[Pauldotcom] Email Management

[Robin Wood]

2009/1/5 Dancing Dan <d4ncingd4n at gmail.com>:
> Robin,
>
> If you are using iTunes, there is an option to make it remember the position
> of the MP3.
> If I recall correctly, you go into the properties of the mp3 like you would
> to edit the id3 tag information,
> it is on the options tab along with the equalizer settings, etc.

I'm an mplayer on linux user unfortunately.

I should have know that it wasn't alone in wanting such a feature.

Robin

>
> Bart
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Karl Schuttler <karl.schuttler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Robin,
>>
>> That feature is in RockBox, known as a bookmark. Not exactly a desktop
>> app, but I thought it fits the criteria of 'open source media player'.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Robin Wood <dninja at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Something I'd love to see for mp3s is the ability for them to hold a
>> > bookmark. I hate getting partially into a podcast on my pc then coming
>> > back to it the next day and having to remember where I left off. If I
>> > could bookmark where I was in the track I could come back whenever I
>> > wanted and be straight back to where I was. It has to be possible to
>> > use a tag to record the current position when a track is stopped then
>> > restore to there when starting again.
>> >
>> > I bumped into a top boss from the ipod team after my first shmoocon -
>> > amazing how you get talking to in restraunts - and suggested it to
>> > him. He mustn't have liked it as it hasn't made it in as a feature
>> > yet.
>> >
>> > Any open source media player developers reading this and fancy a
>> > challenge?
>> >
>> > Robin
>> >
>> > 2009/1/5 Raffi Jamgotchian <raffi at flossyourmind.com>:
>> >> wtih emails I check right away and delete or move anything.  I started
>> >> working with filters to autotag stuff, but very early on. I also have
>> >> too many email accounts.  work (consulting), soccer (I'm the town
>> >> commissioner), blogging site/social networking, and personal.  I plan
>> >> on combining some so that will help the number of boxes I need to
>> >> check.
>> >>
>> >> As for podcasts, I too have a long commute and while I'm on a job site
>> >> and not interacting with clients I have my headphones in.  For Blogs,
>> >> I use NewsGator and NetNewswire which also syncs with my iphone. I'll
>> >> browse through blogs at random times, but lately I've fallen behind.
>> >> I started eliminating blogs and combining others using Yahoo pipes.  I
>> >> allow certain blogs to come through unfiltered like the security
>> >> related ones.
>> >>
>> >> Anyway. You have to find a way that works with your schedule and work
>> >> habits. Don't use an ISP email address. Get your own domain and/or use
>> >> one of the internet services like gmail and yahoo.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Jan 5, 2009, at 11:43 AM, John H. Sawyer wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hey Brian,
>> >>>
>> >>> Congrats on your recent graduation.
>> >>>
>> >>>> So do you have any tips to get the information out while still
>> >>>> having time to do your job?
>> >>>
>> >>> E-mail: I try to stick to the Inbox Zero method but it is easy to get
>> >>> bogged down. http://www.43folders.com/izero  I also do a lot of
>> >>> server-
>> >>> side filtering so the e-mails go into the proper buckets that I can
>> >>> review based on their importance.
>> >>>
>> >>>> As a follow up, how do you manage your time to keep up with news and
>> >>>> podcasts?
>> >>>
>> >>> News: I subscribe to all the blogs/news that I read in Google Reader.
>> >>> From there, I sync my Google account with Byline on my iPod Touch
>> >>> that caches everything for me to read offline when I'm doing
>> >>> everything from riding the bus to feeding one of my infant twins. I
>> >>> can star the items that I want to review further and do that on my
>> >>> laptop later on.
>> >>>
>> >>> Podcasts: iPod Touch comes into play here, again. I sync up and listen
>> >>> when I'm cooking, riding the bus, walking around campus, waiting for a
>> >>> meeting, etc.
>> >>>
>> >>> Hope that helps. Good luck,
>> >>>
>> >>> -jhs
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