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New flybuys Earns Discounts Faster (But They're Not Good Discounts) You’re in a meeting with your laptop: Are you checking email or paying attention to the speaker? Um, can you repeat the question? you ask. You need your lappie to look up information and take notes, right? But a lot of people—and you know who you are—use the computer to check sports scores and IM during the painful office get-togethers. So what say you, lifehackers—do laptops in meetings help you get more out of it or escape the boredom? And before you answer, watch out—your meeting moderator’s giving you the evil eye.
Minding the Meeting, or Your Computer? [NYT]A study at Osaka University in Japan shows that people who surf the internet or watch TV before bedtime report that they are not getting enough sleep—however, they are catching as many Z’s as people who don’t watch TV or surf before hitting the sack:
“The longer media use before sleep can trigger (self-perceived) insufficient sleep,” lead researcher Dr. Nakamori Suganuma, of Osaka University, Japan, told Reuters Health.
So internet and TV usage changes “sleep demand and sleep quality.” It’s time to turn off that computer well before bedtime, folks. Photo by SuperFantastic.
Sleepy? Cut out late-night Internet and TV [Reuters Health]AU – aww, does this mean no more eps of Dr Who before bed? Sad geek. :(
A system administrator at Slashdot wants to know what units of measurement he should use to document his team’s productivity to the Pointy-Haired Boss. While the question was pretty tongue-in-cheek, it got us wondering: how do you decide whether you’ve accomplished a lot or too little on a given day? Many answers will depend on what your role is at work, but some things will be universal. Give it up in the comments.
System Admin’s Unit of Production? [AskSlashdot]The best people to make friends with at the office include the receptionist, janitor and IT support geek, says Wired’s HOWTO wiki.
AU – is it just me, or does the word janitor mean nothing in Australia except to remind you of Scooby Doo and a cranky janitor who “would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you pesky kids”?
Professionals often feel buried under their email, but time management experts say there are ways to avoid feeling swamped. Getting Things Done author David Allen tells the Wall Street Journal you should take immediate action on any messages that require two minutes of your time or less. Other advice includes disabling new email alerts that interrupt your workflow and unsubscribing from email lists you don’t really need. What are some tips you’ve used to reduce the inbox clutter in your life? Share it in the comments.
It’s Time to Stand Up to Your Email [The Wall Street Journal]G’day, mate! I’m as thrilled as a kangaroo with a pouch full of joeys to announce that Lifehacker Australia is now live. Led by editor Sarah Stokely, our friends Down Under will feature the best posts from Lifehacker US plus some Aussie-specific content. Oz readers, starting today you will be automatically redirected to lifehacker.com.au. To get back to the US version, just hit up us.lifehacker.com.
Lifehacker AustraliaAU – Thanks Gina! I probably should have posted to say ‘Hi, I’m the new Editor of Lifehacker AU’. Oh well, Gina’s introduced me now, there’s no need for another post. :) Cheers, Sarah.
While most reputable companies make it easy to unsubscribe from their email list, those same companies make it as much of a pain as possible to unsubscribe from their paper catalogue. Sick of watching my recycling bin fill up with unopened catalogues, and haunted by the thought of all that wasted paper, postage and petrol, I set out this weekend to start unsubscribing from catalogue mailings that I’m not sure I ever opted into to begin with.
Some of the most intriguing resources on the web are located in archives—compilations of data that in the past, could only be found by making appointments in dusty libraries. Today, I’m going to take you on a quick tour through some of the most fascinating archives on the web.
Web-based feed reader Bloglines releases a brand new beta redesign to the public, which sports drag-and-drop AJAX goodness and a customisable start page. The beta, available at beta.bloglines.com, has the familiar feel of the old Bloglines with lots of new enhancements. Highlights of the Bloglines beta include:
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