Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Top 10 money drains

It's easy to fritter away money on daily expenses. If you fall into these money traps, learn to avoid them and pocket the savings.
Top 10 money drains

Monday, December 24, 2007

ResourceShelf >> Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today

3D visual updates on Santa’s location throughout Christmas STARTING at 7:00 AM EST. Track and see the likely route that Santa will take to get from his location to your house (already live).
ResourceShelf » Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today

Sunday, December 23, 2007

How to Prevent Lost Luggage

When you fly, do you check in your bags? Watch out: Once that bag leaves your side, anything could happen to it. For every 1,000 bags, the typical airline mishandles 6.
Sure, the odds don't sound too bad. But what if the dice doesn't roll in your favor one day? What do you do if the airline loses or damages your bag? More importantly, how do you prevent your bag from becoming a statistic?
How to Prevent Lost Luggage

Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Written and compiled by Craig Silverman
Trends of Note
Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List

I’ve been sitting on my 2008 predictions for a good couple of weeks now. I’ve put a good deal of thought into this, and I’ve consulted several experts in the related businesses, as well as applied my own impeccable and infallible brainpower into coming up with these.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List

Top 25 Science Stories of 2007

The past year has been both tempestuous and exciting—from pet food, E. coli and toy poisoning scares to political fireworks over embryonic stem cell research to forest fires ravaging California. A controversial Nobel scientist (James Watson) went down in a blaze of infamy, tumbling from grace after putting his foot in his mouth one time too many, whereas a former vice president and defeated presidential candidate (Al Gore) rose from the ashes to become a Nobel Peace prize (and Oscar) winner for raising awareness on the urgency of global warming.
Top 25 Science Stories of 2007

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Celebrities Before and After

Celebrities Before and After

Cricket Scores in Google News

We're excited to share a new feature for Google News India: you can now get the latest cricket scores right on the front page! If there's a cricket match going on somewhere in the world (and there always is) you will have the latest information available.
Cricket Scores in Google News

Australians embrace life-long learning

Over one-third (4.2 million or 38%) of Australians aged 25 to 64 years participated in formal or non-formal learning in the year to June 2007, according to a survey run for the first time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australians embrace life-long learning

How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport

Assuming rapport. This is definitely one of the best social skill tips I have ever learned about. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten a bit about it lately. Maybe you have too. Or missed it altogether. So I thought I’d bring it up again.
How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport

The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007

Without further ado, here’s a quick compilation of some of the most interesting ‘Best of 2007′ lists I’ve come across during the frantic media recap of ‘What Was in 07′, before the manic, mad dash to xmas seasonal insanity, and the consequent post-holiday crash into 2008.
The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007

Top 25 Life-Improving Christmas Gifts for Under $10

If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to give cheap but meaningful gifts. Yes, I’m a cheapskate, but I’m a happy one.
Top 25 Life-Improving Christmas Gifts for Under $10

Friday, December 21, 2007

Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things

"I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?" --Philip Zimbardo
Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things

The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons

iTunes may not be the best media player on the market, but let's face facts: with its tight integration with our iPods and its excellent playlisting tools, it's very likely the digital jukebox you're using every day to manage your music. With that in mind, it's time you take iTunes to the next level. We've already tackled the 20 Best iPod Utilities, so today we're taking a look at the 25 iTunes add-ons that can take your iTunes experience from good to great.
The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons

10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget

The iPod can supercharge your learning. But it’s often a matter of finding the right software and content. Below, we’ve listed several new pieces of software that will let you suck more educational media (DVDs, web videos, audio files, etc.) into your iPod. And we’ve also listed some important pieces of content that will make your iPod a better learning gadget.
10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Twelve tips to avoid seeming like an arrogant, know-it-all jerk.

A lot of people go through the motions of being humble, but you really have to mean it.
Twelve tips to avoid seeming like an arrogant, know-it-all jerk

The Worst Band Names Of '07

Each year, The A.V. Club receives hundreds of albums, thousands of press releases, and several thousand more show listings for hundreds of venues around the country. At any given moment, our editors are besieged by information on bands, most of which we've never heard of. Sifting through all that info, we inevitably encounter questionable band names.
The Worst Band Names Of '07

Top 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records!!

Since the advent of circuses and fairs, people have been fascinated by the outlandish. Freak shows have taken advantage of this curiosity and soon people were flocking to observe deformed people and other human phenomena.
Over time, tastes grew sharper and some have begun to attempt eccentric feats to satisfy public demand, while quenching their own exhibitionist desires. Records are now established and broken every day, in every walk of life. Here are the top ten weirdest records in the world according to Guinness, and based on the funhigh.com oddness meter.
Top 10 Weirdest Guinness World Records!!

The Zen of Shaving: How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life

If I told you a way you could improve your health, save money, help the environment, and feel better about yourself by doing something you already do every day, would you be interested?
The Zen of Shaving: How a Double-edge Razor Can Change Your Life

Lifehacker Zeitgeist 2007

2007's been another fantastic year at Lifehacker, and in case you've missed any of it, today we've got the highlights reel.
Lifehacker Zeitgeist 2007