Track Your Time and Attention Online

July 22, 2009

Have you ever wondered how you really spend your time online?  I started using RescueTime several months ago, and was pretty surprised at what it showed me. RescueTime installs a small application that runs on your Mac or PC, and not only monitors which websites and applications you open, but also where your attention is [...]

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Follow Your Ultradian Rhythms For Increased Productivity

June 29, 2009

Most people are aware of Circadian Rhythms, which our bodies follow on a 24 hour cycle.  But we also have what’s known as an Ultradian Rhythms, which are natural body cycles which occur at intervals of less than 24 hours. So why is this important?  Most people follow an Ultradian Rhythm cycle at intervals of [...]

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Using Google Calendar as a Journal

May 30, 2009

I’m working on a future post about the benefits of using Google Calender for both personal and work scheduling and organization, but wanted to talk about one feature that I’ve just started using that I thought was really cool, so I wanted to share it. I’ve set up several calendars in Google Calendar to separate [...]

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A New Way To Save Money While Traveling

April 16, 2009

AirBnB.com is a super easy to use online marketplace that connects people who have extra space in their homes with travelers looking for a more affordable alternative to hotels.  AirBnB allows you to quickly find rooms, couches, futons and even air beds in most major cities in the US as well as internationally. If you [...]

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Super Simple Online Translation Tool

April 5, 2009

I’ve been using Google Translate for quite awhile now with pretty good results.  It’s usually pretty accurate for translating simple phrases  back and forth from English to several foreign languages which I need to communicate in. Over the last month, I’ve been testing out a new online translation tool called nicetranslator.  This is quickly becoming [...]

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Job Search Made Simple

March 10, 2009

If you want to simplify your job search, check out indeed, a very easy to use search engine that pulls employment listings from thousands of web sites, newspapers, job boards, professional organizations and businesses. Working very much like Google Search, just enter your search term and location, and click the “Find Jobs” button.  You can [...]

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The Easiest Way To Get Started Blogging

March 9, 2009

It’s pretty easy these days to set up a free blog.  There are a number of great options, including Blogger, Vox, WordPress and Tumblr.  You simply go to the site, select an available user name, enter your email address and password and click “enter”.  You’ll then have access to a dashboard which gives you the [...]

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A Fast, Easy, Free Tool To Save Web Pages For Reading Later

March 8, 2009

I recently found this simple to use web application that solves an ongoing problem I’ve had for a long time.  I browse tons of web pages, and have struggled with an efficient way to keep track of them, and save them to read later. I’ve tried bookmarking them in a web browser, bookmarking services such [...]

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The Simple Solution For Getting What You Want Out Of Calls And Meetings

March 8, 2009

How many times have you gotten on a planned phone call, or attended a work meeting, and realized an hour later that you completely wasted the hour talking about a ton of unfocused and unrelated topics? Have you ever gotten on a call, or gone into a meeting with a goal in mind, and then [...]

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Finding Great Places To Eat While Traveling

January 16, 2009

For those of us in the Bay Area, Yelp is a pretty well known and well used web service. We use it to check out new restaurants, and even find new service providers, such as doctors, hair stylists, massage therapists and plumbers. If you’re not familiar with Yelp, it’s similar to an online Yellow Pages, [...]

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