Comments for Stepcase Lifehack http://www.lifehack.org Daily digest and pointer on productivity, getting things done and lifehacks Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:09:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Where Are the Blokes? by Deeper Issues » Blog Archive » Check It Out Department http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/G-t27L6Bzj4/where-are-the-blokes.html Deeper Issues » Blog Archive » Check It Out Department Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=5810#comment-321724 [...] Harper has a very interesting discussion going on about men and women in his article Where Are the Blokes? over at Stepcase [...] [...] Harper has a very interesting discussion going on about men and women in his article Where Are the Blokes? over at Stepcase [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/where-are-the-blokes.html#comment-321724 Comment on 11 Free Mind Mapping Applications & Web Services by Daniel Kim http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/ztiF5ZEjRCM/11-free-mind-mapping-applications-web-services.html Daniel Kim Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:11:31 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6263#comment-321723 I have used Mindomo for free, but they limit free accounts to seven (?) total maps, I think. Nice to be able to embed an interactive mindmap with hyperlinks to other sites or hosted document files. I used MindManager a lot, especially since it syncs with my iPAQ. It was very helpful to be able to take notes as I roamed around a roomful of small groups, then presented a summary mindmap of all of the group discussions using my synced data on the PC. Participants were impressed that their flipchart brainstorm outlines were translated into the mindmap format within a few minutes of closing the small group sessions. Lately, I've been using Freemind, which is not as powerful as MindManager, but is free. There's a Pocket Freemind version that uses the same data files without need for conversion. Especially useful is the "file" mode, which creates a directory tree of my hard drive with clickable links to the folders or documents displayed on the map. I have used Mindomo for free, but they limit free accounts to seven (?) total maps, I think. Nice to be able to embed an interactive mindmap with hyperlinks to other sites or hosted document files.

I used MindManager a lot, especially since it syncs with my iPAQ. It was very helpful to be able to take notes as I roamed around a roomful of small groups, then presented a summary mindmap of all of the group discussions using my synced data on the PC. Participants were impressed that their flipchart brainstorm outlines were translated into the mindmap format within a few minutes of closing the small group sessions.

Lately, I’ve been using Freemind, which is not as powerful as MindManager, but is free. There’s a Pocket Freemind version that uses the same data files without need for conversion. Especially useful is the “file” mode, which creates a directory tree of my hard drive with clickable links to the folders or documents displayed on the map.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/11-free-mind-mapping-applications-web-services.html#comment-321723 Comment on Advice for Students: How to Write Research Papers that Rock! by Kaustav http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/ivXpqA9rZ4k/advice-for-students-how-to-write-research-papers-that-rock.html Kaustav Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:21:10 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/advice-for-students-how-to-write-research-papers-that-rock.html#comment-321722 Whatever benefits the internet search engines might have, they can never replace books. The best way to get information is to look up the book on a particular subject. That way, it helps to cultivate a reading habit which is absolutely essential for good research, in addition to keeping notes. Research,I believe, is a syncretic activity that helps one to get a better understanding of a subject by looking into and interpreting different sources. Whatever benefits the internet search engines might have, they can never replace books. The best way to get information is to look up the book on a particular subject. That way, it helps to cultivate a reading habit which is absolutely essential for good research, in addition to keeping notes. Research,I believe, is a syncretic activity that helps one to get a better understanding of a subject by looking into and interpreting different sources.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/advice-for-students-how-to-write-research-papers-that-rock.html#comment-321722 Comment on A First Look at Mozilla’s Ubiquity by Danny Tatom http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/Rc79zBOr3g8/a-first-look-at-mozillas-ubiquity.html Danny Tatom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:10:02 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6529#comment-321718 I've had quite a bit of fun with this the last few days. And though it's lacking right now (at 0.1), there's a lot of good ideas floating around the getsatisfaction page that I can't wait to see implemented in newer versions. I’ve had quite a bit of fun with this the last few days. And though it’s lacking right now (at 0.1), there’s a lot of good ideas floating around the getsatisfaction page that I can’t wait to see implemented in newer versions.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/a-first-look-at-mozillas-ubiquity.html#comment-321718 Comment on The Gentle Art of Saying No by Искусство тактично сказать “НЕТ” | Блог Дениса Никулина http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/FWGQ3JnqipU/the-gentle-art-of-saying-no.html Искусство тактично сказать “НЕТ” | Блог Дениса Никулина Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:06:54 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/the-gentle-art-of-saying-no.html#comment-321712 [...] Источник статьи fmates_member="FMC003131-01453"; fmates_c="eeeeee"; fmates_bc="ffffff"; fmates_fc="333333"; fmates_ac="003366"; [...] [...] Источник статьи fmates_member=”FMC003131-01453″; fmates_c=”eeeeee”; fmates_bc=”ffffff”; fmates_fc=”333333″; fmates_ac=”003366″; [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/the-gentle-art-of-saying-no.html#comment-321712 Comment on Add comments to any Web site by muhammad ali khan http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/7lx59ukYkIo/add-comments-to-any-web-site.html muhammad ali khan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:25:57 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/add-comments-to-any-web-site.html#comment-321711 shipla you are so cute i love you very much while you leave the serial dill mill gayye love always byeeeeeeeee shipla you are so cute i love you very much while you leave the serial dill mill gayye love always byeeeeeeeee

