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		<title>Send Later For Thunderbird Adds Custom Quick-Delay Buttons</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/03/send_later_for_thunderbird_adds_custom_quickdelay_buttons-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows/Mac/Linux: Previously mentioned Thunderbird extension Send Later rolls some time-saving buttons into a neck-saving extension. Now you can pre-set delays&#8212;30 minutes, 2 hours, tomorrow&#8212;for emails you want to hold off on. Just as before, you activate Send Later (or SL8R) by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Enter, a slight variation on Thunderbird&#8217;s Ctrl+Enter shortcut. When you get the prompt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Better Tech Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former tech support guy Brett Kelly says there are a few things you can do to get the computer help you need most efficiently over the phone.  Before you call, try the obvious fixes:  Reboot, consult the manual, Google, or help pages, and know how to reproduce the problem consistently.  (You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Make Conferences Worth the Trip and Time?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ask the readers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business networking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that networking can be vitally important, especially for freelancers and those with a bit of salesmanship to their jobs, but gigantic conferences like SXSW Interactive or O&#8217;Reilly Emerging Technology can seem like imposing behemoths, and even smaller gatherings can be frustrating if your crowd-working skills aren&#8217;t up to snuff&#8212;which certainly holds true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use a Sandwich or Coffee to Give Thoughtful Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/use_a_sandwich_or_coffee_to_give_thoughtful_answers-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/use_a_sandwich_or_coffee_to_give_thoughtful_answers-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web Worker Daily lets a chief web builder at HP.com tell a rare story&#8212;one of senior management leaving a meeting with his workers still respecting his answers and the consideration he gave them. His secret, strange as it might seem, was to keep his lunch sandwich nearby to immediately bite into upon being asked a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prevent online arguments by taking conversations offline</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/know_when_to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Observing a heated argument taking place on Twitter prompted Coding Horror blogger Jeff Atwood to write an article urging people to consider the public nature of internet comms tools like Twitter, as well as the fact that it&#8217;s often quicker and easier to nip an argument in the bud by taking it offline.
Know when to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Send an Anonymous Message at HadToSay.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[clips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Send that cutie who lives two apartments down the hall an anonymous message with new webapp HadToSay.com.  Here&#8217;s how it works:  you register for a free account at HadToSay, write your message, and send the message ID and PIN to the recipient via &#8220;masked&#8221; email or by printing out a card. (See [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Disposable Chat Rooms with ChatMaker</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/create_disposable_chat_rooms_with_chatmaker-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/create_disposable_chat_rooms_with_chatmaker-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top]]></category>
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Instant messaging and email are great ways to quickly get ideas and notices across quickly to co-workers, but sometimes an actual, real-time chat session can save you time on replies and confusion. ChatMaker, a free web chat application, instantly creates online chat rooms after you type in the name for one. Inviting others into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Telephone Tricks</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/top_10_telephone_tricks-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/top_10_telephone_tricks-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lifehacker top 10]]></category>
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When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible&#8212;and several tricks and services can help you do just that.  With the right tones, keypresses, phone numbers, and know-how, you can skip through or cut off long-winded automated voice systems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be a Good Listener</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/12/be_a_good_listener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamar Weinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communication begins with good listening skills.  Strong listeners are more empathetic and are better at solving problems.  If you&#8217;re looking to better your listening skills, consider the following: wait for the person to open up, ask empowering questions, be patient, and remove all distractions.  It helps to reiterate what is said:
Summarise and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Call (Ha!) to Shorten Your Voicemail Greeting</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/11/a_call_ha_to_shorten_your_voic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Blogger Brett Kelly says you should stop wasting your callers&#8217; time and shorten your voicemail greeting to the bare essentials&#8212;no music, no cutesy stuff, no obvious information like &#8220;I&#8217;m not available to take your call right now.&#8221; In the end, he recommends simply saying your name and phone number. While I&#8217;m just as cranky [...]]]></description>
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