This is one of the best services ever! I always wanted to know other countries/cities' headlines, or sometimes I just want to read the first page of the local newspaper.
June 30 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 8 comments»
If you like to input your thoughts into Wiki format, you would want to software like GTDTiddlyWiki or online service like PeanutButterWiki. However most of the Wiki system are web based (both online and offine), sometimes it may not handy to open your browser or even need to online. There is a open source software called wikidPad which should able to solve this problem:
June 30 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 2 comments»
Leon Bambrick over SecretGeek has created a new term called GeekBlock which is for programmers when one is stuck by a problem or lose movtivation. It is very similar to what writer calls Writer's Block when one cannot produce any ideas or writing. ... I can think of three different situations which can give rise to the dreaded GeekBlock 1. You are stuck by a specific problem… Continue reading
June 30 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
I like laptop, I can bring it to everywhere for online and doing my work. However it is not great when it is used for one or two years and its laptop battery life will usually be shorten. We can replace it but laptop's battery is usually expensive. What are the solution? Replace the battery cells in the laptop battery ourselves! Engadget has a how-to guide on how to rebuild… Continue reading
June 30 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 8 comments»
Make: Blog has done a tutorial on getting Audible content through podcasting. It is very useful for periodic content as you do not need to go to Audible and download it every once in a while. Last week while I was at Gnomedex Audible announced that they're supporting the podcast way of delivering some of their content, in other words you can add a url (RSS feed) to a podcasting application… Continue reading
June 29 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
Douglas over a million monkeys typing has done another template which help you listing different paths and tasks to achieve a goal or bigger problem/task. It is sometimes useful because it forces you to brainstorm for alternatives even though you have one answer for a question. As Douglas quoted in Roger van Oech’s book Whack on the Side of the Head:
June 29 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
After a project has been completed by your team, sometimes it is hard to conduct post-project analysis, or debriefing to just analyze what happened, review the outcome and see what improvements are needed for next project. How to conduct a effective debrief meeting? Bert Webb over Open Loops has written a article based on the model of Air Force debriefing to set out a structure on how to conduct one… Continue reading
June 29 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
Bert Webb over Open Loops has posted an great article on how sleep related to productivity. We see some successful people sleep only a few hours per night. Will we able to be sucessful if we follow the same method and get more hours by decreasing our sleeping hours? Bert followed by discussing this maybe a mistake to think like this. We may develop sleep deprivation if we are not careful… Continue reading
June 28 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
It is here! Apple has just released iTunes 4.9. You may not able to see it from Apple's homepage yet (but they should update it soon), but if you go to iTune download page directly, you will able to download version 4.9, which has support for podcasts.
June 28 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 1 comment»
Jason Sweeney over his blog has posted seven tips on how to speed up your web browsing. They are:
June 28 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
There is a new tool called RSSCalendar which allows you to create a calendar and share it to people using RSS feeds (like daily, weekly, monthly, rolling 30-days, 3 months, whole year and all event feed). If you have your own blog or web site, you can also use RSSCalendar to publish your events or schedule. The interface is very usable as well.
June 27 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
It is more a geek tool but if you are familar with command line more, then Google command line tool may able to speed your search up. On top of normal search command, it also has some shortcuts for using Google services like translation, PDF search, specific OS searches etc.
June 27 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
There is a classic site called Memory Master which has a series of tutorials on improving your memory. It has different methods for remembering words, names, faces, numbers, speeches and even help you on playing cards. There is also a section on Reading, Studying, and Learning which should be very useful for some of us:
June 27 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 1 comment»
DVD is a good media to preverse your moments on video. However sometimes your home videos maybe in VHS tapes because you are using camcorder or some other reasons. Here are some tips and how to convert the VHS to DVD, and also preserve its quality: ... If you transfer two hours of VHS to a DVD it can result in a significant loss of quality unless you have a high… Continue reading
June 27 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | no comments»
Steve Pavlina has done a great job again. Last week, he wrote a series of six articles on the meaning of life. What is your purpose of life? How should you act on your life? It is very important to find those answers for yourself - to find your purpose so that you can identify some goals and directions for your life. What is the meaning of life? Why are… Continue reading
June 26 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: | 1 comment»
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