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/add-comments-to-any-web-site.html#comment-321711 Comment on What You Didn’t Know About the World’s Top Three Productivity-Enhancing Drugs by çet http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/4O3Wj3qMstY/how-we-energize-ourselves-avoid-the-world%e2%80%99s-top-three-productivity-enhancing-drugs.html çet Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:21:52 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-we-energize-ourselves-avoid-the-world%e2%80%99s-top-three-productivity-enhancing-drugs.html#comment-321710 tenkss tenkss

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-we-energize-ourselves-avoid-the-world%e2%80%99s-top-three-productivity-enhancing-drugs.html#comment-321710 Comment on 10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything by Critical Thinking vs Creative Thinking | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/AK0WlS72WP4/10-skills-you-need-to-succeed-at-almost-anything.html Critical Thinking vs Creative Thinking | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:02:25 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6039#comment-321708 [...] 10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything Share and Enjoy: [...] [...] 10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything Share and Enjoy: [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-skills-you-need-to-succeed-at-almost-anything.html#comment-321708 Comment on Summer Giveaway: Your Working Bookshelf by Paul Anderson http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/19mPWxSRSjc/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html Paul Anderson Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:39:10 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/site-news/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html#comment-321707 I really like Smart Choices by Hammond Keeney + Raiffa. the book really helps in coming up with a simple framework of how to solve problems. it's been most effective for me in communicating the changes + solutions to problems that i think our organization needs. I really like Smart Choices by Hammond Keeney + Raiffa. the book really helps in coming up with a simple framework of how to solve problems. it’s been most effective for me in communicating the changes + solutions to problems that i think our organization needs.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/site-news/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html#comment-321707 Comment on 5 Tips To Beat a Standardized Test by Colin http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/uCjm3uppIEM/5-tips-to-beat-a-standardized-test.html Colin Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:55:14 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6517#comment-321706 I'm not sure about the advice not to guess when you can be penalised for it. Let's say there are four questions you don't know, each with four choices. If you guess, on average, you'd expect to get one right and three wrong, and come out 1/4 of a point ahead. If you leave them blank, you end up with nothing. Obviously some days you strike out and get -1, other days you're lucky and get 1.5, 2.75 or even four. Over the long run, guessing would tend to get you a higher mark. I’m not sure about the advice not to guess when you can be penalised for it. Let’s say there are four questions you don’t know, each with four choices. If you guess, on average, you’d expect to get one right and three wrong, and come out 1/4 of a point ahead. If you leave them blank, you end up with nothing. Obviously some days you strike out and get -1, other days you’re lucky and get 1.5, 2.75 or even four. Over the long run, guessing would tend to get you a higher mark.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/5-tips-to-beat-a-standardized-test.html#comment-321706 Comment on How to Love Yourself, Even if No One Else Does by Day 4 « Project Lifestyle http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/ighpAg3AkNs/how-to-love-yourself-even-if-no-one-else-does.html Day 4 « Project Lifestyle Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:26:50 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6415#comment-321704 [...] Worth reading: How to Love Yourself, Even if No One Else Does. [...] [...] Worth reading: How to Love Yourself, Even if No One Else Does. [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-to-love-yourself-even-if-no-one-else-does.html#comment-321704 Comment on How-to: Read and Write NTFS Windows Partition on Mac OS X by Suggz http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/BGbKGJIPKJw/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html Suggz Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:36:55 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html#comment-321703 colabutta@yahoo.com colabutta@yahoo.com

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html#comment-321703 Comment on How-to: Read and Write NTFS Windows Partition on Mac OS X by Suggz http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/fhoQb1EFRiU/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html Suggz Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:33:11 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html#comment-321702 I have a mac notebook with windows using bootcamp. Not sure what I did ex. in disk utilities or Start up disk. When I turn on my mac, it autmatically goes to Windows and I am not able to go through bootcamp icon in control panel to fix start up option. No matter what disk/hardrive, i keep going back to windows... Please HELP! I have a mac notebook with windows using bootcamp. Not sure what I did ex. in disk utilities or Start up disk.

When I turn on my mac, it autmatically goes to Windows and I am not able to go through bootcamp icon in control panel to fix start up option.

No matter what disk/hardrive, i keep going back to windows…

Please HELP!

