The Cranking Widgets Blog is written by Brett Kelly and focuses primarily on personal and professional productivity (specifically Getting Things Done) with a smattering of technology- and parenting-related content. The blog first showed it's face in November of 2006 and has gained a fairly respectable following in recent months. Posts from CW are regularly recognized on Lifehacker.com, lifehack.org and other notable productivity-themed blogs and websites.

Brett Kelly is a software developer from Southern California, USA where he lives with his lovely wife and two beautiful children. When not writing software and learning the ropes of being a father, he's something of a "beverage enthusiast", especially coffee (which he roasts himself) and scotch. He also enjoys a rousing game of backgammon and has been known (despite his better judgment) to deliver a blistering karaoke performance of "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses. You can read more about him than you ever wanted to know at http://brettkelly.org