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Threw this together on Thanksgiving. Because it’s true.

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So, among other productivity methods I’ve been trying this month, I also tried the Hipster PDA method, where essentially you use a small stack of index cards with a big clip to keep track of what you need to get done. (Optionally also with the Getting Things Done and 43 Folders philosophies.)

Most people react to this … Keep reading »

For a few months now, I’ve been trying the Inbox Zero method. Basically, the idea is to keep your email inbox empty (zeroed out) so you’ll be less stressed when you check it because you’re not facing down 50-1000 unread messages. So far, it’s been working pretty well for me.

After a while, as with my implementation of the Pomodoro Technique, … Keep reading »

The Actiontec GT784WN is a pretty nice DSL modem/wireless N router. For most of you, it will work right out of the box — even auto-detecting all your settings.

If you’re on Qwest/CenturyLink, not so much. In fact, they’ll try to tell you that the modem isn’t even compatible.

Lies!

In fact, it’s not only compatible, it’s pretty easy to set up. I’m going to repeat some of … Keep reading »

It’s been a month since I busted out with the Pomodoro Technique in a productivity boosting experiment. While I think it has improved thing somewhat, there are still some areas I find it a little lacking.

A quick overview in the (quite possible) event you haven’t heard of it. Basically, you:

Choose a task to be accomplished
Set the Pomodoro to 25 minutes (the Pomodoro is the timer)
Work on the task until the … Keep reading »

If you use OSX and Windows together often, you’re likely to end up with a bunch of hidden .DS_STORE files all over your Windows drives. You can easily search and destroy them all using this command:

(Open the command line first of course. You can do this by going to Start > Run, then typing “cmd” and mashing enter. Or just type “cmd” in the Windows 7 search box.)
del /s /q … Keep reading »

Recently, I installed Lubuntu 11.10 (a netbook-optimized version of Ubuntu) on my wife’s netbook at Lifehacker’s suggestion. And wow–did it make an incredible difference. It’s like a brand new machine compared to Windows 7 running on it, which was getting unbearably slow.

While Lubuntu will look and act pretty familiar to anyone born and raised on Windows, I wanted to make sure when I handed the netbook back to … Keep reading »

Ever wanted to have some more organization on your dock? I like to keep things separated more or less by group: everyday things, development tools, and apps that just happen to be open but aren’t permanent fixtures on my dock. I also like to keep my documents and folders separated from minimized things and the trash on the right side…. Keep reading »