IBM Social Computing Guidelines

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Tasks

Over the years this has been a mighty bane in my life.



I've been on two time management courses, the last of which I remember proudly announcing that I kept the task list stable at 100 tasks using Microsoft Outlook and possibly an HP iPAQ since that was the only device I cud sync to the work network and use personally.

I think, even as I heard this, I wondered why this list cudn't be stabilised at 0 and in the background I set this challenge, the result of which is below :

In order for tasks to be completed, at some point they need to be transferred to a calendar thereby achieving 2 things :

A shorter list
A time for the task

And then later when the task appointment comes up 2 things can happen

The task gets moved
The task gets done

And then it seemed that the task list was of itself acting as a middle tool and if this was removed this cud achieve 2 things

Tasks straight to calendar
A time for the task

Achieving 2 things

Better time management
A sense of happiness.

Mum on iPhone3G running IOS4

Just wrote this note for Mum hoping she can hang on in there. Completely understand if she decides otherwise...

Hi Mum

I'm not sure which version of the iPhone u have.

I went to the Apple Store because my phone kept running the battery down every two hours and they said that I need to be more "resourceful" with the iPhone when not in use.

6 things can make a difference.

1.Turn 3G off
2.Turn wireless off
3.Turn Cellular data off
4.Turn Location Services off
5.Close down recently used apps.
6.Turn Bluetooth off (I don't use this and I'm not sure u do either)

If they are left on they are continually working in the background, syncing the iPhone to the cloud or doing whatever it is these iPhones do and cud be costing u money as well as running the power out of the phone.




When u want to use the iPhone, depending on what u want to do switch services back on again.

When not using the Internet (safari) or email switch off 3G, wireless, location services, Cellular Data

To do this :

7. Wifi : Settings, Wifi, On or off

8. 3G and Cellular Data : Settings, General, network ,

8.1. Enable 3G on or off

8.2 Cellular Data on or off.

(8.2 Is annoying because when u go to send a text message a box will keep coming up asking u to switch it on. Ignore this. The text msg still gets sent.)

9. Location Services : Settings, General, Location Settings on or off. (useful for google maps if u need directions/social networking like Google Buzz and Apps like National Rail). Switch back on only after 3G/wireless is on.

10. To turn recently used apps off double click the indented button at bottom ofi Phone and ur most recently used apps are displayed. Press and hold down on one of the apps until they start shaking and a little white cross on red background comes up. Touch the cross to close the app and keep doing this until all the apps have gone.




So if everything is off u can still take and receive calls and send and receive text messages although an annoying cellular data box comes up which u can ignore. (8.2)

When using the iPhone for anything other than as a phone switch things on which can help and then remember to switch them off.

Email and or Internet : if at home (or in a wireless area) switch on wireless (see 7 above). Remember to switch off when finished.

If elsewhere switch on 3G and cellular data - see 8, 8.1, 8.2

If u're r using an app which requires location services on then switch on location services (9 above)

Call me if I can help u further

A final alternative might be to reset the iPhone (back up 1st or write numbers down) to factory settings (apple store) and do not update the software further on this iPhone (back up phone first)

Or

Choose another mobile phone that better suits ur needs.

I truly hope this helps

rX





- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

2009 Digital Cleanse - ridlydidly

Well, what an interesting week! Just completed a digital cleanse over 8 days and this is what it entailed.

"Taking a week 4 a digital cleanse http://j.mp/OnlineCleanse "c u on the otherwise in 8 days" (via @ridlydidly)"

In actual fact this meant no social networking , including Twitter and Facebook. I responded to emails and tried not to initiate any and that's it.

