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How to Survive A Disaster - TIME

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:14:25 -0700

When a plane crashes or the earth shakes, we tend to view the survivors as the lucky ones. Had they been in the next seat or the apartment across the street, they would have perished. We marvel at the whimsy of the devastation.

http://hackyourday.com/2008/05/15/use-os-x-style-stacks-in-windows/

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:43:26 -0700

If you haven't heard of it, RocketDock puts a little Mac-like dock on your Windows desktop and enables you to extensively customize everything from visuals to icons, to size and hover behavior and so on.

Holy Jumping Wordpress Themes Batman!

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:35:00 -0800

`Wordpress theme reverting to default - what's the cause? This article sheds some light.
Quote: "For the past few days, my Wordpress blog, which is hosted by Yahoo Webhosting, has been "playing silly buggers" (as we Brits like to say). I would get up each morning to check my blog RSS count and upon getting to the page, discover that Wordpress has reverted back to the default template."

Protect your Wordpress blog content with RSS Footer

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:10:02 -0800

Every blogger who has been around in the blogging scene for at least a while will know of this scenario. You spend ages preparing and writing a blog post, making it as useful and informative as possible. You throw in links and screenshots and you're feeling good. You finally hit the publish button and watch it hit the front page of your blog. You're high-fiving the dog and feeling proud of your creation.....then a scraper promptly steals your post and uses it themselves.
This post explains how to protect your work better.

Working in a zen-like paper-free office

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:27:04 -0800

The article describes a strategy to creating a paper like (home) office using a Scanner, your GMail account and labeling via the eMail's subject line. Pretty geeky, but great idea for quick and safe backups for important files.

http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/10/5-ways-to-freak-someone-out.html

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:54:55 -0800

thought I would share five of my favorite computer-based pranks. The best part about these is that they don't actually harm anything(Edit unless someone harms you!)...

Are You Having Fun Yet?

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:44:12 -0700

Having fun at work is an oxymoron for most people in most jobs. But if we want to be serious about innovation and encouraging people to be innovators, maybe it's time to get serious about fun. Fun evangelist Michael Bungay Stanier, who recently presented at the Asian Human Resources Congress in Mumbai has a lot to contribute on this topic.

Recommended & How to fix stuck pixels

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:03:40 -0800

Sometimes even new LCD monitors come with a flaw: stuck pixels.
What are stuck pixels and how can you fix them?

Recommended & Handle Powerpoint presentations like a Pro

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:16:15 -0800

Many of us have to give talks on a regular basis. The tool of choice usually is Powerpoint. Now you should know the DOs and DON%u2019Ts of a Powerpoint presentation. If you don't I'll give you a Quick-List of five each. Furthermore I'll show you the possible pitfalls, how to avoid them and which shortcuts you should know.

Recommended & Last Minute

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:50:34 -0800

It's Christmas. Yes, already! What? Not prepared? No Christmas spirit in the house? No presents? No decorations? But you realize you really need it afterall? Here are ten LAST MINUTES ways to lighten up someones face or to add that Christmas smell and feeling to your home.