Posts Tagged ‘web’

Why a Great Pen Makes All the Difference

When I first got into the whole "systematic productivity" thing, I did a ton of reading on the subject. One of the things I kept coming across was people discussing which notebook and which pen they used in their own systems. I would read these, all holier-than-thou, and think something to the effect of, "a pen is a pen. Is a pen. Is a pen. Who cares?"I… Continue reading

March 20 2009 | By David | Tagged: applications, gadgets, gtd, tools, web | 23 comments»

The 80 Best Lifehacks of 2008

And so we arrive yet again at the end of another year. 2008 was at best a mixed bag – while the world was electrified by the US election and it’s promise of change, the global economy was shaken to its core as a decade of financial mismanagement and willful blindness finally caught up with us. Gas prices spiked, leading us all to ask some difficult questions about sustainability, efficiency… Continue reading

December 31 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: 2008, achievement, app, back-to-basics, Communication, creativity, goals, gtd, habit, iphone, networking, new year, Productivity, review, success, web | 39 comments»

A First Look at Mozilla’s Ubiquity

You've probably heard of Ubiquity by now. It was causing quite a buzz a few days ago before Google Chrome came along and stole all of its thunder.Ubiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that bills itself as "a powerful new way to interact with the web." One way to describe Ubiquity that gives you a clearer idea of what it's actually all about is that it's Quicksilver for… Continue reading

September 5 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: firefox, ubiquity, web | 9 comments»

Things happen on the Net

I had just had an great idea for the post to end all posts at lifehack.org and all I needed was a one really good image to illustrate it. So I go over to my favorite cheap stock photography site - iStockPhoto - only to find the home page gone and this garish octopus ripping the head off some sort of cartoon figure with the message: "iStockPhoto… Continue reading

October 23 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: habit, web | 8 comments»

Where To Get Free And Legal Music Online

Many of us enjoy discovering new music, particularly while working, without having to purchase tracks outright and battling lawsuits. Thankfully there are a plethora of great resources available that can scratch that itch without breaking any laws.Digital Alchemy has put together this list of free online music providers. Also, keep a lookout for a new one in the vein of Pandora called Jango.Let's keep adding to the… Continue reading

October 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: music, web | 18 comments»

5 Ways To Publish Your Portfolio Online

There are some great places on the web for creative types to flaunt their work. The best part of publishing your portfolio in these spaces is the focus on community - which is awesome when trying to promote your work from the ground up.Stylish Labs focuses on 5 [+1] of their favorites in this article. They include two of my personal picks, Behance and Carbonmade. Both look… Continue reading

October 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: creativity, web | 8 comments»

A Huge List Of Personal Development Sites

Priscilla Palmer has put together this massive list of personal development websites. As usual you can check the comments for more.The list isn't categorized, which is a shame, and mentions Lifehack.org as a collaborative site. It would be nice to have a list that divides sites into focus. For instance General, GTD, etc.In any case, great list!Personal Development List - [PriscillaPalmer]…

August 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: personaldevelopment, web | 8 comments»

Advice for Students: Use a Wiki for Better Note-Taking

It's back to school time, and it's time to make good on the promises you made yourself last year to be more organized this time around! One of the stumbling blocks I see most often in my students is taking -- and keeping -- good notes for their classes. Ideally, you'd like to have notes on all your reading, as well as notes from lectures, and you'd like… Continue reading

August 22 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: notes, notetaking, students, study, studying, tool, web, web2.0, webtools, wiki | 42 comments»

Google Gears powers Reader with Offline Function

Google has released a new extension called Google Gears for both Firefox 1.5+ and Internet Explorer 6.0+. The extension itself won't do you any good. But with application like Google Reader, which already utilizes Gears' API, will let you to take your data offline - in case of Google Reader, it means you can read your latest feeds (2000 items) without any Internet connection. This is such a great… Continue reading

May 31 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: google, offline, software, web | 4 comments»

5 Web Worker Mistakes

The Web Worker Daily have compiled their Top 5 Web Worker Mistakes. Meaning, these are the most common reasons people who use the internet for business muck it up. It's written for coders, but speaks to all of us.If you’re a web worker (as opposed to a web dilettante), you need to treat your work as an actual business, with a business structure, a separate bank account, contracts, invoicing… Continue reading

May 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: internet, job, web, working | 2 comments»

Get Productive With Google Talk, Split Browser and Firefox

If you're like me you're probably using multiple VoIP/ VoIM (Voice over Internet Protocol/ Voice over Instant Messenger) software clients to communicate with friends, family and business clients. I use all of Google Talk, Skype, AIM Pro, Yahoo Messenger, and Live/MSN Messenger nearly every day. That not only gets annoying, it also uses up loads of computer RAM, leaving little memory for other applications. It's also difficult to work in… Continue reading

April 19 2007 | By Raj | Tagged: google, Productivity, software, web | 11 comments»

Watch all of your tv shows online at alluc.org

Earlier today we posted about the benefits of ditching the TV. If you're like me, you can never not have a TV (pardon the double negative) -- I just love my TV shows too much! However, alluc.org is a website that allows you to watch most popular television shows online. The selection is surprisingly great and I think the reason for this is the… Continue reading

April 10 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Technology, tv, web | 7 comments»

How To Choose A Domain Name

What's in a name? Does it define your website or is the domain just a placeholder?Like many others, I'm currently in the process of choosing domain names, and it's no fun. Chris Garret simpathises in this article describing why he chose chrisg.com and what you should take into consideration when registering your domain. When choosing a domain name there are some factors to consider:

How original and unique is it?
How descriptive is

February 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: web, website, websites | 7 comments»

GTD with RTM: Getting Things Done with Remember The Milk

Remember The Milk is a pretty cool web app. As we introduced it before, it has many great features, including integration with Google Calendar. Now, what if could applies the GTD system onto Remember the Milk. Recently The Republic of Geektronica posts a tutorial on integrating Getting Things Done framework to RTM. Take a look how they implement the GTD context:RTM supports tags, and GTD suggests specifying… Continue reading

January 17 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: gtd, Productivity, software, web | 4 comments»

BrainCast: Free personal voice message service

BrainCast looks promising for us. Think about if an online service that keeps all your mind dumps, and even better you could record it wherever you want with your cell phone. This is the service for you:BrainCast is a free message and memo service that allows you to record reminders for yourself on the go, and automatically delivers them to your PC at home for later use. There is… Continue reading

November 9 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: record, software, voice, web | 2 comments»

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