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The LiteSites get all flaunt-y

I don’t know what possessed me to discontinue the old LiteSites before the new ones were out of the design phase. Maybe I like having no answer to the question, “So can I see the new ones, at least?” Maybe I just have terrible timing. Whatever the case, there was an uproar. Well, not really an uproar. More like a, “Now what am I going to do for a website?” from a small but dedicated group.

If you are part of that group, this is for you. If you’re not part of that group, pretend that you are for the next 2 minutes, and we’ll all be happy. Let’s jump in, shall we?

Monde

The folks on the sneak peek list received the grand tour on Friday, and since then I’ve gotten several “I wish I was Katie Durham!” emails. That’s right, several. As in three. But really, I thought that was pretty amazing. And for the record, I wish I was Katie Durham, too. (Click on the images to see the full-size version.)

 

 

Summit

Leah and I collaborated on this one, so I decided to name it after her. She’s a rock-climber — Summit seemed appropriate. Also, Grayce and Christopher are the middle names or Leah’s two youngest siblings, which is kind of adorable. Just like this site.

 

 

Verbatim

Does this happy fella look familiar? Go ahead…I’ll give you a minute to put your glasses on. I just couldn’t bear to get rid of him, so he’s hanging out with the new LiteSites to show them the ropes.

 

 

Thanks for indulging me

I feel like the grandma who just unleashed her wallet full of baby pictures. Thank you for smiling and nodding appropriately…I’m glowing with pride over here. If you’d like to know more about LiteSites (or get your own), you know where to find me.

And just for you, the very first picture of my littlest one (taken yesterday!):

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My biggest online time-saver (Brought to you by a slippery primate)

You know what’s annoying? Looking at a page of images and then clicking the “next” button. Waiting for that page to load, and then clicking “next” again. Repeating the process 500 times.

My favoritey-est thing about using Firefox as my browser is that there are lots of useful add-ons you can enjoy. One of the best is Greasemonkey. Once you install Greasemonkey, you can install these nifty little things called userscripts. (If you’re super-nerdy, you can even build your own.) These little scripts can potentially awesome-ize your web experience in a bunch of cool ways.

For instance, since I’ve grabbed AutoPagerize, I no longer have to deal with clicking “next” a million times to find what I want. I just scroll and scroll and scroll to my heart’s content. The page automatically expands with new content to meet my ever-growing informational appetite. It works on Flickr, on Twitter, and on most other sites that require clicking “next,” “next,” “next next next next next….argggggh.”

Here’s the low-down:

  1. Install Greasemonkey
  2. Restart Firefox
  3. Install AutoPagerize
  4. Look for a little monkey head on the verrry bottom right hand corner of your browser
  5. Click on the monkey head to activate it if it’s greyed-out
  6. Go do a flickr search or look at your Twitter stream to see the script in action

See? You don’t even need to be a super-geek to figure it out. Productivity for all.

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Dream productivity tool

I read this article by the talented Toblerone the other day, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. What is my dream productivity tool?

I used to be a huge fan of David Allen’s Getting Things Done, but it turned me into a machine. I was getting things done, alright. I just wasn’t really living. It’s an EXCELLENT tool, but it really worked a little too well for me.

Now, I use the “Notes” function in my mail program (Mac’s Mail app, if you’re wondering.) I jot down ideas as they occur to me and pretty much go with the flow. For the past week I’ve been keeping myself on track with David Seah’s Printable CEO. I like how concrete it is. I get to score myself based on the importance of the things I’ve been giving my time to.

I also use the “To Do” function in my mail program. I give myself three things that I need to do each day, and that’s it. I make sure that they are each important things that are moving me toward my goals. It allows me to accomplish much while giving myself a lot of freedom and flexibility with my day.

But if I were to come up with a “dream” productivity tool, I guess it would be something that automatically reminded me of things I needed to do. Something that didn’t require constant maintenance. Something that I wouldn’t really need to think about much. Actually, I think a personal assistant would do the trick quite nicely. ;)

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