Project Management & Repository

It's been _forever_ since I've posted on here -- so I'll start out with something quick and easy -- and at the same time, something that's changed my life for the better.

I manage a few projects at work -- most of which need the assistance of a project manager. The one that I've become accustomed to using has all of the features that I have come to rely on and appreciate. One word: Unfuddle.

Here's to posting more regularly!

ASN.1 Decoding Made Easy

Next time you need to ASN.1 decode something real quick, take a look at this ASN.1 JavaScript decoder

Simply fantastic.

Posting Code Snippets on Blogger

As you can see by my previous post, I figured out how to post code snippets on Blogger.com.

Thanks to this site: http://alexgorbatchev.com/SyntaxHighlighter

and to Google Sites for hosting the files: http://sites.google.com

Active Desktop of Slowness...or NOT!

I have always LOATHED Active Desktop in Windows. It always made the PCs so SLOOOOW!

But, I found another use for it today, and I have to say, I'm very impressed.

Check this out!

Keeping Up with Everything

For a long time I used Bloglines to keep up with my RSS feeds.

I attempted to switch to Google Reader, but found it frustrating because I was so used to Bloglines and because of a few "quirks" so I gave up.

After becoming frustrated again a few months ago, I switched to Google Reader and was able to see just how much more superior it is to Bloglines. Here's why:

1. Speeeeeeed! Bloglines updated maybe 1 time in 30 minutes. Which was good and bad, but mostly bad. Google Reader updates very often!
2. Easier to keep track of items of interest. With Bloglines, you would have to keep an item "as new", so it would show up every time you viewed the feed. With Google Reader, you can star items (like in Gmail) and it's much easier!

What do you think?

Don't Forget the Moo Juice!

I've been using Remember the Milk for a while now, and I've got to say, "it's fantastic!"

I have to be honest, I have put "milk" on there more than once, but I mostly use it for other items, especially ones that are recurring.

At first I thought I wouldn't use it because I really don't take advantage of alot of the functionality (like the ability to share my to-do lists with others, or email in items, or have things relate to locations, etc. I also thought I wouldn't like it much because I thought it would basically be a more complicated way of doing things that I could already do with Google Calendar.

As it turns out, it is extremely useful. Having the items on my Google Calendar would work, but there are a few things that I can't do:
1. I can't setup an item to recur based on the last time I did it. For example, if I need to water one of my plants every 3 days, and I miss by a day (sorry Mr. Plant), Google Calendar would have me water it again before 3 days, whereas RTM simply sets the next due date to be 3 days from the day I marked the item as "complete".
2. I have alot of things on my Google Calendar, none of which are items that I actually need to accomplish, they are simply things that I am doing that day, not necessarily items that I need to do.
3. With Google Calendar there is no way to create a to-do item without a due date. Also, RTM allows items to float. For example, if you assign a due date to an item and you miss it, it simply stays on your to-do list (bolded and underlined). With Google Calendar, the item would simply pass by and you would either be forced to move it to another date, or just forget about it.

I highly recommend you give it a go, as it's a fantastic utility, especially when you can utilize the Gmail addon or the mobile interface.