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		<title>Why Vitalist rocks my world</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best part about Vitalist is the fact that they are listening to their customers. With the combination of their blog, contact page, and knowledge base full of previously answered questions presented in rank-order, they have the appearance of addressing users&#8217; problems and needs as quickly as possible. I complained in a few emails that [...]]]></description>
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<p>The best part about <a href="http://www.vitalist.com">Vitalist</a> is the fact that they are listening to their customers. With the combination of their <a href="http://www.vitalist.com/neteffect/">blog</a>, <a href="http://my.vitalist.com/kb/contact/">contact page</a>, and <a href="http://my.vitalist.com/kb/">knowledge base</a> full of previously answered questions presented in rank-order, they have the appearance of <em>addressing users&#8217; problems and needs as quickly as possible</em>.</p>
<p>I complained in a few emails that their mobile version (www.vitalist.mobi) wasn&#8217;t working correctly on my new Verizon LG VX8600 and within a week they had set up a new version of their mobile page (m.vitaist.mobi) specifically for Verizon users like me. Yes, it was my phone that had the issue. But they discovered a way to work around Verizon&#8217;s problem. Flawless. Vitalist has an A++ in my book:</p>
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Sorry to not get back to you sooner on this.  We believe the issue is with the Openwave browser on many Verizon phones.  It only accepts cookies from a .com domain.  We have created an alternate url for the mobile app at m.vitalist.com.  Please try this address and let us know if it is working for you.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Robert Walker<br />
robert@vitalist.com
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<p>I know I&#8217;ve <a href="http://philipryanjohnson.com/2007/03/07/gtd-with-vitalist/">written about it before</a>, but I just gotta say it again: Vitalist is my solution for keeping my ADD mind under control (or at least manageable). I&#8217;ve used other systems before my attempts to find a replacement for the executive function part of me that doesn&#8217;t work right—the control room or CEO of thought processes that involve organizing, prioritizing, and utilizing cognitive functions of the brain for important work tasks.</p>
<p>Well, I&#8217;m still using Vitalist as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done">GTD</a> system that, well, just works. All my todos are organized by project and context (where I need to be to do them), and anything with a due date is automatically fed into my Google calendar, which then emails and txts me when it&#8217;s due. Vitalist also sends me a daily email as a teaser of things on my todo list. Love it.</p>
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		<title>Interesting mashup: Delexa</title>
		<link>http://www.philipryanjohnson.com/2007/03/14/interesting-mashup-delexa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delexa uses traffic data from Alexa and del.icio.us to organize the top 50,000 Web sites by topic. Neat. And accurate. Try these: bored videos news fun bush Whoo hooo!!!]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.delexa.org">Delexa</a> uses traffic data from <a href="http://www.alexa.com/">Alexa</a> and <a href="http://del.icio.us/">del.icio.us</a> to organize the top 50,000 Web sites by topic. Neat. And accurate.</p>
<p>Try these:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.delexa.org/tag/bored">bored</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.delexa.org/tag/videos">videos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.delexa.org/tag/news">news</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.delexa.org/tag/fun">fun</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.delexa.org/tag/bush">bush</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Whoo hooo!!!</p>
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		<title>GTD with Vitalist</title>
		<link>http://www.philipryanjohnson.com/2007/03/07/gtd-with-vitalist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;ve been using Tracks for quite awhile, it just isn&#8217;t everything it needs to be and I keep forgetting to use it. I do, however, still love Tracks because of its simplicity. I may have found the solution with Vitalist, even though the layout is a bit more cluttered. SMS reminders is a biggie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img src='http://philipryanjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/logo.gif' alt='Vitalist' /><br />
Although I&#8217;ve been using <a href="http://www.rousette.org.uk/projects/">Tracks</a> for quite awhile, it just isn&#8217;t everything it needs to be and I keep forgetting to use it. I do, however, still love Tracks because of its simplicity.</p>
<p>I may have found the solution with <a href="http://www.vitalist.com/">Vitalist</a>, even though the layout is a bit more cluttered. SMS reminders is a biggie because I have ADD and can&#8217;t afford a personal assistant, and well, they have that. Also has a tickler file, a functional inbox, ability to email actions from my mobile (I get random thoughts and ideas anywhere and everywhere), and loads of other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done">GTD</a> tricks.</p>
<p>WTF is GTD? <a href="http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done/">Stuff for nerds, of course.</a></p>
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