Here is a super simple chat program that goes right into any webpage. I found it when I was surfing on an educational website and it was located in the sidebar of the blog.
It might have application somewhere…
Well, on my quest to remove MS products from my life, I use use Gmail exculsively for my email client. It has some nice features, some of which I haven’t yet discovered.
Here is a nice complilation of gmail tools/hacks that I found on Lifehacker. You won’t find pages of stuff like this for MS Outlook 
So I don’t watch too much televison anymore and find myself watching what I want on demand anyways with YouTube and Google Video. But what about full length television shows? Here is one solution:
Technophilia: Forget the TV and watch the web - Lifehacker
There is also an online Television with lots of promise at Joost
Wow, this is cool. I can never find CD cases when I need them. Why not fold one out of recycled paper? You can even print out a custom one with track labels and the whole nine yards.
I am not a very good listener, so here are some good tips for you (and me) to become a better listener:
- Undivided attention (stare at them!)
- Be non-judgemental
- Read the speaker, see what they aren’t saying
- Be Quiet!
- Ask clarifying questions to assure understanding
Simple things:
- Carry a 3×5 card and a pen
- Transfer idea to electronic format quickly
- Have an idea warehouse (central place to put stuff you want to come back to)
- Do frequent ’sweeps’ (get rid of stuff you don’t need)
- Use small boxes (small goals)
More details : 5 Good Organizing Tricks at Lifehack.org
Another cool reference on how you can put eveyrthing you really care about (digatlly) on a thumb drive and carry it everywhere. Me, I use my old iPod.
Geek to Live: Carry your life on a thumb drive (or iPod) - Lifehacker
The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That is until now. With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish.
I played around with this for a while once. They have some new templates since I last checked them out. It would be nice if you could go in an add text before you printed it though.
I found this cool site that has directions for building all sorts of camping stuff. I keep seeing designs for building lightwieght stoves and am getting tempted…
I used to have a field manual from the US Rangers, but this is more lengthly. The only problem is that I usually do not take my laptop when I am out in the woods…
U.S. Army Survival Manual FM 21-76 - EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE ™
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Dr. Mark E Ott, Father, Professor, Freethinker, Marathon Runner |
