Combining Todo-Indicator with Dropbox

Todo-indicator is  indicator applet for todo list written as todo.txt. You can find more about todo-indicator in Github page here. For you who used more than one PC, or using  laptops and PCs, there is way to sync our todo list among our  computers by using Dropbox. Yes, instead of writing our  todo.txt in home directory, we can write it in Dropbox/todo.txt.

Screenshot of todo indicator in my Ubuntu PC

Here are my resume on combining todo-indicator with Dropbox (already installed):

1. Download zipped file of to-do indicator from Github here move it to home(~).
2. Make file todo.txt in ~/Drobpox/todo.txt
3. Run todo-indicator command in Startup application

/home/bagus/Todo-Indicator/todo_indicator.py Dropbox/todo.txt

4. Add todo list with echo command, echo "let's do it" >> Dropbox/todo.txt

I already used it for more than two years after switching from sticky notes to other todo list apps to do improve my productivity.

Writing Email in Japanese: Some Styles

The style in writing letters/emails in Japanese maybe varies from one to another. I thought that this might be that some used it based on to whom and the email content. I found five email writing styles below. Feel free to add any additional information regarding the social customization of written material below.

For simple email, there will: salutation (宛先)、greeting (あいさつ), email content/information (詳しい情報), ending (むすび) and signature (署名). If you request a reply, don't forget to add the request for a reply (返事の要求). The full structure of Japanese email (example for invitation/誘いのメール) is as pictured below.

Structure of Japanese invitation email [1]

Here are some styles when writing an email in Japanese.

Style #1
The first thing you do in any letter is to state who you are addressing. In English it would look something like "Dear + Name," or "To + Name," in Japanese, it looks a lot like the second version "name + へ、” へ is the directional target marker so it could be translated as to, example:

    山田さんへ、

    ...email content....

    これからも、よろしくお願いします
    バグスより

The word yori (より）in the last line is optional.

Style #2

I never used this style but I found it in a book [1]. Start with the address name and 拝啓. 

After that, you have a few options as to what you do next. A formal letter (i.e., a letter to your boss, a company, or someone you don`t know) is best to be started with the information requested. Then don't forget to close with such a phrase as 敬具。 Here is an example.

Mengetik Secara Ergonomis

Mengetik secara ergonomis bisa menjadikan kondisi nyaman dalam bekerja, serta mencegah kecelakaan kerja bagi orang yang bekerja dengan komputer. Sayangnya, hanya sedikit orang yang peduli dengan faktor ergonomis ini ketika berada di lingkungan kerja. Tak hanya itu, mengetik secara ergonomis juga membuat kita bisa mengetik secara cepat dan buta (tanpa melihat keyboards). Apple Computer, telah memberikan beberapa panduan dan tips untuk mengetik secara ergonomis yang secara khusus diterapkan untuk produk mereka (macbook) namun juga secara luas dapat dipakai pada semua komputer. Berikut ringkasannya.

Letak jari yang benar (vs yang salah) ketika mengetik

Posisi Duduk
Ada beberapa posisi duduk yang perlu diperhatikan agar kita bisa mengetik secara ergonomis. Posisi dan letak bagian tubuh seperti tangan, tinggi kursi, sandaran sangat berpengaruh terhadap kenyamanan kita saat mengetik maupun bekerja. Perhatikan beberapa gambar berikut untuk lebih jelasnya.

Posisi lengan

Tinggi kursi