’re truly hot-wired by God for productivity! i’m linking my mouse, and my Apple products too.

Google Apps (Chrome & Mailplane – Mac Only)
Dropbox – best sync utility period.
Office 2010 (via VMware Fusion on Mac)
Adobe CS4
Evernote
1Password (just installed the Windows Beta)
Quickbooks 2010 (via VMware Fusion on Mac, syncing with Dropbox)
BackBlaze – web-based backup service
Nirvana – Web-based GTD task manager
Harvest – Time Tracking and Invoicing

On a side note, I managed to preview Office 2011 for Mac. For the most part its seems like an upgrade over the past version. Outlook was a disappointment as it was supposed to be completely overhauled. Still lacking a lot of the features of the Windows version. Hopefully that will improve before its released.

I purchased my first macbook pro three years ago, after my friends and brothers raved about theirs. However I was so PC ingrained I quickly became frustrated not knowing how to operate it. My brothers would tell me ‘you’ll figure it out, it’s very intuitive’. For me I could not get passed the windows frame of mind, many times I felt like tossing mine out in the trash.

One night while searching google to learn how to put my signature in my email, I came across Don McAllister’s SCO site. He and his screencasts were my saving grace! Finally after 10 months of beating my head against the wall I found a teacher, who could really explain things with clarity and excellent video.

Because of Don I’ve learned how right my friends were, concerning the mac operating system. I now love my mac and eventually will switch my entire family to mac.

A nice bonus is Don’s accent, you’ll love listening to him. A membership is really affordable too! He has lessons on how to use each of the software tools Michael can’t live without. I should mention if you don’t want to purchase a membership you can sign up for his free screencasts, while not as detailed they will help you get up and running.

It allows you to customize all the buttons on the mouse individually for each application. Couldn’t live without it.

Typinator works across all apps.

Ben