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
October 23 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: habit, web | 8 comments»
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
October 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: music, web | 18 comments»
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
October 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: creativity, web | 6 comments»
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]… » Continue
August 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: personaldevelopment, web | 8 comments»
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
August 22 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: notes, notetaking, students, study, studying, tool, web, web2.0, webtools, wiki | 40 comments»
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
May 31 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: google, offline, software, web | 4 comments»
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
May 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: internet, job, web, working | 2 comments»
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
April 19 2007 | By Raj | Tagged: google, Productivity, software, web | 11 comments»
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
April 10 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Technology, tv, web | 5 comments»
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:
February 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: web, website, websites | 5 comments»
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
January 17 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: gtd, Productivity, software, web | 3 comments»
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
November 9 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: record, software, voice, web | 2 comments»
This is a US & Canada service, but it looks interesting enough for me to blog. A free service called “Call-in-Sick” allows you to record a message, set a time to send it later. How is it useful for call in sick? Read their introduction:
Call-in-Sick is a revolutionary new FREE service that allows you to call in your sick message to your boss or employer from anywhere, any time.
Picture the… » Continue
October 5 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: phone, software, web | 1 comment»
This is quite a good idea. Go to this web app called Daily Lit, select a free book, choose a frequency, and you will receive an email with small snippet of the book based on the frequency.
It is neat because the web tool adds book reading into your workflow.
What’s the downside on this tool? It has a limited ranges of book to select.
1. Why read books by email?
Because if… » Continue
October 4 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: book, read, software, web | 3 comments»
One of the workflows that I usually follow is catching up on news and information related to my work and interests in the morning. I do not go to different sites to get those materials, instead I go to my start page at Netvibes and Bloglines to capture new info. With this, I only need to go to a designated place to look for new information. Michigan at Listible has… » Continue
September 22 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: list, software, web | 10 comments»
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