If you like calendar reminders but you’d like them a little less in-your-face, you can enable gentle reminders in Google Calendar to replace the reminder pop up.
Windows: Kiwi is a free utility that monitors any application and springs into action when that application meets any user-defined criteria within a set of basic rules — like restarting an application or email you when it’s memory use exceeds a pre-defined level.
One of the toughest aspects of staying productive is overcoming the ups and downs of motivation. Spending 10 minutes getting organised in the morning, then 15 minutes again in the evening, can help even out your daily go-get-’em energy.
Flash has taken quite a beating lately by everyone from Apple (no Flash on iPad or iPhones) to YouTube (transitioning to HTML5 video) to users sick of security exploits and sluggish browsers. Everyone’s looking for the silver bullet that kills Flash, but is HTML5 it?
If you’ve been underwhelmed by the flash card and study aid sites you’ve found online, you’ll definitely want to check out Headmagnet. Headmagnet records what you remember and quizzes you in the most efficient way.
Just because you’ve got a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot camera and not a $US1500+ DSLR rig doesn’t mean you can’t take awesome photos. Here’s a look at how you can elevate your regular old point-and-shoot shots to greatness.
We become invested in our junk, through the price we paid when we bought it and brought it home, and we’re loathe to look at that as wasted money. Use the “Stock Theory of Decluttering” to help purge your junk.
No matter how you’re getting rid of a computer or external drive, you want all your data removed from it, because identity thieves love laziness. MaximumPC details the best ways to wipe down a hard drive, SSD or USB drive.
If you like getting the most use out of your possessions as possible, this guide will help you turn a hooded sweatshirt into a laptop bag, baby carrier and more.
