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New flybuys Earns Discounts Faster (But They're Not Good Discounts) Hip hop video blogger Jay Smooth posts a great video about beating “the little hater” in your head that keeps you from getting your work done. Tx, Anil!
If cold air is seeping in under your door (and you’ve visions of your money flying out the door courtesy of your heating bill), you can make your own “draft dodger” to block out the cold. Blogging Mom Carolyn made one with paper towel tubes, hot glue, some powerful magnets (to keep it in place), and festive fabric. In about 10 minutes, for about 2 bucks, she’s saving money and her toes from the cold. Crafty!
It’s time to abolish the draft [Juggling Frogs]Want to make a fun, time-lapse photo film of your holiday cookies rising in the oven? Digital photography web site Photojo runs down how to master time-lapse photography, and make amazing creations like the year of photos from Bryant Park in New York City above. (Hit the play button to check it out—you won’t be sorry.) Ever try time-lapse photography yourself? Post up the links to your handiwork in the comments.
The Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography [Photojojo ]Whenever I talk to someone who knows anything about Lifehacker, whether it’s a reader or a journalist, this question is inevitable: “Do you follow Getting Things Done?” My answer is always a whole-hearted “Sorta.” I’ve read David Allen’s productivity bible a few times, and The David is onto something with his methodology. But as far as I’m concerned, full-on GTD is too complicated and slippery for simple-minded civilians like myself. That’s why I’ve whittled GTD down to its barest bones: picked away the jargon, acronyms, and extras and installed one single habit into my work life that’s made all the difference. In short, I can describe my GTD system in eight words.
Get your annual, free credit report. Make last minute donations to charity. Open and fund that IRA. Get to the dentist/doctor. Make as many tax deductible purchases as possible. These are all tasks that could be on your “Holy crap 2007′s coming to a close” to-do list. Besides the holiday shopping, traveling, eating, and communing with family, what else do you have to get done before the year ends? Let us know in the comments.
In a recent survey of PC users, less than 27 percent said they’d even heard of online office suites like Google Docs or Zoho, and fewer than 5 percent had tried them more than once. Compare to more worldly LH readers. [via]
Does the internet tell the truth? Not always. Two year ago on Lifehacker, we showed you how to verify the accuracy of the sources of information you find on the ‘net.
The Zen Habits blog has put together an interesting list of uncluttering resources, which range from URLs, Flickr groups, blogs and books. Check out their 10 resources and inspirations for decluttering your home and see what works for you.
Fancy having a personalised how to vote card emailed to you, or SMSed to you on the morning of the election? Online activist group GetUp have set up a 20 question online quiz to help you identify which of your local candidates most closely reflects your values.
The questions were also posed to the candidates, and the site generates your ‘how to vote’ card based on which candidate is the closest to your results. The questions range from the war in Iraq, health and education spending, union power, indigenous issues, and same sex issues.
I’m glad to see that GetUp also encourages people to check out the Australian Electoral Commission’s website and the websites of the individual candidates. Especially since not all candidates have responded to GetUp’s survey – for example in my electorate, neither the Liberal candidate nor the Family First candidate had responded, so my “How to Vote” card puts them last. Still it’s an interesting idea and a quick and easy way to identify your local candidates, at the very least.
How Should I Vote? [GetUp]
