Kapil’s Korner

It’s often seen that people spend too much time doing the most basic computing operations. Here is a list of some of my favourite tools which power my PC at work. Launchy Always a problem finding the right file? Look no further. Launchy has been the most useful piece of software to get me directly [...]

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Last weekend, the Bhatia family experienced a weekend without internet. Boop! nothing worked and we were offline except for a little help from the mobile GPRS connections. Which helped me tweet and update facebook. But that’s about it. And suddenly I felt stranded with nothing much to do, which sucks because I thought there has [...]

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If your work is recession hit and you’ve got some free time on hand, here’s something to help you spend that time effectively. Review your expenses Credit Card, Mobile Phone, Internet schemes can be reviewed. This could be a good time to move to the that budget friendly zero commitment scheme. Unsubscribe from newspapers/magazines you [...]

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Traveling by train, I  overheard 2 middle aged gentlemen talking. A: Do you know how many businesses does Anil Ambani run? … 19. And how many do we run? B: Not 19 for sure. A: Correct we barely manage to engage ourselves in 1 or 2 and call ourselves over-worked. And when new opportunities arise [...]

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Here’s a little tip which might help you search for contacts easily on your mobile phone. Most of us save contacts in this format: [Contact Name][Company Name] However there is a good possibility that a few months later you may remember the name of the company but not the contact’s name. Happens with me all [...]

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Although I haven’t got a chance to read David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) book I have been a follower from online resources and keep making notes of interesting and useful tips for better productivity. In recent meetings I have started marking my notes with little brackets like this: [ACTION], [THINK], [FUP], [PA] where FUP=Follow [...]

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Productive Talk Compilation: 8-episode podcast with GTD’s David Allen It’s about a year now I guess since I have been following David Allen’s Getting Things Done system. I haven’t read his book yet so when his interview by Merlin Mann of 43 folders popped up I was more than keen to see what’s in store. [...]

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I don’t know if this qualifies as a GTD (Getting Things Done) tool, but I would like to call it that because it makes things easy for me. I have always preferred to have a clutter-free desktop and this "Layered Desktop" not only does keep it neat but also a bit more focused and productive. [...]

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