Google Office is a Reality

Yes, today I joined the ranks of millions and activated my Google Writely account. By doing so I now have my tri-fecta for an on line Office Suite.

1. GMail
2. Writley
3. Spreadsheets

I also use GCalendar (Google Calendar), and I hope that some time in the future there will be a direct sync to my Treo 700p.

Since I'm sure there are thousands of reviews of Writley on the net, I'll just tell you that there are three things that really jazz me over this product. One, it will read my Microsoft Word documents. Two it allows me to email my Writely account a Word document or other text to become a Writley document. Three its web based.

Go hereand sign up if you haven't already.

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Voice recording on a Treo

As I was driving around town this morning, I was fumbling trying to send myself reminder emails on my Palm Treo of things that were coming into my head. I know, trying to type on a Treo while driving, dumb; I thought the same thing. That's when it occurred to me; why don't you use the voice recorder instead as you keep telling others to do. Duh.

So I pressed the button on the side and started talking. Man, it's easier than sending email to yourself. I encourage you to stop sending email to yourself while driving. It can save a life.

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I’m not a pro blogger, yet

I knew I was not a "real" pro blogger, but I thought I would at least see how I rated according to the REAL ProBlogger. Here is how I scored;

Serious Amateur
You managed to score 16 points out of 40.
You might not be a full time blogger yet but you've got some promising Signs! Keep at it!

Want to know where you stand as a pro blogger? Try it here.

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Problogger group writing project - my favorites

After reading all the blogs, commenting on most, I think I have found what I would consider my favorite posts on the topic posed on Problogger.net. Here they are in no particular order.

Discovering More Time by Steve
Brand Your Blog From Day 1 by Eric
But Don’t Look Back in Anger by Jan
Kill Fifty Birds with One Stone by Curt
12 Things I would do if I had to start my Blog again by JohnTP

Here is the link to the entire list of participators.

I really enjoyed this little exercise, and learned a lot. Unitl next time.

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Great little hack for tracking time

I've been a long time reader of lifehacker.com. I download the occasional "daily download", use the todo.txt file, and have implemented several other tricks. But this one, the worklog.txt file, created and maintained by a simple script file and opened with CTL+ALT+L (for Windows OS), made this little hack my all time favorite. Why? The simplicity. I am at my PC a good amount of the day, and I am doing various tasks for various clients. This is going to be a great way for me to quickly start and stop tasks. Thanks Gina.

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