Comments on: iPod to Go - The iPod as a GTD capture device

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:40 +0000

Very good point, Ossie…. It is the production aspect of content. The written word usually at least has the once over, while speech is just speech. Podcasts are changing that slightly, with more planning and editting coming in. Likewise, blogs are a long way from the written letters of old.

Content is king, at least some of the time. Rubbish is rubbish, regardless of how quickly or slowly it is consumed.

By: Ossie

Ossie — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:49:47 +0000

You mention the relative speeds of speaking and writing I would say that another item needs putting into the equation.Content .. I write as one who struggles with the written word.. if you can speak at 100 words a minute that can add up to to plenty of old bull .tho its slow the discipline of writing can filter out some of the less productive items and give oppertunity for fine tuning . so both speaking and writing are good handled correctly they can release direct communicate and refine and bring to a point .Period .Now and a picture well that can do the work of the a thousand words but sometimes needs an explanitary note . so up with content up with focus and on with the show what ever the gadget can do grab it and if its doesn do it .bin it and move on.
ps I am savin for and i phone or some such

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:49:05 +0000

The audio quality rivals much of the pro here in the studio - I have used it to record rehearsals and pre-production demos. Very good value for money too!

For voice memos I am increasingly using my mobile phone, as that means one less thing to carry.

By: Ben Walker

Ben Walker — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:42:00 +0000

I’ve been capturing song ideas on the MicroMemo (on an 4G iPod) for almost a year, and it’s still my 21st century dictaphone of choice, largely because of the seamless iTunes synching.

Now I’m thinking about talking into it too…

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:46:54 +0000

Thanks for the great article. Keep up the good work.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:28:50 +0000

Now that is a rather fantastic idea. I haven’t used Dragon, so I don’t know. I’ll add it to my ‘to do someday’ list!

By: gS49

gS49 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:01:08 +0000

Can’t the voice file be piped through a voice recognition program such as Dragon?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:51:27 +0000

Hi Matt - Sure thing… I think I’ll save it for a full post. It is working well so far, but I’m still learning! I like having a buffer between ‘must do that’ and ‘do that’, so that important things don’t get crushed by urgent ones. We’ll have to compare notes!

By: Matthew Cornell

Matthew Cornell — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:46:09 +0000

Hey, thanks for the link and the very useful post. Makes a lot of sense if you have an iPod. I’ll keep it in mind for clients.

One question: how do you manage the to do items in particular? I found that actions move so fast, I would have to download and transcribe at least daily, which was too much of a pain. I’d like to hear how you made it work…