If you have a job where you work closely with others in a team style or where co-workers have to fill in for each other when someone takes time off, Outlook Notes is a great way to keep people posted on their projects. It’s also great for keeping yourself on track.
An example of when the [...]

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Windows’ newest operating system Vista is not popular with everyone. Some object to the cost, and others object to it because it uses a lot more computing power than XP does, which means you’ll need a better computer than your current one to get the performance you had with XP in Vista. It’s kind of [...]

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IdeaSandbox has a very cool free tool that helps you prioritize your to do list. You enter all your tasks into it, in no particular order. On the next page, it shows you two tasks and asks which one is more important. The one you choose gets paired against another task, and so on until [...]

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I recently found myself needing to move unexpectedly, due to a ridiculous increase in my rent. Aside from the stress of apartment hunting and moving, I also had to sell some appliances I couldn’t use in the new place. Items like mine weren’t selling on eBay, which has never been a great resource for selling [...]

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Now some US postal customers can get a postage-paid envelope from the US Post Office which lets you mail your useless old gadgets - even broken ones - to a recycling center instead of throwing them away.
Huh? Who’s paying for this? How does that work? According to the USPS, it’s a recycling company called Clover [...]

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For years, I’ve been hunting for an online service that lets you scribble notes, phone numbers, to do lists and anything else you can imagine electronically - just like a paper notebook. Springnote came really close, but it had a few more options than I wanted. I wanted something every bit as simple as paper.
The [...]

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Spotlight Post: WalkScore.
WalkScore is a mashup with google maps that calculates the “walkability” of the neighborhood around a given address and gives you a score (out of 100) based on how easily accessible various amenities- including grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, schools, parks and libraries - are by foot. If you’re looking for a new [...]

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Spotlight Post: The iPillow
Ever had the problem of wanting to listen to music while in bed but don’t like the inconvenience of headphones or getting tangled in cord if you fall asleep? If so then this is the Instructable for you.
The end result is a small pillow with a pair of headphones inside and a [...]

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If you’re writing any kind of research paper, one of the biggest organizational challenges is keeping track of your sources, inserting citations and formatting your reference list. The Firefox plugin Zotero is designed to solve a lot of those problems. If you’re only using the web for your initial search for books or journal articles, [...]

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Spotlight Post: FITNESS TOOLBOX: 60+ Health & Fitness Sites
Everyone needs to consider dieting, exercising, finding a new doctor, or even determining if that pain in their ear is worth seeing a doctor about. Here are 60+ social sites and tools to help you with all aspects of your health & fitness.
This is a very exhaustive [...]

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