It's worth pointing out that while Bhuvana Sundaramoorthy "has a list," it is an excerpt from the book "The Accelerated Job Search" by Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D, published by The Management Advantage, Inc.

with POP access, you're only ever as far away as your offline client, plus the email remains accessible on the gmail servers... or are you lamenting your gtd system being offline?

Neat idea, but I don't know if my speakers or headphones are able to reproduce that range. I stopped hearing the pitch after 16,000 on the Creative speakers, but was only able to hear up to 15,000 on the Logitech headphones. Makes me wonder if the hardware topped out somewhere...

Hey Wendy, those who've already given up their tv should get a better option than "Other..."!

FolderShare is a fantastic way to securely share files between machines—plus, it's free.

As Martin Lawrence used to say, "Damn, Geeenah!"

@Gina: Thanks!

Argh, wish I could edit comments. Here's a properly formatted URL.

Ahh Greasemonkey... Good for <a href="tweaking layouts and so many things—productivity not always one of them!

I'm happy using PStart to provide easy access to my portable apps. PStart has a feature that creates the autorun inf for you, and you can set PStart to run apps at launch rather than use a BAT file. I even have PStart mount a TrueCrypt partition at launch, so I can easily access my secure data.

Change is hard. I'm still not sure if I prefer the Flickr gamma redesign yet, nor am I quite use to it.

Blogger may not be "standalone" software, but it is arguably "non-hosted" as you can opt to host your Blogger blog on your own domain. For people who don't want to maintain their own software with updates and patches, it is an attractive option.

On XP:

Try using Audacity (use the "What U hear" as input) with Skype (providing free USA/Canada calls until the end of 2006).

Mailinator is awesome, and the guy who started it is pretty funny too (see the FAQ). In addition to Freezen's excellent points, they provide an RSS feed, so if you're waiting for something to arrive, you can check without hitting the website.

@Richard: All modern OS'es have built in support for Dvorak. It's just a matter of turning it on.

I've been using CutePDF Writer (free, not opensource) for printing. Would love to know if anyone has compared the three apps mentioned so far.

If you are learning to type, you should really learn the Dvorak layout. You'll be able to type faster, and your hands will thank you for reducing repetitive stress. Plus, it's way cool.

argh, those line breaks showed up in preview...

1. Find a backup buddy