Archives for January 2008
Top 5 Posts for January 2008 [Ian's Messy Desk]
These were the five most visited posts for January 2008 at Ian’s Messy Desk:
How to Build Cooperation at Home – Some tips, from personal experience, for making household chores a team effort.
How to Clean and Organize Your Desk – National Clean Off Your Desk Day falls in January. What… you didn’t get a card? Links [...]
I promise I will… [Matt's Idea Blog]
…not try to sell you
I will look for ways to help you, esp. before we work together (if ever)
…not work with you if I don’t think I can help
and I’ll be very clear about it, even if we disagree
…not worry about “giving away the farm” to you
I know that sharing genuinely useful [...]
La semaine de 4 heures de Tim Ferriss (2/2) [C'éclair!]
Nous poursuivons aujourd’hui notre survol du livre La semaine de 4 heures de Tim Ferriss.
Après avoir défini qui sont les Nouveaux Riches et commencé à sérieusement considérer la perspective d’une vie plus excitante, continuons avec la phase d’élimination :
Eliminer pour se concentrer sur ses activités les plus rentables
Ici, Tim Ferriss énonce la plupart des moyens [...]
Macbook Air – Just Right Or Too Thin? (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
The new ultra-portable laptop was recently introduced at Macworld. Kudos for Apple having the boldness to do something really different. As usual, if I could buy whatever Jobs pitches at a keynote within an hour of the speech, I would. On the other hand, after the effects of the speech wear off, I begin to [...]
How Live a Contented Life [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in The Simple Life
William Henry Channing was an American clergyman, writer and philosopher who served as the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1863 and 64.
The best known of his writings is a simple inspirational piece called the Symphony of Contentment.
To live content with small means.
To seek elegance rather than luxury, [...]
How To - System Recovery [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I originally posted this article back in July of 2007 (which was the last time I got the flu), and since I was down for three days again this week, I thought I’d re-post it as a reminder:
“How to bring your system back online when an unexpected incident occurs.”
1. Start with an Overview
Pause before you [...]
GTD-Software im Vergleich [ToolBlog]
Über diverse Zusammenstellungen bzw. Übersichten von Software zu GettingThingsDone habe ich an dieser Stelle ja schon öfter berichtet. Was immer noch fehlt, ist der Vergleich. Aber keine Sorge, so etwas gibt es: Comparative List of GTD Software. Auf der Seite werden 80 Angebote vorgestellt und verglichen hinsichtlich:
Betriebssystem/Plattform
Möglichkeiten der Anbindung (Synchronisation)
Kostenloses oder kommerzielles Angebot
Diese Übersicht wird [...]
Raus aus der Besprechung! [ToolBlog]
Im Grunde genommen ist der Trick ziemlich alt. Früher hatte man in der Fabrik einen sog. "Piepser". Wenn der losging, wusste ich, dass mich ein Kollege dringend erreichen wollte. Ich konnte dann auf einem kleinen Display die Nummer des Kollegen ablesen und ihn vom nächsten Telefon aus anrufen. Man munkelt, dass dieses Instrument auch in [...]
Default stylsheets to learn web design [Hack Your Day]
While browsing through some info on official css specs and best practices, I came across a cool feature on the W3C homepage. They have a tool that lets you view four sites with eight different core stylesheets. You can also view the pages without styling, or you can take a look at just the style [...]
What’s gonna work? (Teamwork!) [Genuine Curiosity]
One of my daughters watches a show called “WonderPets.” She loves it - and I like it a lot, too. One thing I like is a consistent theme: Teamwork helps you solve problems (there is even a catchy song about Teamwork - see link at end of this post) that I can’t get out of [...]