The Gtd Triumvirate: Nokia S60+ Vitalist + Twitter
Friday, March 13, 2009
The term triumvirate (from Latin, "of three men") is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals as cited in Wikipedia; in this case, the triumvirate is composed of our beloved Nokia S60 phone, Vitalist, and Twitter. Doing the Gtd should be silly simple and most importantly 100% reliable because if our systems are not reliable they will inevitably fail us in their purpose; what's their purpose, making our lives easier. We have all experienced this type of situation at some time in our work and personal lives; we're urgently looking for those "important" documents that are mission critical to the success of some project and we know we had the information somewhere but we you just can't seem to pinpoint the exact location of the papers(Gtd Filing System). So what happens next, you fail at that moment to comply with your boss's request, thus looking unorganized, inefficient, and not really putting the forth effort that you need. If we extrapolate further, we can make an argument that since we are human beings and its in our nature to only remember the negative things that happen to people, then come review time, you may suffer the inevitable consequence of leaving a sour taste in your boss's mind for all those moments you could have delivered but didn't and maybe getting passed over on a position or not getting the expected bonus, etc. Getting things done is a real and we as human beings get judged on everyday on our results and not our efforts, nobody remembers who lost the 1972 Super Bowl but we all remember the Dolphins. So how can we get a rock solid mobile system, easy, setup your own Gtd Triumvirate.
Vitalist , is a Web 2.0 to-do list manager that is based on tenets of 'Getting Things Done'. Vitalist has everything you want and no excesses, its interface is simply a joy to use, its maneuverability is unparalleled, and it simply just works. Vitalist is easy to setup and free to use but they do have several plans to choose from for those who require more power. I, myself, have a premium account which gives me access to unlimited categories, unlimited projects, unlimited contacts, and basically everything else.
Top Feautures
- It has a mobile site that is easily accessible through your favorite mobile browser ie. Web from Nokia S60, Opera Mini, and Skyfire
- It has ical support which makes it a breeze to import that calendar as 'read-only' into guess what, yes Google Calendar and of course other calendars that have ical integration.
- They have never been down or had any weird server issues ever as long as I've been using the service.
- They have a Twitter integration, guys and this rocks, I'll explain later.
- You can receive reminders for your next actions via email and sms as well as a daily digest.
- iGoogle gadget supports, very nice feature
As you can see this application is very capable of handling even the most demanding Gtders.
Twitter , the phenomenal micro-blogging client that has revolutionized the world from all things casual to even major news coverage is a vital part of this Gtd Triumvirate. The Twitter integration from Vitalist is an amazing and ground breaking option that not only augments Vitalist's usability but also give us an important way of feeding tasks(next actions) into our Vitalist Inbox. Since Twitter has a plethora of internet and mobile clients this integration creates a strong synergistic relationship with Vitalist. How does the Twitter option work ? simple, you simply input your Twitter id in the settings of Vitalist and that's it, you can start direct messages to "d vitalist" and all your tweets will magically appear in your Vitalist Inbox, isn't that cool. Some notable Twitter desktop clients are Twirl, Tweetdeck, and Twibble , the latter having an amazing Java mobile client as well, that is fully compatible with the S60 hardware. There is also Twim , another Java MIDP 2.0 application, from software developer Tommi Laukkanen that is also very solid in its integration and usability. In the end your personal preferences will guide you as to which client suits your needs but its great to know that we have tons of options when it comes to this Twitter integration with Vitalist. Another major player joining the Twitter mobile platform is the much anticipated release of MobileWay's Gravity , a native twitter s60 mobile client that will surely bring tons of functionality.
Nokia Web Browser
Through our s60 browser we can easily access Vitalist Mobile making it really convenient to check our next actions, someday maybe, and projects and as an added bonus you can also use Google Calendar Mobile to access your Google Calendar on the go, create a bookmark call it "Calendar" and map it to one of your soft keys and voila you have 1-click access to your calendar which works via edge, 3G, and wifi and boom you're always connected.
Bonus Power Gtd Setup
If you want to map your different "Google Calendar" calendars to your native s60 calendar you can use a GooSync premium account along with SBSH Calendar(previously called Papyrus) to color code your calendar; to be continued . . .
So have happy Gtding and don't forget we're always getting things done in some way, shape, or form so its important to have a nicely integrated system that will not fail us when we need it.
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