Sojourn of the Mind

After some searching and looking at a few sites that I came up with a solution for my synchronization problem.

The solution is pretty simple and comes in the form of an online service called funambol. Funambol is a company that offers synchronization for carriers and corporate environments. They also have an open source product available that lets anyone setup their own funambol server.

Another option is the currently free service that funambol hosts. This service is available at the URL: my.funambol.com . Once an account is setup these will be options available to download the appropriate client for the phone device. On the site there are clients available for the BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Java, iPod, and Outlook. More clients are available at funambol forge, pretty much all the systems are covered here.

In the following posts I will try to describe how to setup certain functionality for synchronization between various systems.

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Today there has been an update to The Brain software. The beta software adds a lot of useful features that can directly translate to your productivity. You can read more about the features in the release notes which can be found here.

Some of the features that I like are as follows:

• Ability to import Word outlines.
• New way to copy pictures in to your notes gives me the ability to use the software for research.
• Better navigation and new view types.
• Expandability to the calendar.
• Keyboard commands can now be used and assigned to most of the menu items.
• Improved tags. Tags is the one feature that adds a whole dimension to The Brain software.
• And many, many more.

Take a look but please backup your brains as once opened you can not go back.

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Almost a year ago on my old block I reviewed an open sourced  software package from an Australian company Avente Pty Ltd. This software which is released under the Common Development and Distribution Licensethe perfect companion for implementing the Getting Things Done system without having to use on-line Software.

Thinking Rock now in version 2.2.1 follows the GTD system to a tee, making the transition from reading the book to implementing  the system hassle free. With the introduction of reporting and text export this software can get you to implement the system and keep it around with you on the road.

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