Author: Jeff
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Introducing Atypica
A while ago, I envisioned building a new* professional video production collective for commercial and non-commercial projects, both as a “creative outlet” for one of my long-standing passions, and as a way to build a specialized service offering that can act as a bridge between my own Montreal-based marketing agency and other collaborators or artists…
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Rebuild of EvanGTGelion: Getting Things GNOME 0.4 released!
We are very proud to be announcing today the 0.4 release of Getting Things GNOME (“GTG”), codenamed “You Are (Not) Done”. This much-awaited release is a major overhaul that brings together many updates and enhancements, including new features, a modernized user interface and updated underlying technology. Beyond what is featured in these summarized release notes…
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Revival of GTG, status update #2: git ready to test!
As a follow-up to my first global project situation update, I am happy to report great progress towards the successful revival of the GTG project. You can see that in this fancy-pants teaser trailer (featuring epic music, big explosions and special effects), or this short status update video that also includes the trailer in it:…
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Overhauling your Open Source project's "Developer Experience" and redefining the workflow
A collection of observations and insights about attracting contributors by improving the developer experience of your open source project, particularly if you don’t have the luxury of paid developers.
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2020: the fecal matter is colliding with the rotary oscillator
Many friends of mine, including a significant portion of GNOME contributors, are in the United States, and I’m personally worried they (or those around them) will face particularly deep trouble this year and beyond. It seems nobody dares talk openly about it, so what the heck, I’m sharing my concern here and getting it out…
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The Ultimate Free and Open Source conference explanation video
Have you ever wondered what the best community-oriented open source conference events look like? Ever wanted to attend one, but never dared to? Or need something to convince your boss to support you in attending as part of your work? For many veteran FLOSS contributors who are part of big established projects, it is easy…
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Revival of Getting Things GNOME: survey results and first status update
Ever since my previous blogging frenzy where I laid bare the secret to my productivity, formulated my typology of workers, and published a survey to evaluate the revival potential for Getting Things GNOME, I’m sure y’all have been dying to know what were the outcomes of that survey, and how the GTG project is doing.…
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Survey: making Getting Things GNOME sustainable as a productivity app for public good
Now that you’ve been introduced to the overall concept of Getting Things Done with the video in my previous blog post, let me show you the secret weapon of chaos warriors who want to follow that methodology with a digital tool they can truly own. Your secret weapon: “Getting Things GNOME” “Getting Things GNOME” is…
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The goldsmith and the chaos warrior: a typology of workers
As I’ve spent a number of years working for various organizations, big and small, with different types of collaborators and staffers, I’ve devised a simple typology of workers that can help explain the various levels of success, self-organization, productivity and stress of those workers, depending on whether there is a fit between their work type…
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A secret to productivity for busy individuals with chaotic contexts
Over the years, some people have asked me how I manage so many projects—short and long—without forgetting anything, without breaking promises and commitments, all while looking like a zen buddha. A few observers also remarked (often in mockery) that I tend to take a note of everything, that I document an outrageous amount of seemingly…