Friday, July 24, 2009 - Page 2
Organise

Take 18 Minutes To Keep Your Days On Track

According to the Harvard Business blog, you can organise an eight-hour work day and keep it on track by creating a ritual that’ll only take a total of 18 minutes each day.


Work

The Dual Desk Office

It’s a recurrent theme among featured workspaces, but only because it’s true: if you want something just perfect you have to build it yourself. Today’s featured workspace features a complete office remodel including custom desk and door.


Fix

Spice Up Your Push-Up Routine With “The Hindu” And “Dive Bomber”

We’ve already explained why the push-up belongs in your fitness routine, but if you’ve grown weary of the standard method, weblog Art of Manliness has rounded up “the ultimate push-up guide” with 35 variations on the classic exercise including “The Hindu” and “Dive Bomber”.


Work

Unofficial Chrome Extension Manager Enables Or Disables Add-ons

Windows only: Until Google graces us with a real extension manager, an enterprising user put together an impressive batch file that can handle enabling, disabling or even uninstalling Google Chrome extensions.


Work

Turn Gmail Into Your Ultimate GTD Inbox

If you love Gmail and you happen to be a disciple of the Getting Things Done philosophy, reader Chris Zimmerman details how he employs a couple of Gmail Labs features to transform Gmail into an impressive GTD inbox.


Work

Quickly Upload Photos And Video To Facebook Via Email

Facebook is easily one of the most popular places to share photos and videos with friends and family. Now the folks at Facebook have streamlined the process, allowing you to upload media directly to your account via a personalised email address.


Organise

Bookmarks Archiver Automatically Cleans Old Bookmarks

Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Bookmarks Archiver cleans out those old bookmarks that you never use, but still have cluttering up your bookmarks menu.


Travel

Break Away From Guidebooks For Cheaper Vacationing

Guidebooks are a staple item for many travellers. While there is nothing wrong with using a guidebook to get a feel for the environment you’ll be vacationing in, it’s a sure way to pay high prices and fight crowds.


Work

WhatsOpen Hunts Down Files That Won’t Let You Eject A Volume

Mac OS X only: Ever try ejecting a thumb drive or other volume on your Mac but your computer claims the “disk is in use and could not be ejected”? WhatsOpen hunts down the culprits so you can get on with your life.


Work

How To Master Text Highlighting With Your Mouse

Depending upon the font size of a document and your hand-eye coordination, it can be difficult to position the mouse cursor exactly where you want it when selecting text. Here’s how to quickly select text blocks with minimal fuss.