1 day ago

I Will Teach You To Be Rich I’m always on the lookout for “hidden gems,” or people who are doing remarkable work that the whole world hasn’t caught on to, yet. Today, I asked my friend Cal Newport to illustrate how he completely dominates as a post-doc at MIT, author of multiple books, and popular blogger. How does he do it all?Cal writes one of the b (Read More)

2 days ago

Digital Photography School A few weeks back I asked a loaded question: If You Could Only Have One Lens, What Would It Be? I knew from the start that it’d be tough question for most, as it was for me. Picking one lens when many of us shoot varied subject matter would present special problems. I was, however, encouraged by the responses, especially (Read More)

3 days ago

Submitted by Davidthomas8779 from Google Reader: "It's a pity that stupidity is not painful. There might be less of it." William Lowe Boyd. (Read More)

4 days ago

Law.com - Newswire Robert Depew picked a bad time to switch from the practice of law to associate recruiting. In the year he recently spent working for Major, Lindsey & Africa, he made just one placement: himself. "The day I started was the day Lehman Brothers collapsed, and the fallout of that in the legal market was huge," he said. But a co (Read More)

Nov 13, 2009

TWIPPHOTO.COM the SPYDER3EXPRESSGuest post by Ara RoselaniI work on three different monitors when editing photos—one at home and two in my office. Before I found a calibration system, it was incredibly frustrating when my photo looked good on one screen, light on the second, and dark and yellow on the third. If I printed the photo, it (Read More)

Nov 13, 2009

Submitted by Pink Lisa from Google Reader: To start off the weekend, here is a fun guest post from Jen of Tiny Urban Kitchen, about making sushi that is not exactly what it seems to be! This is not what you might think it is.  Yes, it looks like sushi - almost too similar.  But guess what? It’s mochi!  It’s mochi with various fruit pieces posing as fish. Mochi is s (Read More)

Nov 04, 2009

GTD Times As a sales executive, a great way to differentiate yourself from the competition is by helping clients manage the project your solution is supposed to help. While this is known as a “consultative sale” and might seem like nothing new, ask yourself: how many salespeople actually have a system for it?Salespersons are trained (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Lifehacker After we featured how to make an emergency fire starter out of a t-shirt, we've gotten a few other tips on other useful flammables. With a few common household items, though, you can also create a pretty handy stove. The t-shirt and Vaseline ideas are both great in an emergency, but if you're, say, out camping and have a (Read More)

Nov 12, 2009

Cajun Boy in the City I mean, it's WAY overdue for someone to do a Guido reality show, isn't it? http://cajunboyinthecity.blogspot.com. (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Submitted by Davidthomas8779 from Google Reader: [Photograph: The Kitchn]The Kitchn shares a neat tip on making milky foaminess for your morning coffee without investing in any fancy contraptions. All you need is a jar and a microwave. Pour the amount of milk you'll want in your coffee into the jar, put the top on, shake it up real good for 30 seconds, remove the lid, mic (Read More)

Nov 10, 2009

TechCrunch Earlier, in my review of Apple’s new Magic Mouse, I expressed my confusion as to why Apple wouldn’t incorporate more multi-touch gestures on the device. Certainly, a part of it is the way you hold the thing, but it seems that something like a double and triple finger click would be easy enough. One commenter wondered if the (Read More)

Nov 10, 2009

Techno Portal Readers offer their best tips for fixing stripped screw holes, syncing Chrome bookmarks from the cloud, and other household emergency fire starters. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various (Read More)

Nov 07, 2009

Submitted by Limey59 from blog: Body painting is a type of art in which paint is applied to a part of skin. It is considered one of the ancient types of art. Unlike tattoos, body painting is temporary. Lasting for just few hours or ion some cases a few weeks. Hand painting art is the application of make-up or paint on to the hands to look like any obj (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Lifehacker It's important to have a backup plan in the great outdoors. An extra pair of clean underwear is nice, but fire-starting tools are essential. DIY weblog Make details how to make a no-fail fire source from a few pieces of old t-shirt. Although most carry a lighter to get things fired up in the great outdoors, it's still sm (Read More)

Nov 06, 2009

Lifehacker Baking cookies in your oven is fine and all, but if you want to turn out some tasty cookies in a very short time, consider turning to your trusty waffle iron. Turns out you're only 90 second away from crispy, chewy, cookie-goodness. Photo by Fine Living & Martha Stewart Although your oven will still have its place for maki (Read More)

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