Archives for the 'lifehack' Category
How to deal with dog pee on a carpet [My Stuff for Getting Things Done]
From the Household-Hack department, today we will discuss how to best deal with dog pee on a carpet. For those with dogs, you know what a drag it is when your dog pee’s on the carpet. My family has two dogs that do this from time to time. I swear those dogs are lucky [...]
Best Buy Tests Free Technology Recycling [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Best Buy is testing a new technology recycling program in 117 of it’s US stores.
Participating stores will accept a variety of electronic devices for recycling, free of charge.
Consumers can bring in a maximum of 2 items per day; including computer monitors, computer processors, cameras, phones, and televisions up to 32 inches.
Large appliances [...]
Le zapping de l’efficacité - volume 3 [C'éclair!]
Tiens un nouveau zapping, ça faisait longtemps, n’est-ce pas? Voici les heureux gagnants du 3e zapping de l’efficacité de C’éclair!
[fr] Atteignez vos buts avec Goalz : Dan a annoncé il y a quelques semaines le lancement du site Goalz. Le principe est très simple : chacun saisie ses buts et les partage avec les autres [...]
Recycling Computers & Accessories with help from Sam’s Club [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
…or better stated; Adventures in Computer Recycling.
I’m not an environmentalist by any means, but heck, I’m always trying to do my part and recycle. Here is my story…
About a year ago, I wanted to use an old flat screen monitor that I had lying around. It was a nice 17" Dell flat screen. Unfortunately, I [...]
Free Grocery bonus at Kroger Stores [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
I recently wrote about a number of retailers offering bonuses in exchange for customer government stimulus checks. The bonus for a typical stimulus check exchange was 10%. Kroger has extended their stimulus check bonus to any gift card purchase. That means; When you purchase a Kroger gift card between May 2 and July 31st you [...]
Where will you spend your Stimulus Check? [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
As you may have already heard, the US government will be distributing stimulus checks (aka. tax rebate checks) a few days earlier than expected. Personally, I am not convinced that a couple hundred dollar government sponsored rebate check for each household is going to save the US economy. On the other hand, I’m not [...]
Best Buy Awards HD-DVD Purchasers $50 Gift Cards [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
In February, 2008 the HD-DVD VS Blu-ray Disc war ended. Blu-ray won. Best Buy is offering relief for HD-DVD buyers.
Best Buy has announced that it will mail gift cards worth USD50 to US consumers it can identify as having purchased an HD-DVD player before February 23, 2008.
Best Buy will proactively mail gift [...]
Today, It’s all about me! [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Daniel at www.hackyourday.com was kind enough to feature an interview with me in his first edition of Hack Your Day Magazine. Give HackYourDay.com a look, I’d highly recommend it.
If interested in a subscription to Hack Your Day Magazine, see http://hackyourday.com/2008/03/04/hack-your-day-magazine-available/.
Original post here: Tim Kwiatkowski
Another great post… 20 Things Learned in Life [Diary of a Four-Hour-a-Weeker]
I also came across today another great post that has more to offer to those seeking a 4HWW-enriched life. From the Dumb Little Man blog comes “20 Things I’m Glad Life Taught Me“. Some of the nuggets:
You must create and look for opportunities: Opportunities rarely ever come knocking on the door of someone who’s not [...]
Set a due date! [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Need something from someone? Establish a due date. Seems simple, but more often than not, I see people making requests without a clear, understood, or agreed upon due date for completion of a request or task.
Don’t be afraid to ask for something to be done by a given date. It’s a fair request. Here [...]