Archives for the 'Technology' Category

Top 1 Thing To Keep Your Toddler Away From [The Cranking Widgets Blog]

Your laptop computer.
This is a picture of my Macbook after my 2.5 year old son got his hands on it:

As you can see, he managed to remove roughly two-thirds of the keys on the keyboard. I wasn’t happy

But, thanks to my new friend Gab at the Irvine Spectrum Apple Store, all of [...]

20 February 2008 | Off-Topic, Productivity Pr0n, Technology | No Comments

6 Websites That Will Certainly Make You Smarter [The Cranking Widgets Blog]

Photo by Vit6

Ah, the Internet. It’s one of those things that regularly inspires awe in me, even though I spend several hours a day interacting with it (both professionally and recreationally).
But with such an immense amount of information, it’s difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. While [...]

13 February 2008 | Hacking Life, Practical, Technology | No Comments

The iPhone as a GTD Swiss Army Chainsaw [The Cranking Widgets Blog]

I have to be honest - this past Christmas, the item at the top of my wish list was the completely drool-worthy Amazon Kindle. I had watched the video intro a dozen times and was completely smitten. And while I had been secretly longing for an iPhone since they were released, I simpley [...]

7 February 2008 | Cool, Digital GTD, GTD, Productivity Pr0n, Technology, The Phone | No Comments

Superstar Interview: Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani Talks Beer and Productivity [The Cranking Widgets Blog]

When somebody first start digging around for GTD and productivity-related websites, it won’t take long before they arrive at Lifehacker.com. A fine mixture of links to quality articles and products, as well as full-length features, how-tos and all sorts of other goodies. Like it or not, it’s hard to deny that LH is [...]

21 January 2008 | GTD, Hacking Life, Productivity, Technology | No Comments

Free Personal Income Tax Software for Canadians [Ian's Messy Desk]

Now that we’ve finished with the season to be jolly, ‘tis the season to file income tax returns.
If you’re looking for free income tax preparation software, check out StudioTax Canadian Personal Income Tax Software. StudioTax is in the process of getting the software certified with the Canada Revenue Agency for use with NETFILE.
StudioTax is [...]

10 January 2008 | Productivity, Technology | No Comments

10 Steps to Become an Email Ninja [Zen Habits]

I just wrote a guest post for Timothy Ferriss of the Four Hour Workweek blog that I think you guys might like:
10 Steps to Become an Email Ninja
If you like it, please give it a Digg! Thanks my friends.
Btw, Tim is an excellent writer, and his book, The 4-Hour Workweek, is one of the [...]

9 January 2008 | Links, Technology | No Comments

Open Source Blogging: Feel Free to Steal My Content [Zen Habits]

I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. - Richard Stallman

Editor’s note: This post isn’t directly related to the main topics of Zen Habits, so feel free to skip it if you’re not interested.
I get a lot of emails asking [...]

7 January 2008 | Aboutzenhabits, Technology | No Comments

3 Ways To Claim Your Life Back - How To Step Away From Your Computer [Zen Habits]

“You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living
until the escape becomes the habit.”- David Ryan

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lea Woodward of the Location Independent Living blog.
There is no denying that the rise of the computer coupled with the increasing availability of high speed internet, has made one of [...]

3 January 2008 | Happiness, Technology | No Comments

Best Wireless Printers of 2007 [Productivity @ Home]

Today’s guest post is by James Kara Murat.  Every Monday, Productivity @ Home looks at the topic of Working @ Home.
The year 2007 is the year of the WiFi. Tidying up your home or office space starts with cutting the numerous cords that tangles and connects your productivity gadgets together. Therefore, customers looking for printers [...]

31 December 2007 | Technology, WAHM, Working @ Home, home business, home office, wireless printers, working at home | No Comments

16 Killer Apps to Put On Your Brand New Christmas Mac [Zen Habits]

Editor’s note: This guest post by Glen Stansberry is a special expanded edition of a post originally published on LifeDev.net.
It’s Christmas day and you’ve just unwrapped your shiny new piece of Apple goodness from your new favorite family member. You’ve installed the beautiful Leopard operating system, and are ready to conquer the world.
But you soon [...]

23 December 2007 | Productivity & Organization, Technology | No Comments