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Jan Michael Alonzo  //  Programmer, hobbyist and technologist. Interested in GTD, cool new shiny things and productivity/efficiency tools; always looking for new challenges and opportunities.

Mar 5 / 1:35pm

Evernote or Google Docs

This morning I started to do a brain dump in Evernote rather than Google Docs, which is what I normally used. Google Docs is my preferred application for note-taking, brain dumps, and more recently, for general-purpose document archiving (I still use Dropbox for personal stuff).

But this morning was different. I asked myself why did I do it in Evernote rather than Docs? The first thing that came to my mind is that I don't need another tab in my browser window. I already have 30+ tabs in it and it's getting difficult to get to a manageable state.

Secondly, I realized that using/writing in Evernote's desktop app just feels more comfy and I feel more focused. Being in a browser with Docs also make me watch the keys I press. I frequently press Ctrl-Q which kills my browser (Chrome) and I had to reload all 30+ tabs to restart again. Productivity kill. With Evernote, it's just one app and it wouldn't take too long to restart it.

Perhaps, I'll try to work on my use-cases for Evernote more. My last post gave me insights on what I'm doing wrong with EN and what I should be doing in it. 

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Feb 25 / 12:33am

I signed up for Evernote so I can "bookmark" worthwhile stuff from the web, or take notes. But after a few days, it's starting to become a black hole. I'm curious how other people are using Evernote.

Why I signed-up for using Evernote.
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Jan 23 / 12:02am

preparing dinner (and testing post.ly)

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Dec 3 / 9:33pm

PyWebKitGtk - development status

PyWebKitGtk's development has gone to a halt recently. This is mainly due to timing constraints and partly due to me unable build an introspected WebKitGtk. For this dev cycle, I've been planning to move the bindings into using GObject introspection. This will always be the future but as to when it's gonna happen, it's not clear yet. If you're willing to help or kickstart the process, please drop an email to the mailing list or raise a bug into our bug tracker.

Cheers.
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Nov 18 / 12:55pm

View from my new place

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Oct 3 / 7:44pm

Distraction?

This makeshift setup saves me from looking sideways which may injure my neck. But it also adds distraction straight into my face.

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Sep 22 / 2:13pm

Dust storm

An extraordinary day in Sydney. Woke up to and experienced, for the first time, a dust storm engulfing Sydney.

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Sep 5 / 8:24pm

Weekend DVDs

Watchmen was awesome! Just about to start Heroes S3.
 

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Sep 2 / 2:26pm

Backup Disk

I decided I'm going to start working on the mac more often, particularly for non-linuxy things. Hence I bought this backup disk for Time Machine (How come Linux doesn't have one like it? And why is backup a b*tch in Linux?). Now I just need to figure out the backup plan for this disk.

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Sep 1 / 2:35pm

Why I tend to ignore the MSI Wind

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