Having Enough Energy to Chase Your Passions – Outside Your Day Job via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by Ali on 6/29/10 You might dream of quitting your day job. Perhaps you want to be an artist, or a musician, or travel the world, or do volunteer work, or any number of other [...]

How To Stay Organized When Life Throws You a Curveball via Stepcase Lifehack by Debbie Bowie on 6/29/10 “Things went downhill when we had three family crises in a year,” said a new client who was explaining how her lovely home had evolved into a cluttered, chaotic mess. It is very common for people to [...]

Using Email Effectively via Ian's Messy Desk by Ian McKenzie on 6/18/10 For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Here are some tips to make your e-mail as effective and efficient as possible: Avoid all caps – E-MAIL MESSAGES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN UPPERCASE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE [...]

9 Ways To Manage People Who Bother You via Stepcase Lifehack by celestine on 6/28/10 Ever faced people who bother you? I’m sure all of us have faced such people before. It’s okay when we have to face them just once or twice, but there are times when these people emerge in facets of our [...]

Decoding Microsoft’s Fantastic Passive-Agressive Numbers Post via TechCrunch by MG Siegler on 6/26/10 Yesterday, Microsoft communications head Frank Shaw put up a post on The Official Microsoft Blog rattling off some numbers regarding many of Microsoft’s products. The intention was obviously to lend some perspective to some of the negative coverage Microsoft has been getting [...]

Use Wolfram Alpha to Figure Out Confusing Family Relationships [Relationships] via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 6/24/10 What do you call the son of your mom's cousin? How about the husband of your mother's uncle's daughter? Type how you're related into Wolfram Alpha's computation engine, and it returns the relationship—first cousin once removed, in that [...]

Working Hard Is not Enough. Here's 18 Ways to Work Smart via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 6/24/10 All of us work hard in life – there is no doubt about it. We work hard in our jobs so we can excel at work. We work hard to maintain [...]

Work Smart: How To Avoid "The Busy Trap" via Fast Company by Gina Trapani on 6/23/10 In an ideal world, you’d arrive at the office, sit down in front of a list called “things to accomplish today,” and calmly work through each item until it was time to go home. But most of us can [...]

5 Steps To Move Out Of Stagnancy In Life via Stepcase Lifehack by celestine on 6/23/10 In the journey of growth, there are times when we grow and excel. We are endlessly driven and hyped up, motivated to get our goals. Then there are times when we stagnate. We feel uninspired and unmotivated. We keep [...]

How to Prevent Your Computer from Overheating (and Why It's Important) [Hardware] via Lifehacker by Erica Ho on 6/23/10 Keeping your computer running within safe temperatures is important, especially as the temperature rises outside. Here's how to make sure your computer's not overheating—and how to fix it if it is. Photo by Alfo23. The cooling [...]

Wipe your drives securely with a hidden Windows 7 tool via gHacks technology news, Software And Internet Tips For The Geek In You by Mike Halsey on 6/21/10 It’s always a worry when you get rid of a PC or hard drive that all sorts of personal data could be sitting on it waiting to [...]

Create A Professional Photography Portfolio In 5 Minutes With Pullfolio via MakeUseOf.com by Nancy Messieh on 6/21/10 There are many ways for professional photographers to put together a sleek photography portfolio that reflects their style and portrays a certain image. But what if you’re an aspiring photographer who needs a professional-looking portfolio, but don’t want [...]

Acer expects to overtake HP as world's biggest laptop vendor by year's end via Engadget by Vladislav Savov on 6/19/10 Ah, the inexorable rise of a once-small Taiwanese company. Acer chairman JT Wang has told investors in a conference call this week that his company is on track to overtake HP in worldwide laptop shipments [...]

What is HTML5? via TinyHacker by akishore on 6/17/10 You’ve probably been hearing a lot about HTML5 lately, but do you know what it actually is? How does it work and what’s the difference between HTML5 and HTML4? Check out this cool graphic that walks you through the whole architecture. WTF is HTML5 Posted via [...]

7 Pieces of Wisdom from Socrates via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by Mr. Self Development on 6/17/10 Socrates is considered one of the chief founders of Western philosophy. We know Socrates primarily from the accounts of other writers: from his student, Plato, from Xenophon, the historian, as well as from the plays [...]