Getting Things Done via Google Desktop Search

This morning I had the pleasure of interviewing Bob Walsh of Safari Software for an upcoming edition of THE PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY SHOW. Bob recently wrote a two-part post where he said:

If you’re not already using Google’s new Desktop Search (Beta 2) released a couple of weeks ago as part of your Getting Things Done process, you are missing out on a seriously useful tool that costs nothing.

I hadn't bothered to install this version of GDS until I spoke with Bob. Now I'm running it and I'm really getting into it. This can be a real productivity tool if you use it the way Bob's recommending. The sidebar feature (see below) makes it a step ahead of MSN Desktop Search in my opinion. So, once again, I've had to CHURN BABY CHURN. I keep switching from Google to MSN to Google to... 

 

So far I haven't experienced the CPU problems with GDS that Toni's had.

 

I also downloaded Bob's own MasterList Professional task management software and I'm pretty excited about it as well. I'll have to get him back on the show in the near future to explain it in more detail. I love the way it synchs with Outlook's own Tasks and Calendar, so I can get the added feature set of MLP, but keep my Pocket PC synched as well. 

 

By the way, I've got a new blogging tool as well. Something I discovered as a result of a comment Tris Hussey made on JK's blog. It's called Qumana. This is my first post with it and so far I'm pretty impressed.

 

 

Comments

[Tris Hussey]

Hey Cameron,

Thanks for giving Q a try. Let me know if you have any feedback. And ping me if you're interested in trying the latest beta.

-T