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-read-and-write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html#comment-321702 Comment on Four Rules to Understand What Makes People Tick by Liner Notes » Soundscape #99: Hell Is (Not Really) Other People http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/lTJqnUOLCPY/four-rules-to-understand-what-makes-people-tick.html Liner Notes » Soundscape #99: Hell Is (Not Really) Other People Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:21:35 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/four-rules-to-understand-what-makes-people-tick.html#comment-321701 [...] came across this article the other day and I think it’s a sad but true fact that people really almost always [...] [...] came across this article the other day and I think it’s a sad but true fact that people really almost always [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/four-rules-to-understand-what-makes-people-tick.html#comment-321701 Comment on The George Costanza Lifehack for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety by Nifty Things « Holy City Style http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/ojhtR46iUpA/the-george-costanza-lifehack-for-overcoming-fear-and-anxiety.html Nifty Things « Holy City Style Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:59:46 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6473#comment-321700 [...] Seinfeld, paradoxal intention, and how to get over anxiety. [...] [...] Seinfeld, paradoxal intention, and how to get over anxiety. [...]

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/the-george-costanza-lifehack-for-overcoming-fear-and-anxiety.html#comment-321700 Comment on 10 Keys to Work/Life Balance by Joel Falconer http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/synuuye2DlI/10-keys-to-worklife-balance.html Joel Falconer Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:04:15 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6510#comment-321698 What is this work/life balance you speak of? ;) What is this work/life balance you speak of? ;)

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-keys-to-worklife-balance.html#comment-321698 Comment on 5 Tips To Beat a Standardized Test by Mitch http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/ICENQ4JHTac/5-tips-to-beat-a-standardized-test.html Mitch Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:01:09 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6517#comment-321697 Another important tip (for all tests): try to reproduce the test environment when studying. You recall information best when the test phase is close to the learning phase. On the negative side: Chances are you will not be able to listen to music during the exam so don't listen when studying. On the positive side: The sense of smell is a wonderful memory cue - get yourself a new fragrance to wear during study and in the examination. Another important tip (for all tests): try to reproduce the test environment when studying. You recall information best when the test phase is close to the learning phase.

On the negative side: Chances are you will not be able to listen to music during the exam so don’t listen when studying. On the positive side: The sense of smell is a wonderful memory cue - get yourself a new fragrance to wear during study and in the examination.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/5-tips-to-beat-a-standardized-test.html#comment-321697 Comment on Summer Giveaway: Your Working Bookshelf by Tim http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/hkAXOFICR4k/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html Tim Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:52:14 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/site-news/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html#comment-321693 I really liked the book: "Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life" by Spencer Johnson. It is an inspiring book that helps you cope with change in a dynamic environment - often people are so focused on one track for their career that they lose sight of the "cheese" and futilely respond to this change. This was especially important for me as I was completing my first degree and looking for a career path. Other top books include "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho and "The Goal" by Golratt. Currently reading "Questions Every MBA Eeds to Answer" by Mark Albion. I really liked the book: “Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life” by Spencer Johnson. It is an inspiring book that helps you cope with change in a dynamic environment - often people are so focused on one track for their career that they lose sight of the “cheese” and futilely respond to this change. This was especially important for me as I was completing my first degree and looking for a career path.

Other top books include “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho and “The Goal” by Golratt. Currently reading “Questions Every MBA Eeds to Answer” by Mark Albion.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/site-news/summer-giveaway-your-working-bookshelf.html#comment-321693 Comment on 10 Tips to Study Smart and Save Time by Olivia http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/Vki2NvU-cNY/10-tips-to-study-smart-and-save-time.html Olivia Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:55:06 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-tips-to-study-smart-and-save-time.html#comment-321690 One thing that I was wondering about is how do you apply this to learning math? Math basically is about formulas and memorising them. At the lower levels it's really difficult to understand math per se. One thing that I was wondering about is how do you apply this to learning math? Math basically is about formulas and memorising them. At the lower levels it’s really difficult to understand math per se.

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-tips-to-study-smart-and-save-time.html#comment-321690 Comment on Your Creative Genius Mindset: The Essential Qualities for “Outside the Box” Thinking by Torley http://feeds.lifehack.org/~r/Lifehack/Comments/~3/8lT8UnN_pug/your-creative-genius-mindset-the-essential-qualities-for-outside-the-box-thinking.html Torley Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:39:09 +0000 http://www.lifehack.org/?p=6326#comment-321689 Superb IQ Matrix cartoon! That was a lot of fun, and reminds me of pictures in kids' to-do activity books. Grabbed my attention from the very beginning. :) Superb IQ Matrix cartoon! That was a lot of fun, and reminds me of pictures in kids’ to-do activity books. Grabbed my attention from the very beginning. :)

]]> http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/your-creative-genius-mindset-the-essential-qualities-for-outside-the-box-thinking.html#comment-321689