of Lars J. Nilsson

Since someone asked, here’s a run down of the Internet applications I regularly use, and why. Enjoy!

• Google (there’ll be some of these):
  • Gmail – Since I started GTD’ing I’ve come to realize how much an empty inbox is worth. But then, you need search capabilities to back it up. At the moment, I’m doing all my emails, private and business, via Google. Also, the Android Gmail application rocks.
  • Calendar – What can I say? It is simply the best. I currently have 2 calendars for myself, one for me and one for my business appointments, as well as one calendar for St Jacobs Chamber choir.
  • Reader – Again, the best of the bunch. The ability to stay in sync with your reading list is a must have. I kind of like the interface as well. And I use NewsRob on Android too.
  • Documents – Not so much, but it is convenient at times. Otherwise I’m very much off-line when it comes to document management and editing.
  • Picasa – This is where my public albums live. That’s right, you may be in there! Have a look, fungrim’s the name.
• Remember the Milk – This is where my tasks and projects live. Live the simplicity, the Android application, and the name. I’m a paying user here.
• Hootsuite – The geek weapon for managing you social presence. Good stuff, but not for the weak hearted. I currently use it for Facebook (daytime), 2 twitter accounts and my LinkedIn account.
• Evernote – Together with WebClipper it’s the ultimate web reference tool. This is where I collect references and ideas. Good Android application too.
• TripIt – Damn convenient! Just forward your booking email to it and you have it all sorted out. This saves you from receiving a booking confirmation for, say, a flight and then manually insert it to your calendar. Decent Android application.
• Dropbox – Again, damn convenient! A shared storage that just works. Access the same folder from multiple computers. There’s all sorts of neat stuff you can do with this, and I have only started.
• Xmarks – Bookmark synchronising over multiple browsers. What would I be without it?

All of the above with the exception of Xmarks and Hootsuite works very well with Android (xmarks doesn’t exist on Android and the Hootsuite application isn’t very good) which is perfect, I’m a very happy nerd!And yes, I’m on Facebook, Twitter, WordPress and LinkedIn as well. You’ll find links to my profiles below:

• http://fungrim.wordpress.com/
• http://www.facebook.com/larsan
• http://twitter.com/fungrim
• http://se.linkedin.com/in/fungrim

That’s about it. Not too addicted, eh?

And yes: Today Cubeia Ltd started officially! Wheee! And I got a shiny new 22″ wide LCD to work on (here, in all its splendid glory)! Wheee! It is all really, really sexy! Wheee!

Sooo… After just 3 months I have left NetEntertainment AB. My friends will already know about it, but paralell to my employment at NetEnt, me and 3 friends have slowly rolled our own ball. And now we’re hoping it will have enough momentum for us to hop abord and tag along for a ride.Our company have already a very limited website, here. For more info about Cubeia, watch the website or this space. I’ll probably get back to it.Working at NetEnt was largely enjoyable. Although, truth be told, I spent quite some time rolling my thumbs as their timing for employing me perhaps wasn’t the best. However, it was a very good position (platform development lead) and I do feel, and I think many of the people there I worked with agrees, that I could have contributed quite a bit.But when you have a chance to do your own start-up, with a product, with a first customer, with venture capital negoiations going, with more potentional customers emerging… Let’s just say that I don’t think I’ll regret the desition to try.So, now there’s a wild ride ahead. I’ll be careful, Im sure here’ll be dragons. And yes, I know that we’re one of them.

Hi, and sorry for the posting gap. I have now officially, after several weeks of indecition and al lot of fast balls, exited Tain AB for a position at NetEnt. From Poker to Casino. More info to come I believe.