Standing before you is a game filled with a complex network of mazes and ladders. When you came into this world this game was already established. All of the rules were set in place. A path was laid out before you, and as you grew, you slowly became indoctrinated into that world, into that game. It was…

Many people now find themselves looking for employment. It is not easy. The job market is highly competitive with many applicants for each vacancy. How can you maximize your chances of getting a being employed? Try this 11 point plan. 1. Identify your transferable skills List your main areas of expertise. How many of your skills…

We spend a lot of time at Lifehack talking about getting organized – making up lists, labeling files, simplifying your workspace, and so on. Everything in its place, and a place for everything, right? There’s nothing wrong with this view of organization, so long as you’re getting more work done than the time you’re spending on…

Last week, I looked at the apps chosen by CNet for the productivity section of the Webware 100. There were, however, 10 other sections – 9 categories of apps voted for as top in their class and an extra categories of apps chosen by the editors at CNet. This week, I…

Finding a way to contact someone has gotten a lot easier: just type their name into Google and follow a few links. For many people, you’ll quickly find a profile on Facebook, a blog or even an email address you can use to get in touch. But a Google search doesn’t turn up good results…

Here’s a quick browser keyword to add to the list. This one will make it mega easy to find MP3s hidden amongst open internet directories. Create a bookmark in Firefox Use the URLs in this text file as the bookmark location in your Firefox bookmarks Assign a keyword to it – eg. music Type the…

If you’ve been shunning Web 2.0 social apps for an entire year, I forgive you for not knowing about Twitter. Otherwise, where have you been? Twitter is a multi-mode message delivery system used most often to answer the question “What are you doing?” Only, the cool kids know that the answer to that question…

No one would argue the fact that Google is one of the most useful sites on the Internet. Unfortunately, most people only use about 3% of its power. Smart Google users, on the other hand, know how to turn Google into a quick calculator, translate foreign sites, create their own customized search engine, and search for…

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…

Quintura is a tag-based search engine that specializes in searching for content about a particular topic. They recently created a version of their main search engine specifically for kids aptly named Quintura for Kids. Quintura for Kids has an interface complete with mountains and trees, perfect for children. More importantly…

Zudos is a search engine that allows you to search the web for up to date information about any topic. Zudus queries a number of networking sites to pull relevant information about the topic you are interested in. Zudus is a simple tool to search “the sometimes chaotic social media space.” Zudos…

As you know, “list posts” have become very popular recently. If you are a lover of lists, WhatALi.st is a site you’ll enjoy. WhatALi.st is a search engine that leverages social networking elements such as tags, comments, and voting. WhatALi.st also allows users to create and share sites about any…

Delexa.org is a Web site that pulls data from del.icio.us and Alexa to categorize the 50,000 most popular sites in the US based on topic. Delexa lets you search by Web site or topic tag. Delexa is a fantastic way to find quality Web sites based upon the content. I’ve only been…

Deligio is a search engine that specifically searches freeware and shareware software. The site is pretty simple, just search for whatever you’d like the software to do, and Deligio returns a list of freeware and shareware applications that will do what you requested. If you find something you absolutely love, deligio also supports tagging and…

Firefox has a handy feature that allows you to use your address bar as a dialog box to a search. When you find yourself repeatedly searching a particular site you might as well just search in your address bar from any page, right? For instance, by default, Firefox uses the address bar to search Google’s I…