The Resident Geek: Tech Advice for Your Time, Tasks & Toys

Sometimes I’m asked to disclose my sources. Like, where does that high-tech insight come from? How do I troubleshoot all the nuances of all that GTD software?

While some geeks like to let everyone think they’re a lot smarter than they really are, that’s not me. Ask away.

Here are three quick tips to put you on the path to ultimate geekhood:

It’s been several months since our last post, and you’re probably wondering what happened to the Resident Geek. He served up several piping hot portions of GTD product reviews for you, and then, as mysteriously as he came, he vanished! Right? Not to worry. There are big things in store. Click here to read more about what happened to the Geek, and find out what’s to become of his blog.

Sometimes the typical time and task software just doesn’t cut it. In the business world, large and small businesses alike use a breed of software called CRM (Customer Relationship Management), which makes it easier to reach out to your customers and manage sales. Not surprisingly, this involves tasks, appointments and the like. There is a massive pool of CRM software to choose from. Some are well worth the time and money, but many do not even support GTD or TRO. When your main workflow is sales, this is a big deal. Since CRM is huge need for many of our customers, we started searching.

It’s hard to work in the GTD (Getting Things Done) world and not at least HEAR of “Remember The Milk”. As one of the leading Web/GTD software products available, Remember the Milk (RTM) has an unrestrained community spanning the globe. Applications for RTM include the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, and all major operating systems. Before examining RTM, I had three questions in my mind: What makes it so popular? How well does it support GTD and TRO (Total, Relaxed Organization)? What does “Remember the Milk” mean? Although I never did find out why they call it “Remember the Milk”, I did find the answer to my other two questions. So, after being subjected to a slew of tests, configurations and enduring a great deal of poking and prodding, RTM has now been officially reviewed by The Resident Geek.