Awaken Your Inner Hacker – Find and share logins for websites that force you to register… Website BugMeNot.com gives you easy access to all those pesky websites requiring you to log in before reading news stories, forums and other various “protected” items. There’s also a nifty plug-in available if you use Firefox, as well as […]
Author Archives: Joel
Learn to be Happy
NPR : Finding Happiness in a Harvard Classroom I wish we were offered this in college. There are some very nice insights in this story and if you’d rather listen than read, there’s a link to the audio version here.
PayPal Mobile | A New Commerce Revolution?
The mobile wallet comes to fruition – this is cool… PayPal Mobile (signup or existing Paypal account required) allows users to make purchases (potentially) anywhere with the text messaging feature on their mobile phone. The trick will be to see how quickly retailers adopt this service. Whenever you see Text to Buy, just SMS away […]
News Skews | Iraq, Interests, Americans & the Press
The Whitehouse has recently posed the question of how “honest” the press’ coverage of the Iraq war is. I say ‘war is hell’ – deal with it. With this reality of war (which most all accept) aside, a debate has begun that is taking a serious look at the issue. A number of theories have […]
Time Audit :: Google Desktop Holds You Accountable
Measure your effectiveness – With Google Desktop it’s possible to perform a virtual audit with the built-in “Browse Timeline” feature. Key to maximizing personal effectiveness is the ability to obtain a clear picture of the activities that lead to your outcomes. If your not satisfied with your results, it’s possible that you’re not making the […]
A Wireless Mystery :: Boost Your WiFi Network Signal
Interference Got you down? Here’s a tip for cleaning up your air waves… Struggling for months with an inconsistent wireless signal on my new laptop (using a 802.11g card), I decided to delve a little deeper into the problem. The intermittent dropped signals I was getting would’ve driven anyone nuts. Now, the equipment I use […]
Responsive :: What You Do Speaks So Loudly…
That I Cannot Hear What You Say. This just rang so true to me, I thought I would share it: Respond to your email, make it to the top – Lifehacker
Real Estate Pop :: Signs Bolster Nay-Sayers Dire Predictions
Did anyone seriously think this would last forever? Many recent home buyers bet the house (literally) on expectations of continued low interest rates and dramatic appreciation gains. Many believed that a new market reality was emerging. This was due in large part to factors associated with ‘globalization.’ Here the prevailing wisdom said that greater liquidity […]
Power of the Web :: ZILLOW Has An Entire Industry Frightened (Part I of II)
Real Estate Industry is feeling the impacts of a mature Web…Is resistance futile? Newcomer, Zillow.com, has raised some eyebrows over at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Under constant threat from emerging technologies, the NAR has dug in it’s heels in an effort to resist these changes. The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has taken notice […]
More Freebies :: Books, Education, Games & Photos…
Here’s a quick list of some nice & hopefully useful resources…all for free: Free Audiobooks or Here MIT’s OpenCourseWare – over 1,000 courses CD Repair Kit – a Home Remedy Solution Nintendo Games – I had some sporatic results with these, but it was still fun to regress. Here’s another link to a site that […]