Not to Visit: Down the Rabbit Hole
At work there are many time wasters to be found. How to get things done, with the enticing lure of play just one link away? Set up banned links for yourself. At home, I don’t care if I fall down the rabbit hole, chasing link after link until I have stumbled upon a site that is both interesting and yet undiscovered by StumbleUpon users. At work, this is the blacklist: no visiting these sites at all, because if I do…oops! I just blinked and 3 hours have gone by!
1. Facebook – I can spend hours looking at the albums my friends have uploaded. I feel obligated to read every note posted by every friend.
2. YouTube – One video leads to another video, leads to another. Hey! Wait a second! All I was doing was watching a funny 2 minute video of some cats. How did I end up watching a video of some 4 year old playing the guitar like he’s the next Mozart?
3. Shockwave – Not for the reasons you may think. The web-based games and downloadable games do not work on my Mac. I keep away from this one because it encourages me to analyze how the game was built. Like everything else on the web, I enjoy pulling apart the pieces to see exactly how the insides work.
What time sinks do you ban, when you have to get things done?
Keeping motivated
Staying motivated to do the dull stuff over and over again is very, very difficult. To see yourself through a repetitive, boring task, try listening to an audio book while cranking out the widgets on your computer. Even a mind-numbing task can fly by if you keep your mind entertained. Why not head over to LibriVox and pick up that classical literature text you always wanted to read but never got around to? It’s free, and best of all you are ensuring that your brain won’t rot too much. Robinson Crusoe helped me survive the last sale season. If you have already read Robinson Crusoe, what about Moby Dick? Aesop’s Fables? Sherlock Holmes? The Canterbury Tales?
Dilbert Moments
I never thought I would experience a Dilbert moment in this office, but unfortunately I have. Take a look.
Common GL2DW Questions
Sifting past the Trolls, Flames and Complainers so you don’t have to: pulled from the Adobe Forums, here are some useful common questions and answers about migrating from GoLive to Dreamweaver, using the Migration Extension Tool.
If you would like step by step instructions on manually migrating from GoLive to Dreamweaver, visit Adobe’s web site. They have an excellent set of tutorials by Garrik Chow.
1. Does the GL2DW extension work with GoLive 6, GoLive 7 or GoLive CS1?
No, it only works for GoLive CS2 and GoLive 9. But don’t despair, there are workarounds. If you can’t get your hands on GoLive CS2, download the free trial version of GoLive 9. Open your sites in GoLive 9, then convert to Dreamweaver CS3 using the GL2DW extension.
And if you have CS2, do not upgrade to GoLive 9 and then convert to Dreamweaver CS3. It will only complicate things – the interface to GoLive9 has changed [along with some features removed or simplified] so it becomes harder to track down the errors and fix them.
2. Can I download the GL2DW Extension somewhere?
Not yet. Adobe has packaged it with: Web Standard, Web Premium, Design Premium and Master versions of Creative Suite 3. No support or upgrades formally announced for the extension, either.
3. Where is the GL2DW Extension located?
In the Creative Suite 3 Web Premium version: Content disk [the second disk] >> Goodies folder >> Dreamweaver folder >> Migrating from GoLive folder.
If you downloaded CS3 instead of ordering disks, you may have to contact Adobe’s customer service. The migration tool was not included in some of the first digital deliveries of CS3.
4. Where do I find the instructions on how to install and use this thing?
For a quick start, check the Read Me file that comes with the extension. The GL2DW Site Migration Extension Guide has detailed instructions that will get you up and running.
The GL2DW FAQ page has additional resources to help answer any other questions you may have.
