If you’ve ever wanted to simply perform a function and found it to be rather convoluted, that is to say, in essence, things are not really straightforward (just like this sentence), then a program that gets to the point quickly is certainly one to have installed and available for use. PAUSE for thought.

Remember when you’d surf the web and have many browsers open so you could see different pages at the same time? Then along came multi-tab browsing, one browser with multiple tabs so you could do it all in one browser and become a tab junkie instead. Well if your desktop is even slightly similar you’ve probably [...]

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?

Part of the influence to get a Blackberry phone was due to this software product offering. It is to a to-do list what a grid is to design. Highly integrated with the Blackberry device, ToDoMatrix from REXwireless offers increased productivity from a David Allen GTD and Covey based application. It works on the premise that your input [...]

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 [...]

An alarm clock does the job. That’s why we use it. It’s purpose is to wake us up. However there is one rather large drawback from using it, as indicated by it’s name. We awake in a state of alarm. Not really an ideal start to any day – being shocked into conciousness. I’d also [...]

We all have animals that inhabit our Time Zoo. Some have many animals, some only a few. However all demand upkeep, and all sap away at our limited resource of Time. Stuff. That’s what clutters up or lives for the most part. We tend to think that having more items to fulfill functions within our [...]