Here's another eProductivity user story from our mailbox...

Dear eProductivity team, dear Eric,

I would like to thank you for the work you are investing on eProductivity. It really helped to organize my life and work.  I would like to share my experiences. As I am not a native english speaker, please forgive some mistakes in the text ;-))

The reason I started looking for a solution like eProductivity is the desire to be better organized. I am an outside sales engineer, serving a big territory and taking care of a good amount of bigger and smaller projects. I also have a good number of customers which all have their own individual needs. And I am travelling a lot. In addition to my job, I am a husband and will be a father very soon. I am also a friend to my buddies etc. As you see, I am in different roles, but all are blurring into one another.

Discovering David Allen's GTD, I was in need to find my tool to integrate his way of getting things done into my life. The most advanced solution I could find is eProductivity. Your software helped me to keep the overview over my job life and my private one without having to choose different solutions. It really improved my way of living. I hardly missed deadlines anymore, became more organized in projects and a more reliable person in all my different roles. This was recognized by my wife, friends and business partners.

I could go on writing an essay about me and your software. Instead, I would just like to recommend to try eProductivity if he/she is already using Lotus Notes. It will have a huge, positive impact without adding more efforts to your everyday life.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards

i.A. Mirko Vollmer
Outside Sales Engineer
Flowserve - Flow Solutions Group - OEM
Germany / Austria

Thanks, Mirko, for sharing your story!

If YOU have a story about your experience getting things done with eProductivity, we'd like to hear from you. If you're willing to allow us to share it on our blog/web site, please include that in your email. Here's another eProductivity user story from our mailbox...

I've been using eProductivity for about 2 1/2 years now. My boss turned me on to GTD a couple of years before that, and I have tried over those years to implement GTD in various ways. The best way I have found that works for me is eProductivity. It integrates into my Lotus Notes client where I get all my work done. As emails and requests for service come in, I can quickly decide if I want to do it, delegated it, or defer it. Anything coming into the inbox can be quickly dragged into a next action (which can be then easily linked into a project), filed into a folder for reference, or forwarded to a responsible party for follow-up. After sending the email, there's an option to automatically create a "waiting for" action so someone ELSE doesn't drop the ball and come back to haunt me. I seldom leave the office with anything else but an empty inbox anymore and it's a very freeing feeling!

One of my favorite features of eProductivity is the Weekly Review Coach. It enables me to efficiently flow through all the different stages of the weekly review to- prompting and enabling me at each step to clear my head and get all my ideas and nagging concerns into my trusted system.

eProductivity has helped me tremendously in my personal life, my business, my education, and in my ministry. So many of us wear so many hats nowadays, and it's hard to keep all of the balls we're juggling up in the air. eProductivity is my GTD trusted system that allows me to have a relaxed disposition and be focused where I am when I'm there, knowing I have everything I need to do in there and not in my head. Thanks, eProductivity!

Ben Erickson
Dependable Computer Guys

Thanks, Ben, for sharing your story!

If YOU have a story about your experience getting things done with eProductivity, we'd like to hear from you. If you're willing to allow us to post it on the blog, please include that in your email.

In this short video we show you how to upgrade your eProductivity Stand-alone application to the current version in just a few minutes. (For greater detail, choose full-screen viewing at 720p)

Related links:

• Upgrade instructions for existing eProductivity Stand-alone users
• Do you have the latest version of eProductivity?

A year ago, we added a "check for updates" feature to eProductivity so that you will be informed as new updates become available. eProductivity will periodically check for updates (you may disable this in the preferences settings) and notify you when an update is available.

You can also check for updates manually at any time. Just click on the action bar and select . The dialog will show you the version of eProductivity that you are using and the latest version available for download.

If the dialog shows that an update is available, click the button to go to a webpage with more information.

Note: If the check for updates option does not appear on the eProductivity menu, they you are probably using a really old version of eProductivity. If so, go to the download page to get the latest version.

One of the things I enjoy doing is reading  the product feedback that our customers send us. This one made my day:

What is it?: Feedback
Subject: Just completed initial tutorial - very impressed!

User's Comments:
A colleague here at IBM recommended the eProductivity suite to me.  I had read GTD some years back and had partially applied it in previous roles, integrating it with the Mind Manager mind mapping tool, but still struggled with inbox organisation.  Recently moved back to Lotus Notes from being stuck with Outlook which is not remotely helpful for personal productivity, and this was a breath of fresh air.

Continue Reading: "We love reading feedback from our customers" » The folks over at GTD Times recently announced a 14-day GTD Challenge, designed to help folks take their productivity to a whole new level.  The event is free and will be hosted in the GTD Connect community. (If you haven't taken the time to explore the GTD Connect resources you can get a free two week guest pass here.)

The free event kicks off Thursday, September 22  with the first of two webinars by Kelly Forrister and Meg Edwards - both are senior presenters with the David Allen Company.  As a side note: I've worked with Kelly for close to 20 years and Meg was one of my personal GTD coaches (Thanks, Meg!)  Even if you are experienced at getting things done, this is a fantastic opportunity to sharpen your skills.

The challenge will take place between September 22  and October 6. During this time, Kelly and Meg will challenge you to evaluate your systems and processes to improve your skills. I expect that there will be lively discussion in the forums as well.

Continue Reading: "Free GTD & eProductivity Training: Are you up to the challenge?" » Technology Hands-on Workshop 2011 Series:
"Super Productivity Tools for Superwomen"
Getting Things Done with IBM Lotus Notes
Presented by productivity experts Kelly Forrister and Eric Mack





On September 14, 2011, the IBM SVL (Silicon Valley Labs) Super Women's Group will host another productivity event as part of their 2011 technology hands-on workshop series.

Continue Reading: "Invitation: Super Productivity Tools for Superwomen" »

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