Archive for the ‘GTD’ Category

The “Perfect Nap?” Wow!

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

I wrote some time ago that taking a nap might be the best way to get refreshed during the day. Now the folks at lifehack.org write about how to do it right.

It seems that you want to aim for the end of your REM stage to wake up, before the deep sleep kicks in. Apparently, if you get the timing right, you can get it down to as little 15 minutes to get the most benefit. Check out the post and try it for yourself.

20 Tips on Being Productive with Your Free Time

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

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DoIt

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

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Service Review: Comcast Cable

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Well, we’re just about fed up with the service at Comcast in South Florida. For some reason, the company does all its maintenance starting at 7:00 am in the morning, just when people want to watch the news for the day, or, as in my case, get to work with the broadband hookup. Two weeks ago, it was off twice for several hours (including a cutoff late on a Saturday night during a movie); last week, it was off for three and half hours. Today, it was off for five and half hours. At $122 a month for TV and broadband, turning off service during the day is highway robbery. Take a lesson from the cable folks in Kumamoto, Japan, Comcast: they do all of their maintenance between 3:00 am and 5:00 am. In the five or so years we used the cable in Kumamoto, there were only a couple of interruptions, and one of those was because we changed computers. My recommendation for people new to the area is to check out the satellite dish options.

The Mother of all Lifehacker Lists

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

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Fire up your bookmarks with Quicksilver

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006

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