How much time do you spend each week sitting down? I tend to work at least 60-70 hours a week, and most of those hours are spent parked in front of my laptop. I have The Fear that I'll end up like one of those floating blobs from Wall-E. As the papers keep telling us, sitting down for long … [Read more...]
How to be a famous on Twitter
Back when the internet was all just fields and Twitter was populated entirely by technology journalists and twenty-somethings skiving off work, celebrities were a rare sighting. Nowadays, normal folk can't get a word in edgeways. If you can't beat them, join them! Which is why we've put … [Read more...]
Organisation Dorkage: Getting stuff done with WunderKit & WorkFlowy
Feeling a little scatterbrained lately, my friends? Well, never fear, fellow disorganised dorks, because I'm here to help you achieve a little “To-Do” list zen with some nifty tools for getting stuff done. Read on! WunderKit Chances are you've heard of the incredibly popular task manager, … [Read more...]
Organise! Flex by Filofax – Review
It might seen a little redundant in this age of technology, but I'm having a love affair with my Filofax. Despite relying on technology for most aspects of my life, I've never got over my habit of relying on handwritten notes to myself: I can only plan things if they're written down in an actual … [Read more...]
Top tips for a Zen-like computing experience
Whenever we invent time-saving devices we find a way to make them take up time. The computer was supposed to make us more productive, and yet we're all still working long hours and staring at download status bars slowly installing updates. But if you bring a little slow life to your work life, … [Read more...]
How to become a supreme being
Are you a supreme being? If you had Mary Poppins's measuring tape, what would it say about you? Much as I'd like to think I was practically perfect in every way, I suspect mine would probably just read "could do better". And yet I persist in attempts at personality makeovers. I'm always on the … [Read more...]
How to green your website
The aviation industry gets a bit of a bum rap when it comes to energy consumption. OK, it's hardly the poster child for energy efficiency, but there are other industries out there guzzling power without a care in the world. The tech industry for example. Now, it's not gone unnoticed that web … [Read more...]
How to broadcast yourself on the web
Not content with making us more efficient at work and giving us the best tools for getting things done at home Darika Ahrens, high chieftain of social media, has gathered together all the best tools for broadcasting yourself all over the web. We’ve come a long way since lonelygirl15 took to her … [Read more...]
Five of the best sites to customise your life
The internet is a pretty wonderful place to shop for the objects of your desire. Filled with every kind of retailer you can imagine, you've got a pretty unlimited array of options for clothing, food, transport and well, anything really. The greatest advantage of shopping online has to be … [Read more...]
Five more Firefox addons for bloggers
Late last year, Katie put together a list of the best Firefox addons for bloggers, and plenty of you added your own favourites in the comments. Personally, my favourite Firefox addon from the list was Pixlr , which saves so much time in grabbing and editing images online. Chris Lee's suggestion … [Read more...]
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