With gas prices continually rising, The Free Geek weblog has a timely post about how to save money at the pump. The article includes twelve tips that can help you save up to $.50 per gallon of gas. Although gas in my area is nowhere near $2.20, this is still a quality post. Do you have any tips not mentioned by The Free Geek? As always, share your thoughts in the comments. Most drivers experienced the $3.00 per gallon gas prices that occurred during 2006. And, while gas prices today hover around... More »
The Getting Finances Done weblog posted the first part of a two part series entitled, “Applying GTD principles to your personal finances.” The article covers how your personal finances and the GTD methodology are related. Don’t worry if you aren’t an expert in GTD. The article assumes no knowledge of GTD. By applying David Allen’s personal productivity principles to personal finances I’ve been able to make some vital distinctions that have helped me manage my money more effectively. Some principles have a very general application like “use a trusted system” while others... More »
Goodreads is a a splash of social networking mixed with the library. Goodreads lets you network with other readers to find great reading material and read reviews. If you wonder what other people are reading or if you have a hard time discovering great content, Goodreads looks like the site for you. Let’s make reading fun again. Somehow, reading books seems to have gotten a bad rap. People are working too hard to read, people are watching TV because they can veg out and turn their brains off — hey, we feel... More »
YouTube recently announced that they will be launching a new site called Citizentube that will specifically cover political content. With the approaching elections in November 2008, YouTube has decided to syndicate all of its existing (and incoming) politically-based content to sister site, Citizentube. The announcement was made on The YouTube Blog. What issue matters most to you? What do you think about the politics of your neighborhood, your district, your state, your province, your country…your world? And what are you going to do about it? This week we’re launching Citizentube, a channel... More »
Pagety is a recently released content management system that also has hosting built right in. Pagety claims to be extremely easy to use and can help you manage the content of your websites. If you manage several websites, Pagety offers extreme simplicity (make one change and it is reflected in all of the pages on all of your sites). Has anyone out there used Pagety? What do you think of it? Please share your opinion in the comments. Pagety is somewhere between a CMS and a hosting platform. Actually, it’s both a... More »
85 Shares The Organize it weblog has a two part series about how to get creative. The first part of the series covers the “tools” to help facilitate the process, and the second part covers “where” to get creative. Creativity is all about coming up with new ideas, interpretations and methods and involves thinking and exploring what goes through your mind. It’s a quality that should be encouraged at all walks of life. You need to feed your creative side with inspirational material, give it the time and attention is needs. Below are the... More »
Instructables has a simplistic way of carrying your papers on a bike without ruining them. I think the easiest way to do this would be to put a folder in a backpack, but if you didn’t want to deal with the extra nuisance of carrying a backpack, this would be a great alternative. The process requires wrapping the papers around the bicycle frame and securing them with some velcro. Pretty simple, but pretty useful. How to take papers on a bike – [Instructables]
27 Shares Lifehack.org guest contributor and Zen Habits editor, Leo Babauta, gives some very practical advice about how to get your finances under control and gain some financial peace of mind. The following are my favorite take-aways from the list: Make your payments automatic. I’ve covered this before … it’s an great alternative to the above method. Instead of paying bills as they come in, you can set up automatic payments and automatic savings payments online, so that as soon as your paycheck comes in, your bills get send out and a certain amount... More »
1.2K Shares Does reading the title make you nervous/scared? Got that sick feeling in your stomach? The number one fear in the world, ahead of even the fear of death, is the fear of public speaking. Regardless of what some may say, the fear of public speaking is extremely common — even the most polished speakers have experienced a fear of public speaking, trust me! Being able to get over your fear of public speaking can have huge payoffs in terms of your career. Being able to speak effectively in public is a huge... More »
David Seah created another excellent organizer. This time it is a very small and compact calendar using only text that he calls the Text File Strip Calendar. David explains how he made it and what purpose it serves. Sometimes it’s handy to be able to quickly make a calendar in your text document for reference. They’re easy to make because you can copy/paste the ..mtwrf characters and paste it over and over again. Same with the 1234567890 characters. The tricky part is knowing the starting and ending days of the month, but... More »
Instructables posted a quick guide at Youtube that shows you how to turn a regular boys t-shirt into a ladies tank top. The process is really quick and requires no sewing. I bet you could complete the whole process is two minutes or less. I’m no fashion expert, but it looks good to me. Turn a T-Shirt into a Tank Top – [Instructables]
If you enjoy reading or writing blogs, Blog Strings is a site worth checking out. Blog Strings promises to connect bloggers and readers on one site. The site is free for readers and bloggers and the idea is that readers can find great blogs and bloggers can promote their blog. Seems like a win-win. Let us know what you think the comments. Blog Strings is a new meeting site for bloggers and those who enjoy browsing blogs. Whether you blog at MySpace, LiveJournal, Blogspot or host your own using MT, WordPress, Vox... More »
44 Shares I am always drawn to articles that give you a glimpse into the life of a CEO. This week The Scottsdale Times wrote a report on Bob Parsons’ office. Bob Parsons, for those who don’t know, is the founder and CEO of Godaddy.com. Godaddy.com has 1100 employees and does over $100 million in an annual sales revenue. You might know Godaddy.com best from their unforgettable Superbowl commercials. In addition to being a CEO, Bob maintains the most popular blog of all CEOs in the world. Thirty-five years ago, Parsons was a young... More »
This morning I was tipped to two interested, but opposing, views as to whether you should travel with your laptop. I have always been pro-laptop when on the road, but the argument to go “laptop-less” is pretty strong. What do you think? When you hit the road is your laptop a necessity or a do-without? Share your opinion in the comments. Seven Tips For Taking A Laptop Traveling – [Travel Happy] Should I Take My Laptop Traveling – [TravMonkey.com]
Unsigned.com is a website that matches unsigned bands with listeners. Unsigned.com allows registered users to listen to music for free while artists can use the websites to promote and sell their own music. Unisgned.com lets you search for music based on topic. If you hate paying $.99 per song at iTunes (or $.88 per song at Wal-mart) to support “the man,” give Unsigned.com a try. Unsigned.com has over 2000 bands signed up, I’m sure you’ll discover something new. Unsigned.com is dedicated to providing independent Artists from solo, trio to bands, the best... More »
