Friday Blog Roundup - June 27
I hope each of you is having a good week! I’ve not had a lot of time for writing or reading these past seven days but found some good posts to share with you…
This week, Nelson Searcy tipped me off about a great online voicemail service you can use to more efficiently keep track of your phone messages. You Mail is a service which allows you to customize your voicemail message by phone number (Yes, I can now leave a special message just to my wife if she calls while others get the “standard” recording) and it also tracks your incoming messages for you. With a simple “inbox”, you can save certain voicemails, forward others (to an associate perhaps), and archive others for whatever reason (project management or even the dreaded “threats” you might need for court documentation.) There are many benefits to this service and already, after just a few days, I can’t believe how easy and more efficiently it manages my messages. With a click of a mouse, I can remove all the “clutter” messages (i.e. telemarketers, etc..) while listening only to those I really need to. There are many more features than I can tell you about and I’m still learning how to tweak my account but by far, this is a cool site. Thanks for letting me know about it Nelson!
For more on the “Video Sermon” front; pastor, author, blogger, and college professor Michael Quicke has written his response to this issue. He even quotes my blog in making his points. For those wanting another well-reasoned viewpoint on the issue, check out Michael’s blog.
Are you still trying to get organized nearly 6 months after making a new year’s resolution to do so? Sometimes, with so much information out there, it’s hard to just DO IT. Thursday Bram at lifehack.org has written a post about finding “One System to Rule Them All”. Check it out if you have time this weekend.
On that note, I’ve had a few of you email me regarding my post on the “GTD+R” system I highlighted this week. Glad to see some of you still like paper like I do. Even in the midst of all the gadgets I use, this paper based system is most efficient for my life. The post even got some publicity back in Japan where it’s based. If you haven’t already downloaded the system from the site mentioned in my post, try it out. See if it doesn’t work for you too.
…And finally….
Here’s a great story, again from the folks at lifehack.org, from the country of Australia. “The Shrinking Family” chronicles one man’s efforts to help an overweight family to lose weight. The incredible diet plan that led to their success is shared here (said with a smile on my face). Time to get moving again!
There you have it. Some sites to visit over the next few days. I hope you enjoy the reading. Have a great weekend!
