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Project Cleanup: Throwing Stuff Out Feels So Good

4:30PM Angus Kidman | The first stage of Project Cleanup is going through my many possessions and working out which ones I should keep. And while there’s pleasure to be had in rediscovering old treasures, there’s even more pleasure to be had in chucking some of them out. More »
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Project Cleanup: Reclaiming My House After Domestic Disaster

12:00PM Angus Kidman | Getting your home more organised is one of those tasks that’s easy to put off endlessly, but after a pipe bursts and floods the entire place, you don’t really have much choice. Welcome to Project Cleanup. More »
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Public Waves Get Follow/Unfollow Feature In Google Wave

6:30AM Adam Pash | When we taught you the first Google Wave search you should know (with:public), Wave automatically added public waves you read to your inbox, and an empty inbox quickly became hard to come by. Today, Wave fixes that with a handy Follow/Unfollow button. More »
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Tape Warranties To Large Items For Easy Retrieval

10:30AM Angus Kidman | It might not be worth paying extra for extended warranties, but it’s certainly worth exercising the ones you already get. But what happens if there’s a problem and you can’t find the documentation? Reader Alan recommends taping the warranty to the device itself. More »
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Assess Your Hobbies To Free Up Space

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Not all the hobbies we take up become life-long passions. Make a cold assessment of your hobbies to free up space, and maybe even make a little extra cash. More »
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Declutter And Purge Your Kitchen To The Necessities, The Checklist

9:00AM sarahrae | Design and food weblog Hello Kitchen’s kitchen-decluttering checklist provides a quick, easy guide to tackling the large chore of cleaning and decluttering your kitchen — helping you purge what you don’t need and keep around your must-haves. More »
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Decrease Clutter By Creating A Permanent Station For Transient Items

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Organising things that have a permanent home isn’t that difficult. Assign a space and be disciplined about returning the item. What about transient, outgoing items like library books, loaners from friends, and so on? Create a station for them. More »
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Re-Evaluate Your Office Gear To Simplify And Declutter

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | An office full of equipment and supplies would seem to be the natural order of things, but it’s all too easy for a functional workspace to become a cluttered one as the junk piles up. Re-evaluate to free up space. More »
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Use Regular Invitations To Keep A Messy Space Clean

9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Few motivators can be as powerful as the disdain and concerned looks of friends and coworkers. The Unclutterer blog suggests flipping that shame into a recurring motivator by inviting folks over to your house or workspace. More »
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$6 IKEA Coat Rack Offers Solid Cable Management

3:30AM Adam Pash | Weblog BitsOfMyMind shares a very simple idea that turns an inexpensive coat-hanger rack into a simple and streamlined cord management solution. More »