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It Just Works: Jott and Remember the Milk

Eric — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:14:10 +0000

Two new (still in beta) web services have become favorite parts of my digital life: Jott and Remember the Milk.

Remember the Milk is a nicely done personal to-do list application. I’ve been using it for about two months now and it’s become the official repository for all of my “honey-do” lists. Most [...]

It Just Works: Perforce As a Personal Backup Strategy

Eric — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:13:33 +0000

I’ve been working with computers for over thirty years now, and one thing I’ve learned from painful experience is never, ever trust your hard drive. It will let you down; the only question is when.

Whenever I create new data on a computer from e-mail to new photographs to web content, I always think about [...]

Persistence Pays Off: Treo and Mac Get Along — Mostly

Eric — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:57:02 +0000

Update from “Using a Treo 700p with a Mac: It’s Rough.”

It’s still not totally wonderful, but I have a new Treo 700p (now on Verizon instead of Sprint) and it’s mostly working now.

Things that have helped:

Being on Verizon instead of Sprint. I still drop connections occasionally, but it’s far less frequent [...]