Despite the availability of many excellent, free word processors many of us still spend most of our writing time in Microsoft Word. It tends to be the most compatible tool you can choose to exchange documents with others, and lots of people are even forced to use it by dictatorial IT departments.
12 Time-Saving Tips for Microsoft Word
Friday, February 22, 2008
12 Time-Saving Tips for Microsoft Word
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
How Australians Use Their Time
We're spending less time playing, sleeping and eating but working longer.
How Australians Use Their Time
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
A Consumer's Cheat Sheet to HD DVD's Death and Blu-ray's Victory
HD DVD is dead. Officially. That may mean a whole bunch for the early-adopter tech geek crowd that's been wading in the kiddie pool of technological bickering and backhandedness for years, but what does it mean for the average consumer with only a cursory interest in high-def DVDs? Here's our cheat sheet Q&A for you to whip out if you ever have to explain the high-def format wars to your parents.
A Consumer's Cheat Sheet to HD DVD's Death and Blu-ray's Victory
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The answer to the toughest interview question
There’s a lot of advice on this blog about how to interview: Tell good stories, ask good questions, be a closer. But here’s only one most important thing to remember: when it comes to discussing your potential salary, never give the number first.
The answer to the toughest interview question
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40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever
1. Britney Spears: "I've never really wanted to go to Japan, simply because I don't really like eating fish, and I know that's very popular out there in Africa"
etc
40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever
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Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)
Last week, Microsoft published the binary file formats for Office. These formats appear to be almost completely insane. The Excel 97-2003 file format is a 349 page PDF file.
Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)
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Goldfish memory longer than ‘3 seconds’? It’s old news
Rory Stokes, 15 year old student of the Australian Science and Mathematics School in Adelaide, Australia, and a finalist in the 2008 BHP Billiton Science awards, has proven that goldfish have a memory span far greater than 3 seconds – but he was far from the first to do so.
Goldfish memory longer than ‘3 seconds’? It’s old news
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Lost and Found via Google
According to a Google search for “I lost all my” and variants, people are currently looking for the following things:
Lost and Found via Google
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
12 Things to Do with Coca Cola
Coca Cola (the real one) is not only great to drink, it also has many uses around the home.
This list of uses was tested on ordinary, original Coca Cola, not the diet kind, or any of the variations there are available.
12 Things to Do with Coca Cola
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Top 10 Free Programs to make the most out of your MP3 Collection
Ok, you’ve got loads of music on your computer - but is that all cluttered, unorganized, unmanaged and simply not easy to access? May be you need to do something. Literally hundreds of free software let you play, organize, burn and do lots more with your digital MP3 music collection. Have a well tagged, sortable music collection that you can be proud of!
Here comes a carefully chosen list of free programs that might help you squeeze the best out of your MP3 collection.
Top 10 Free Programs to make the most out of your MP3 Collection
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50 Weird Science Tidbits & Oddities
Factoids hardly anybody knows, about pretty much anything that might turn up as subject matter in a rousing championship match of Trivial Pursuit down at the pub on Thursday night. Some of these are real crowd-pleasers sure to draw spontaneous applause, stunned gasps, and plenty of free beers from admirers.
50 Weird Science Tidbits & Oddities
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20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life
Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life
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How to Stop Checking Email on the Evenings and Weekends
Best-selling author Tim Ferriss offers digital minimalism tips to reduce the amount of time you spend in your email inbox.
How to Stop Checking Email on the Evenings and Weekends
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Monday, February 18, 2008
20 Things that culturally define Australia
(from Greg Davies)
Living in the United States is an interesting experience for someone who was born and raised in Australia. Quite often, I get asked a lot of questions about what it is like back home. Sometimes I even get questions such as, "Do you know Crocodile Dundee?" - To which I reply a line made famous by Kevin Bloody Wilson: "Know him? Mate, he's my brother!"
20 Things that culturally define Australia
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How Haggling Taught Me About Life
I used to be afraid of bargaining. The thought of haggling over a price, or even asking for a discount, was embarrassing. Then I began visiting countries in which haggling is expected. I was forced to adapt. At first it was frustrating, then tiresome, but eventually I learned to embrace the process of bargaining. Once I did, I realized that haggling had taught me a lot.
How Haggling Taught Me About Life
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Retrain Your Brain: Give Your Brain a Boost
Can't remember where you put your glasses? Blanked on your new colleague's name? "Forgetting these types of things is a sign of how busy we are," says Zaldy S. Tan, MD, director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "When we're not paying good attention, the memories we form aren't very robust, and we have a problem retrieving the information later."
Retrain Your Brain: Give Your Brain a Boost
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Forget PowerPoint: 13 Online Presentation Apps
We’ve helped you find online word processors and spreadsheet apps, now it’s time for presentations. We’ve gathered up 13 online presentation creators to make it even easier for you to forget about doing anything offline ever again!
Forget PowerPoint: 13 Online Presentation Apps
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
John Cleese’s “Letter to America”
Dear Citizens of America,
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy), as from Monday next. etc
John Cleese’s “Letter to America”
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7 Food Hacks to Stay Alert Without Caffeine
Are you a zombie without your morning cup of coffee? Instead of using caffeine to stay awake, you can tweak the food you eat to get more energy. By making small changes to your eating patterns you can prevent morning grogginess and mid-afternoon slumps.
7 Food Hacks to Stay Alert Without Caffeine
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10 Email Addresses That Will Be Useful When You No Internet Access
Have you ever come across a situation where you don’t have access to the Internet but can send or receive email messages? With email and no Internet, how do you read websites and blogs or check the current stock prices, etc
10 Email Addresses That Will Be Useful When You No Internet Access
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