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TROG Bar (Windows, Outlook)
GTD-friendly sidebar, automatic task prioritization, easy email processing. Direct Outlook integration. Click here.
TROG Bar Comments
- “Let me add myself to the chorus of kudos for Priacta and TRO... The TRO
approach along with the TROG Bar makes improved productivity
a reality.... And while I am only on day 4 of the 21 day
coaching program, I have reached an empty inbox on both my desk and email.”
—Dusty - “Makes it easy to manage my tasks.... I'm addicted.... Prioritizes your
tasks FOR you and is actually right ... slightly creepy, way cool.”
—TechySavvy - “I am really enjoying the TROG Bar. Wonderfully executed. This tool makes really makes Outlook sing!”
—Bob Ewing Red Ball Oxygen - “Excellent task manager, well integrated in Outlook.... Backed up by a solid time management system and training that really changed my personal productivity.”
—schottyd on Download.com - ““TrogBar is FANTASTIC“”
—JmPages - “Developed serious case of Mac-only OmniFocus envy at #mindcamp, so
hunted down Windows alternative. Evaluating TROG http://www.priacta.com/trog/
and in love with its Outlook integration and overall amazing usability so far.”
—Dennis E. Hamilton - “Cool!...Trog rocks.”
—Daniel Himel - “I first came across Priacta when I downloaded their Trog Bar.
I soon found it to be a small but mighty tool which significantly simplified my GTD implementation
within Outlook... If you've struggled with using Outlook for GTD, download the TROG bar
and give it a whirl.”
—Craig Kennedy - “I LOVE the Trog Bar - it is truly the easiest way to record and organize “mind clutter.””
—Wendy Giblin - “I recently bought an license of Trog Bar, and find your approach extremely well balanced...
I was very happy to find your product and now I'm sticking with it for sure....
I think it would be very good to let the ADHD minds out there know about the existence of your
System and Software itself.”
—Patrick Jankun - “Yesterday I purchased your Online Training option. I am delighted with the product and have found it, and the TROG Bar, really excellent.”
—David Border, ADAS UK - “... my favorite to-do list manager ...”
—Ian "Gizmo" Richards, windowssecrets.com - “My most important app...Trog Bar has become one of those indispensable tools
you use all the time, and made even more valuable by implementing the TRO
methodology as well.”
—spromisel - “Thanks to the Trog Bar, things have improved for me more dramatically in the last two weeks than in the past three years.”
—Steve Promisel - “...Trog Bar has earned a permanent place in my productivity tool set. I lean on it heavily and handle a lot more because of it. I'd be lost and buried in emails and tasks without it.”
—nkbh - “So far I am LOVING Trog Bar and the TRO system! Passed the information on to two
of my coworkers, and they are going to do it as well...I have seen a vast improvement
in my stress level and productivity. Thanks for a great system!”
—Sarah Kirchner
Total, Relaxed Organization
Custom Online Training
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Cool Timesaving Tools and Services
Recommended by Priacta Time Management Coaches
The right tool at the right time saves you hours a day and eliminates a ton of stress. But choosing the right tool is a nightmare. Save yourself the aggravation. Priacta recommends the following tools and services. We've done comparisons, we use them ourselves, and our coaches train with them. (Note: Priacta is an affiliate partner for some of the solutions on this page. We're very picky who we recommend, however, since we have to support these services for our clients.)
Office Supplies and Hardware at Amazon.com
Software That Saves You Time (and Money)
Services That Make You More Productive
- Smart Synchronization Options
- Hosted Exchange Server
- Free Outlook 2007 or Entourage 2008 with Hosted Exchange
- MyFax
Special Options for TROers and Trog Bar Users
Legal Notices
Office Supplies and Hardware at Amazon.com
Coach-Recommended Office Supplies, Hardware, and More at Amazon.com
Our Amazon.com aStore contains a short but growing list of scanners, hard-to-find office supplies, and software we use and recommend. Look here for those color plastic project folders we use in TRO training, and a whole lot more.
Shopping via Amazon.com itself is a great way to save time. Choose your stuff online, and it gets delivered to your doorstep. No driving or window-shopping.