The rest of the time I read (The Art of Happiness, Twilight, OM Magazine, Metro, the
Guardian, Evening Standard)

I listened to radio (BBC Radio Sussex, BBC World Service and BBC Radio 2 and 4)

I watched films ( The Good Shepherd, Edif Piaf)

I caught up with tv on demand c/o Virgin Plus

I coped with the snow, work and three cats

I commuted, worked, cooked, ate, cleaned, ironed, drank and slept

I shopped, reviewed finances, sorted paper filing, walked and cleared out books I will never read again

I had to text Mum only because this is a preferred means of communication for her (it's complicated)

I phoned a little more but not that much... I'm not that big on phone calls

So when all is said and done I can conclude that it's strange to be offline and if it has to be done it can be done and all that happens is that life is lived in a different way

It was the week the "Jonathon Ross leaving the BBC" hit and it's possible that had I been online I may have got the news slightly quicker but it was a working day so maybe not.

Sent from my iPhone

Managing Emails

For a long time I have pondered how to manage email and I think I am finally getting onto something.


All my emails are in the cloud for a start and I started with one email account through which everything was channelled.


I started to get work email and quickly discouraged anything other than work related email to pass through this account. Therefore when I left one work place I didn't have to transfer anything to another email account. I could simply leave the archive behind.


Then I started to subscribe to things on the web. There were so many suppliers wanting my email address that email account number one became the subscription account and I started email number 2.


Email address number 2 became my friends and family address and I never listed this anywhere and discouraged the round robins that get circulated between family and friends.


Fortunately as there is no requirement for me to have any work devices it became necessary to set up email address number 3 which I use for work related purposes when I do not have access to my real work email account.


Then I realised that it was probably a good idea to have an email address for cv related queries so this became email address number 4.


I have various blogs about one thing and another and for each there is a seperate email address.

I have set up various events for which I have created seperate email addresses.


I have various hobbies for which I set up various email accounts.


I have email accounts for Visitors, when I go out into the big wide world (ventures), diy, garden, sports, cats and people I look after.

And all this means I do little filing since all the relevant email subject matter is sent to the relevant account.


Recommended.

Managing Photos

@Euan "“contemplating, for the first time, whether renewing my Flickr Pro account is worth it. Been with them from the start.”"

"Wasn't looking for alternatives as Flickr is still the best at what it does. Just that with the conversation moving into Twitter I post photos there more often."

An interesting question.

I confess I do the same however I discount the photos posted there simply as being a part of the 140 conversation or whatever.

In terms of the real archive 4 posterity I turn 2 my regular repository which 4 me is Picasa and ignore the fact that I may have re-posted a photo elsewhere. Therefore the master copy and the one ... that counts; the 1 4 posterity, is in the master repository and if I am looking 4 a photo I will always go 2 Picasa regardless of where else I may have posted it.

Sensitive photos i.e. any photo with people I know in them, r never posted publicly anywhere and photos on blogs are always linked from the master repository with the requisite permissions in place.

Therefore if I am 2 answer ur question in terms of what I would do and if Flickr works 4 u - without hesitation - I would renew!

Information Management Ufot 2007

Considering

• Archiving paper
• Archiving emails
• Archiving electronic information
• Archiving leavers
• Archiving optical disks
• Archiving videos
• Retention
• Drive Capacity
• Resolving duplications on the drive
• Access and Permissions to the drives
• Retention periods and categories
• File Structure and data classifications
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Configuration Management
• Processes
• Naming Conventions - Documents, folders, Fusion 3, Emails
• Fusion 3 (www.cimage.com) Managing Risks and Information
• Document Types
• Functions
• Activities
• Visibility Groups
  
• Managing Change
• Managing Issues
• Communications Plan
• Escalation Process
• Information and Data Management Strategy
• Tender Opening - Hard and Soft Copies
• Outlook Distribution Lists
• Outlook Shared Mailboxes

Information Management Ufot

Entering this world of information....

I'm anticipating a very exciting journey! One that could keep me awake for hours and hours and hours just thinking about ways of managing information!

And what information!

All information!

Documents. Drawings. Emails. Photos. Discussion forums. Websites. Blogs. MetaData. Network drives. Virtual offices. Content Management. Electronic Document Management Systems. Electronic Document & Records Management Systems. Archives. Audio. Video. Film. Music. Correspondence. Business Area Documentation. Databases. WebLinks. Applications. Messenging. Forums. Books. Shoes.

If you want to help with this list, feel free.