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GTD is Getting Things Done, David Allen's productivity book.

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Renaming Objects in RStudio context sensitive within entire Project

I have an issue when developing an R project using RStudio. I create an object, and then realise later, that I want to give it another name. I then have to manually change the name, which in larger projects is annoying and often results in errors,…
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Use bug tracker to get things done and manage personal tasks?

This is slightly off-topic, but can only be answered by programmers and is useful to many programmers: Do you think it is useful to use a bug tracking system to keep track of personal todo items and to Get Things Done? I have not tried that; in…
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Finding and removing orphaned web pages, images, and other related files

I am working on a number of websites with files dating back to 2000. These sites have grown organically over time resulting in large numbers of orphaned web pages, include files, images, CSS files, JavaScript files, etc... These orphaned files…
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A weekly review in org-mode

I'd like to generate an agenda view from org-mode which includes completed TODO items from the previous week. The following snippet seems like the prefered way to do it from reading the docs. However there are no items displayed in the agenda, only…
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Trying out Test-Driven Development

After reading this post I kinda felt in the same position as the guy who asked the question. I love technology and coming up with new ideas to solve real world problems just gets my neurons horny, but the other part of the equation - actually…
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Inbox Management (in Outlook)

I've gone back and forth between having an organized inbox and having an inbox with absolutely everything I've received in it. Would you recommend leaving everything in an inbox, or organize it? If you organize it, is there any method to your…
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org-capture and time clocking misbehaving

I am sure some of you may have gathered (from my recent barrage of questions) that I am setting up org-mode on emacs and walking through Brent Hansen's impressive org set up. He is a clocking fanatic, and I like a lot of the stuff he does to track…
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Are there any GTD apps that sync with any of the common bug tracking apps?

I'm trying to decide on a GTD app. Does anyone know of one that automatically syncs with Trac or, better yet, FogBugz? My suspicion is that none does. Which leaves me with writing a script that does it for me. Things stores its data in XML, but…
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Why use org-mobile-push/pull?

I have managed my todo-lists for some years with Emacs Org-mode and really like it. The files are kept in a WebDAV folder on a server to keep them synced. However, since I use more and more tablets and smartphones an app to access the files would…
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Recommend a note taking wiki-like "super" application

I need a note taking wiki-like "super" application. I'll start with a rundown of applications that I've already evaluated and/or used: Wikidpad Pros: fast switching between the edit and view modes; nice syntax (especially for pasting code…
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Work in several projects at the same time

I wonder who of you can work on several projects the same day, dedicating only a short piece of time for each one. Or if you are able to work in the same hour, on two or three or more projects at the same time. I have so many things to do, that I am…
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Composite pattern for GTD app

This is a continuation of one of my previous questions Here are my classes. #Project class class Project: def __init__(self, name, children=[]): self.name = name self.children = children #add object def add(self,…
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Python classes for simple GTD app

I'm trying to code a very rudimentary GTD app for myself, not only to get organized, but to get better at coding and get better at Python. I'm having a bit of trouble with the classes however. Here are the classes I have so far: class Project: …
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Get a view of scheduled tasks excluding some TODO states on Org Mode

Here are the todo states I use (on GNU Emacs 24.5.1): (setq org-todo-keywords '((type "TODO" "NEXT" "DONE" "STARTED" "WAITING" "FROZEN" "REFERENCE" "CANCELLED" "DELEGATED"))) I would like to create a custom view showing all the scheduled tasks for…
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Very simple application for managing a list of tasks and associating iCal events

I have a list of tasks in a plan text file and I would like to create some very simple mac application where I can assign each task to an iCal event with an associated date, and the possibility to change later that date or delete associated event.…
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