Software That Saves You Time (and Money)
Mozy Remote Backup (Free, Home, and Professional)
Mozy backup gives you the peace of mind that only comes with knowing that your information is safe. Mozy offers intelligent, automatic, unlimited backups for a modest monthly fee. It keeps past versions of each file online and fully secure for 30 days, so recovering from your mistakes is a breeze. Options are available for home and corporate users, and there's even a FREE backup service for up to 2 GB of data for home users, though you'll probably need more space if you use Outlook. We use and love Mozy Pro for its ability to back up SQL server databases and monitor backup status across your entire company.
Google Desktop
Google Desktop allows you to search your computer in much the same way you search the internet—easily, quickly, and conveniently. Google Desktop is completely free and helps keep all the files on your computer within easy reach of your fingertips. Click on the Google logo to download and install this wonderful tool.
Microsoft Image Resizer
Emailing typical photo files can clog your Inbox.
That's where Microsoft's free Image Resizer
Power Toy comes in handy. Download and install it now to make email-friendly
images in seconds. (It's also great for resizing your images before posting in our TRO training forum.)
Services That Make You More Productive
Smart, Effortless Synchronization
and Free Outlook 2007 or Entourage 2008
with Hosted Exchange Server and Blackberry Enterprise Server
(Coaches' note: Manual syncing, sooner or later, is going to corrupt your data. We've never seen an exception to that rule. To avoid that problem you need robust, automatic syncing that pretty much always works. Years ago, that required expensive dedicated servers, but now it's cheap and available for anybody. Here is the solution we like best for individuals and companies alike.)
Hosted Exchange Server or Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) will keep all your tasks in sync across all your devices, all the time, automatically. No manual syncing is required thanks to ultra-reliable direct push technology. A good hosted service should give you no-hassle, on-the-go access to your tasks, email, calendar, and contacts, for all your PDAs, laptops, and desktops. This kind of service also includes Web access for your email Inbox and calendar anywhere, anytime. The service almost always includes free Outlook 2007 or Entourage 2008 as well.
Hosted Exchange is affordable now—around $10/month per person. For your hosted Exchange/BES provider, we use and recommend our partners at 123Together. Rated #1 four years in row, 123Together has good, free phone support, easy setup, and a decent range of options. Corporate solutions for advanced mail archival and retention compliance are available too.
Hosted CRM with Full Outlook Integration
A good CRM system (customer relationship management, or sales lead tracking) is invaluable if your have leads and clients. If you use GTD (or the advanced GTD++ principle-based approach of Total, Relaxed Organization) you also want your CRM and Outlook task lists to connect seamlessly. Now you can do it all. This Enterprise-grade CRM solution from Microsoft works without buying expensive servers and software. Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM from 123Together is affordable and works brilliantly with their inexpensive, reliable hosted Exchange services. 123Together has been rated #1 over and over for their responsive, free support and services. If you want affordable CRM that works with your task list and easily connects a growing organization, you really need to check this out.
MyFax
You don't need a second phone line to receive faxes quickly and easily. With MyFax, you can receive and send faxes no matter where you are. At a reasonable price, you get all the functionality of an office fax machine, plus more. Faxes come straight to your email inbox, eliminating a troublesome collecting point. With prices starting as low as $10 a month, you can't go wrong.
Options for Troggers and TROers
Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
Tag great sites and articles for your own quick reference. Access the list anywhere with an Internet connection. Share your finds with others automatically, and see their recommendations. We recommend Delicious.com for its fast-tagging, low-distraction, no-nonsense environment that even supports inboxes (precede a user's name with "for:" to add a tag to their inbox). Click the icon above to bookmark this page now and see how it works. Marking a page takes only 5-10 seconds once you have a free account.
(TROers and GTDers: Bookmarks are resources—NOT actionable items. If the bookmark has an associated action, type the action in the Trog Bar scratchpad too.)
Reminders in Public Folders or Outlook 2003
Trog Bar makes Reminder Dates more useful than ever. However, Outlook 2003 doesn't show Reminder alerts unless the task/email resides in the Inbox, Calendar, or Tasks folder, and Exchange Server won't show you Reminder alerts in shared public folders. Extended Reminders by Slovak Technical Services fixes this problem elegantly. 30 day free trial. Check it out.
Legal Stuff
Disclaimer
Of course, while we try to only recommend beneficial and reputable companies, individuals, and websites, we are not responsible for the services, content, security, reliability or advisability of these websites and recommend that you use caution when following links or browsing outside our control. (Our lawyers made us put this part in.)