Friday, November 9, 2007
Learn Linux with Basic Commands
7:00AM Tamar Weinberg | If you’ve ever wanted a handy guide of Linux commands, look no further than the One Page Linux Manual. Learn the commands to move files, mount filesystems, change permissions, and print items (among other things) with this short guide that explains each command and describes what it does. Since the guide is about 8 years old, a small handful of the listed commands may not apply to your Linux distribution, but even so, it’s a handy reference for the common commands that don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. The One Page Linux Manual (PDF Link) More »
Get Fit in 10 Minutes
6:00AM Tamar Weinberg | Have you ever felt that there are just too few hours in the day to squeeze in a fitness routine? You’re not alone. The Revolution Health guide feels your pain and suggests 25 ways to fit in some exercise. For example, doing jumping jacks for 5-minutes can get your heart rate up. If you’re waiting for something (a friend after class, a child after practice, etc.), take a quick walk. Instead of using the elevator, climb stairs. If you’re traveling, avoid the mechanized “moving carpets” and walk the distance instead. The article targets itself to women, but these are practices that can be implemented by anyone, and these small workouts ultimately all add up to improve your lifestyle. 25 Easy Ways to Stay Fit in 10 Minutes of Exercise [Revolution Health] More »
Hands Free Reminders with HassleMe
4:00AM Kyle Pott | Gently remind yourself and others of upcoming tasks via email with web app HassleMe. HassleMe is similar to FutureMail but is more appropriate for tasks that you know you should be doing but just keep forgetting to actually do. You can setup recurring reminders to get a haircut, go to the gym, eat your vegetables, etc. Conveniently, HassleMe wraps the registration process into your first reminder. What reminders do you need? Share in the comments. HassleMe [via Life of an Internet Entrepreneur] More »
Manage Your Finances Using an Excel Workbook
3:00AM Kyle Pott | Get your expenses in order before the holidays with free ebook Within Your Means: Financial Planning for Hidden Expenses. Writer Michael Ham rolled an ebook and an Excel workbook together into one hybrid financial management tool. In addition to learning about implicit and explicit costs, you interact directly with the workbook by entering your income, expenses, and goals. A series of interrelated Excel formulas slowly molds a snapshot of your current financial situation. An Excel workbook to help you create a budget that recognises not only your explicit expenses (rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries, auto insurance and registration, and the like), but also implicit expenses: the money you implicitly spend by gradually wearing out things you must replace (car, tires, mattress, TV, furniture, and the like). I spent an hour going through the workbook earlier this week and was pleased at how well the workbook complemented traditional financial software like Quicken, Money, Wesabe, and Mint. Within Your Means: Financial Planning for Hidden Expenses [Leisureguy's Storefront] More »
Spoof Your Outgoing Email Address with Acebird.com
2:00AM Kyle Pott | Send outgoing email messages from a different email address using Acebird.com. Acebird is a web app that seems to do the impossible. You can send email that appears to come from any email address (even those that you don’t own). At first blush, Acebird seems like a very controversial application. While Acebird certainly has many practical applications, it can also be used to do heavy damage. Nevertheless, if you ever have a legitimate need to send email from someone else’s account, Acebird is a good way to go about doing so. There are two ways that I’ve been able to identify email coming from Acebird: the mailed-by server is “gator344.hostgator.co” (when it should be something more recognisable like “gmail.com”), and there is no way to customise the name of the sender. Other than that, the email sent by Acebird appears totally legit. Anyone else freaked out? Acebird.com More »Lead Your Boss
1:00AM Tamar Weinberg | Stephen Covey, author of bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, writes in his blog that you can take control of your professional career by influencing your boss. The key is to empathise. Think of your boss’s challenges, problems, concerns, and future plans-this is empathy. With empathy and anticipation you can act independently of your boss to deal with concerns and discover opportunities and underlying threats. By acting independently and keeping your boss’s needs in mind (or the company’s needs) you are, in effect, leading. Empathising with your boss gives you the upper hand and allows you to be more productive. By looking at the bigger picture—what your manager wants and why he wants it—you can sway your boss with additional deliverables that can then be implemented into regular business practice. Become the Leader of Your Boss [Stephen R. Covey] More »Movies
11:30PM Tamar Weinberg | Love movies? One year ago on Lifehacker, Wendy showed you how to get your money’s worth before, during, and after a flick. More »
Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail
12:00PM Gina Trapani | Welcome Gmail users! If you see a message in Gmail that reads: Certain Greasemonkey scripts may interfere with Gmail Here’s what to do. Uninstall the original version of the Better Gmail Firefox extension by going to the Add-ons dialog in Firefox’s Tools menu. Then, install the new version, Better Gmail 2, available for download below. From here on in, Better Gmail 2 updates will happen automatically though Firefox—this is a one time manual switchover, due to Google’s recent set of big changes to Gmail. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks for using Better Gmail! Google updated Gmail, and now we’re following up with Better Gmail 2, a Firefox extension that adds features to the new Gmail interface. Like its predecessor, Better Gmail 2 is a compilation of Greasemonkey user scripts that add features to Gmail, but Better Gmail 2 works with Gmail’s overhauled interface. We’ll maintain the original Better Gmail extension separately from Better Gmail 2, for users still rocking the older version. However, if you’ve got the snappier Gmail interface enabled and you’re ready for some tweaks courtesy of scripters far and wide, hit the jump for the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension download. More »Lifehacker code
11:21AM Gina Trapani | Gmail users who had trouble logging into Gmail and other compatibility problems with the Better Gmail Firefox extension, we’ve just released a new version which you can use with the original Gmail interface. More »
