Digital information should be packed away neatly when not in regular use, I feel. Not only does it mean the disk space is better utiliised the contents are easier to navigate. A method for doing this is to use software to compress files. The one I use, and recommend as part of the Life hack [...]

I had a touch screen smart phone with great features, WiFi, bluetooth, you name it, almost an ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC) but have downgraded to an old model Blackberry. Huh? Did I just move backwards in terms of technology, or is there a counter-intuitive reason that actually makes this a practical way of moving forwards?

There are a dozen items of software that constitue part of the Life hack series, each having the ability to assist in making life run considerably smoother and be more productive. The first of these is MyLifeOrganized (MLO) task management software. OK great, but what does it do?

When you employ someone it is so that they may add more value to the product than you would be able to do alone. The added value should outweigh the employee’s cost to you. What if you could carry such a value adding employee in your pocket? What if they are always available to assist [...]

Getting Things Done (GTD) is a pretty well known system for improving your life productivity created by David Allen. It details a method of collecting all your inputs in one system. By inputs I mean any input into your life schedule such as events, things to do, or material possesions. All these things and more [...]

No the title isn’t an inebriated typo, or a forage into composition of Engrish prose. Those with communication induced sore thumbs may immediately recognise it as a reference to the Blackberry communications device from the company Research In Motion (RIM). In a long saga spanning pretty much an entire year I have finally become an [...]

What is the difference between the alarm going off in the morning and getting out of bed? For me it is the snooze time in between. When the alarm goes off I’m still semi-concious and hit the snooze button for extra repose. So the time set on the alarm to get up is not the [...]

Live in the present? Nah, I’d rather live in the future*. So can you if you want to?
(* – Astrophysics degree not required. Always read the label. No postage necessary. Timepiece not included)