December 2008
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The Ting Tings – We Walk →
“The Power of Less” Has Launched! Free Giveaways... →
One year in 40 seconds →
One year in 40 seconds
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My 2008 GTD tools:
As technology and available tools change, here’s my list of tools I used the most during 2008:
Moleskine Notebook (simple old school note book) Todoist (online to-do list) Dropbox (sync files and folders between mac and pc) Google Reader (the best online RSS reader) Soocial (keeps my contacts in sync in Mac Address book, Outlook and Gmail) Backpack (online note pad to store ideas, make...
TextExpander →
TextExpander saves you countless keystrokes with customized abbreviations for your frequently-used text strings and images.
Guy Kawasaki: Favorite Books →
You can learn a lot about a person by what he reads. Here is my list of all-time favorite books:
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen New York: HarperBusiness, 2003
The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker New York: HarperBusiness, 2002
Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore New York: HarperBusiness, 2002
The Hockey Handbook by Lloyd Percival Toronto: McClelland &...
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Bio-alarm clocks set for perfect wake-up |... →
Free Ebook: Thriving on Less - Simplifying in a... →
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein
Merry Christmas everyone! As a gift, I’d like to share with you my companion to The Power of Less — a free ebook called “…
DailyLit Emails Your Favorite Books In Bite-Sized... →
Before this week I’d never really heard much about DailyLit, a site that Emails you books in short, easily-consumable chunks. But after a few days of receiving The Count of Monte Cristo in…
How I Became an Early Riser | Zen Habits →
Goal 1 for ‘09: How I Will Become an Early Riser
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National Novel Writing Month →
Goal 2 for ‘09: Writing My First Novel
Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the... →
Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek
FeedFlix Gets Your Money's Worth from Netflix... →
Netflix’s subscription rental service makes it easy to get nearly any DVD delivered to your doorstep, but have you ever wondered how much you’re actually paying per movie or whether you’re getting…
20 Amazing and Essential Non-fiction Books to... →
I’m an avid reader of fiction and just love a novel that transports me, that is so gripping that I can’t put it down. But I also enjoy a good non-fiction book, from self-help stuff to philosophy to…
Will This Economy Finally Push the Toyota Way Into... →
PHOTO: Via The Year in Photography: Maasai... →
Via The Year in Photography: Maasai warriors cover a battle field as they clash with bows and arrows with members of the Kalenjin tribe in the Kapune hill overlooking the Olmelil valley…
New Premium Feature: File Synchronization →
It’s a big day here at Evernote. In addition to updated versions of Evernote for Windows and Evernote for Mac, we’re launching a fantastic, new Premium-only feature: file and document…
First Round Capital Literally Makes All Their... →
Just in - the most ridiculous (and, yes, awesome) holiday card ever. First Round Capital, quoting James Brown, says “Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing” and then…
The power of smart copywriting →
Consider this riff from a professionaly printed freestanding sign in front of a Peet’s in San Jose:
“Unlike Any Coffee You’ve Ever Tasted Before.”
Wait. Why the capitals?
“Unlike any…
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David Allen's 'Making It All Work' a New Look at... →
Author David Allen’s follow-up to his best-selling productivity bible Getting Things Done is called Making It All Work. Due out this month, it’s all about how to become a better self-manager. In a…
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Annals of Transport: There and Back Again:... →
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10 Useful RSS-Tricks and Hacks For WordPress |... →
Fast PDF viewing right in your browser →
Posted by Marc Miller, Software Engineer When I get sent a PDF, sometimes I just want to view it — I don’t always need to download and save it right then. So starting today, you’ll see a new…
WordPress 2.7: If You Don't Like It, Change It →
The last time WordPress - the popular open source blogging platform - changed their user interface, they got a reaction. And it wasn’t positive. Even diehard fans were questioning the…
Really new in Labs this time: SMS Text Messaging... →
Posted by Leo Dirac, Product Manager How often do you try to chat with somebody and they don’t respond because they just walked away from their computer? Or maybe you’re in the middle of chatting…
10 Awesome Websites To Check Before You Travel... →
Christmas is ahead and so is the holiday season. This is the time when people start packing their bags and gear up for a nice holiday with family and friends. And this is also the time when…
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Bubbles Theme →
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MyThings - Organize receipts and declutter your... →
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Installing The Perfect Tumblr Search
mirza:
Updated: This works properly now
Jacob Dehart has created the perfect Tumblr search engine. It does not require pages to be indexed by Google or Yahoo and is based on the Tumblr API meaning if its on your tumble-log, it will be found on the search. The best part is you do not have to re-load another page or click a button to view the search results. You can see the search engine live on...
AppLoop - Mobile Application Services →
The AppLoop Application Generator is a web-based tool that converts any RSS feed into a brandable iPhone application in less than 2 minutes.
New in Labs: Tasks →
Posted by Jonathan Terleski, Michael Lancaster, and Brett Lider, Tasks team People use Gmail to get stuff done, so we’ve added a lightweight way to keep track of what you need to do, right from…
Gmail Labs' New Task Manager Can Add Email to Your... →
For years now, the gaping hole in Google’s online suite of applications has been a to-do list manager, but not anymore: today Gmail Labs adds a lightweight Tasks module to your email account. The…
Sifter: Straightforward Bug and Issue Tracking →
Today’s online communities give people any number of venues to discuss the products they use. From trivial gripes to critical bugs, users are more than happy to let the general public know…
Remindr Jogs Your Memory with Multiple Services... →
If you want to be really sure you don’t forget something important, Remindr is a web-based service that pings cellphone, email, twitter account, and gTalk account simultaneously. There is no…
10 Ways to Ruin Your Health and Die Young →
Let’s face it, it’s hard work to stay healthy. Sure, you might prolong your life by a few years if you eventually quit the death sticks, ease up on the binge-drinking and tackle your fast food…
Transmissions Backpack Journal App for Mac →
Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for Everyone from... →