Are you still standing at your desk?

Yes I am. I haven't mentioned it because I've kind of forgotten about it—once you get over the hump, it becomes the norm. I probably stand about 60-70 percent of my workday (generally 8am to 5pm), with many breaks for lunch, pacing, and meetings. I sit everywhere except in my office, and when I work/code/write at night I do it curled up on the couch. I lost three pounds in the first three weeks of standing (and watching what I eat), no gym.

Are you going to Google I/O? How'd you get in? It sold out in 59 minutes, during which time the registration site was mostly down.

I am going to Google I/O, and here's how I got in: a week before registration opened to everyone, Google opened registration to 2010 attendees, and I jumped on it. (Read: the event didn't really sell out in only 59 minutes.) Relatedly, Google offered me a free press pass, but I turned it down to pay the $450 to register as an attendee. It was a matter of identity (and giveaways).

I'm not speaking at Google I/O, but I am speaking at SXSW Interactive and at CodeConf. Here are all the when's and where's of the conferences I'm going to and speaking at this year.

How's that whole selling-an-app-in-the-Android-Market going?

Much better than I anticipated. I was hoping to sell 500 copies in the first month. Even with a free web download available, we've sold close to 2,000 copies of Todo.txt Touch in the Android Market and gotten an average 4.5 star rating from almost 150 user reviews in 2.5 weeks. Honestly I'm embarrassed that the app is so beta and rough around the edges. Then again, if you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version you waited too long. We're iterating quickly, releasing an update every Sunday.

Overall, besides an initial hiccup or two, it's been a great experience. The Android Market let us release early, iterate often, gather feedback, and fund development without any delay inherent in an approval process. Speaking of approval, I submitted Todo.txt Touch for approval to the upcoming Amazon Appstore, and about 8 days later, I received notification that it has been approved. I have no idea when the Amazon Appstore will launch, or how it will work.

Are you making an iOS/WebOS/web-based/AIR version of Todo.txt tools?

The iOS native app is underway, which I'm committed to releasing because I want to learn iOS development. There's plenty of discussion about other versions. Thing is, I have a full-time job, and Todo.txt apps are spare-time projects. In other words, unless other developers step up to lead other versions, there are no guarantees.

Follow @todotxtapps on Twitter to keep up with news on the projects.

What iPhone dev books did you wind up getting?

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my copy of the newly-published Beginning iPhone 4 Development, as well as the iPhone Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide. I've watched the first two Stanford lectures and created and tinkered with a few "hello world"-level iOS apps so far.

Speaking of the full-time job, how's ThinkUp going?

Incredibly well. We're doing some neat stuff with conversation analysis, you can now embed conversations on any web page, and we're in the process of testing real-time Twitter support. Check out our latest beta release changelog—it's a long list of impressive work by a brilliant community.

Thanks for asking.

In this week's episode of Work Smart 2, I got to give my best answer to that question. Bill Clark asks how you can actually work smarter when you spend a lot of time learning new productivity tricks. I share my favorite tool for keeping yourself honest, and then asked author of productivity bible Getting Things Done David Allen for his thoughts. (In short: there are worse ways to waste time.)

Press play on the 2-minute, 30-second video clip below.

During my research for this video, I went back to using RescueTime in earnest. The charts it generated, which show what programs you spend the most working in, are really insightful for anyone who wants to do more self-monitoring. If you're having a particularly rabbit-holey day, RescueTime's Growl notifications which say things like "You've spent 45 minutes on distracting activities" can help you get back on track, too. Even if they tempt you to just quit the program and keep reading Lady Gaga's Wikipedia entry anyway.

When it comes to storing passwords, I've been a KeePass fan and user for years now, but when Leo Laporte told me he uses LastPass, I had to check it out. I don't love the idea of syncing my password file to a third-party web site--I'm that paranoid--but it is a total pain to cart around my KeePass database file. Now that I've tried LastPass, I'm sold--well, for my lower-security logins, anyway. This week's Work Smart video covers the security vs. convenience tug-of-war you have to put up with when deciding on any password system, and why LastPass is a solid choice.

I was lucky enough to get none other than David Allen to agree to be my expert in this segment. I was pretty nervous talking to David, as his material has been an inspiration for me for years now. Hopefully I didn't come off as too much of a dork on Skype with him.

Here's the final, 2-minute video clip.

In short, the key to staying productive while travelling is to create a to-go system that's as effective as your home system. A big part of that for me, which got cut from the final segment, is having a good portable inbox. I use a $2 plastic envelope with a Velcro closure, which I slip in next to my laptop in my bag. Expense receipts, business cards, and random pieces of paper that you tend to collect as you travel all go in that plastic envelope, which I dump out as soon as I get home.

We've just wrapped the first four video segments, and starting in on the next batch of four, so I need questions! If you want to appear in a future episode, email me your question to worksmart@fastcompany.com.

Despite the fact that I still can't watch and listen to myself on film without cringing, I am so pleased with the results. Adam Barenblat at FastCompany did an amazing job on the art and design, which is based on a fun new webapp: Popplet.

Check out the finished clip.

Some production notes: I outlined the script using Popplet, which Adam used to design the video, and that Popplet is available at FastCompany.com for you to click and zoom around yourself. We got all the interview footage using Skype and eCamm's CallRecorder software, which is cheap and fantastically easy to use. We wanted an informal webcam look, but we wanted "the hostess" to have a plain background and professional lighting, which I set up in my home office relatively inexpensively, thanks to the TWiG headset I already have. It was really fun getting to "meet" and talk with people who sent in their questions from all over the country. Unlike the first season of Work Smart, which was just me talking to the camera, these episodes involve 3 separate shoots--one with the person asking the question, one with the expert, and one with me. Breaking it up that way adds a nice variety, and it also means I don't have to fly to New York to shoot with a director and a production crew. I get to stay home and simply use Skype with my iSight. Fun stuff, plus time and money savings.

If you want to be featured in an upcoming episode, email your question about tech and/or productivity to worksmart@fastcompany.com.

Just stumbled upon a YouTube clip of one of the best Ignite presentations I've seen, by Hilary Mason, a computer scientist at Bit.ly. Mason wrote a series of scripts that auto-respond to email with particular content, and auto-nag folks she's emailed but hasn't gotten a response from yet. Hit the play button to hear more. She says once the code's fit for sharing she'll put it up on GitHub. Cannot wait.

In the past five installments I addressed some old and new issues any tech savvy digital worker encounters: keeping track of passwords, wasting time leaving and listening to voicemail, being a productive freelancer (or just work-at-homer), syncing files across all your computers, and, for fun, a few things you didn't know your cameraphone can do. Hit play on any of the 2-3 minute segments inside.

Taming Your Voicemail in Two Easy Steps

Leaving voicemail and listening to voicemail is painful. There are some tricks for skipping right to the beep, and never having to suffer through a long-winded message from Uncle Bert again. Here's the full video transcript.

Freelance Survival Skills

"How do you work at home and actually get things done?" It's not easy, but in this video I share some of what's worked for me. Here's the full video transcript.

3 Useful Things You Didn't Know Your Cameraphone Could Do

It's amazing what your smartphone can do given apps and a great camera built in. Here's the full video transcript.

A Single Trick for Remembering Countless Passwords

Every week you sign up for another site or service and have to set up yet another password. Pick good ones that are unique--without writing anything down. Here's the full video transcript.

3 Apps for Syncing Home and Office

You use more than one computer at work and at home. Here are a few ways to make sure your files are where you need 'em. Here's the full video transcript.