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The Pomodoro Technique, or how a tomato made me more productive

TUAW  Nov 28 09

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Odds and ends, iPhone

I've alluded to my search for personal organization a couple of times during 2009. While it's not something that I'm obsessing about, I now capture my major goals in Things, and that at least tells me what I'm supposed to be doing in terms of short and long-term goals. However, I found that sometimes I couldn't figure out how to organize a single day in my calendar, simply because I would jump around to all sorts of projects and never get even one of them accomplished. Back in August, fellow TUAW blogger Brett Terpstra started writing a post about The Pomodoro Technique[TM]. Full story...

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TUAW Talkcast tonight at 10pm Eastern

TUAW  just under two hours ago

Filed under: Podcasts

Our trademark talkcast goes on the air once again this evening at 10pm Eastern, and it's going to be a heck of a show.

Apple preps 2010 school field trips

TUAW  4 hours ago

Filed under: Education

Apple, through the Apple II, served as the gateway to computing for me; my third grade classroom had two Apple IIs neatly tucked away in metallic lock cases.

PhotoNest: your Twitter stream, in pictures

TUAW  5 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone

I just tried out PhotoNest, a cool new way to view just the images posted to your Twitter stream.

App Store payola, and what it means for the app ecosystem

TUAW  7 hours ago

Filed under: App Store

Earlier this week, Wired posted a story about what they call "App Store Payola" -- the practice of sites that solicit cash payments (or other compensation) in order to expedite or publish app reviews.

Apple leads the App Store race with 170,000 apps

TUAW  20 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone

Silicon Alley Insider has posted an interesting chart that shows the total number of apps available across various mobile platforms.

Sprint features iPhone in 4G ad

TUAW  20 hours ago

Filed under: iPhone

Sprint has released an ad that features the iPhone with its Overdrive 3G/4G Hotspot mobile router.

Educational institutions: Get your discounted iPad 10-pack

TUAW  22 hours ago

Filed under: iPad

MacRumors reports that Apple has begun offering iPad 10-packs to educational institutions at discounted rates.

20 zero-day security holes in Mac OS X to be revealed

TUAW  23 hours ago

Filed under: OS

Charles Miller, a computer security researcher who's worked with the NSA, is planning to reveal 20 zero-day security holes in Mac OS X at CanSecWest, a digital security conference, in Vancouver BC next week.

Coming soon: Lightsaber duels on the iPhone

TUAW  24 hours ago

Filed under: Gaming

Do you need a weapon that's not as clumsy or random as a blaster, or perhaps, an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Soon, there will be an app for that.



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