Maintenance Devices now-a-days are pretty darn robust. Even ones that use Windows (holds for laughter). Regardless, you can show your devices and OS’s some love by doing some maintenance to them. For desktops/laptops check to see if the items that are running at startup are needed as too many of them could potentially slow you down. For Windows click Start > type msconfig and hit enter > click on the Startup tab > uncheck stuff you don’t want and restart....

Numbers have different meanings depending on where you are in the world. Even the famous number 13, which is widely known to be cursed and unlucky, is favored in countries such as Italy. If you’re unsure about the value of your favorite number, check out this infographic. You maybe surprised to know the history behind why some numbers are lucky and why some have such a negative reputation. This knowledge may come in handy while traveling or choosing jersey numbers for a sport....

Here’s a typical scenario. When listening to a lecture, talk or class; it’s not uncommon to see someone with a dictaphone recording the whole talk. You may think this is a great idea because then they will have all the information stored and can go back and listen to the entire talk again. Not so, most likely they will listen back to the recording and make notes or lists from the talk....

1. Your boss is legally obligated to make sure you are learning valuable skills. This is the case whether you are or are not being paid a wage. The only place where learning valuable skills is not a legal requirement is if you are interning within a non-profit organization. You are not there to fetch the coffee or take the dry cleaning. There may be a little of that, but the their obligation to you is to teach you valuable skills and not to simply do work that is of benefit to your employer....

President and founder of The Energy Project in New York and a co-author of The Power of Full Engagement Tony Schwartz says the key to productivity is managing your energy, not your time. Is your workplace attuned to those kinds of needs, or are we on that daily grind? Q&A: Step Away From the Keyboard (and Other Productivity Tips) – [ComputerWorld] The keys are pretty simple: eating frequently and nutritiously in small portions, working out regularly, sleeping sufficiently and taking at least short breaks every 90 to 120 minutes during the work day....

The Philosophy of One test is one we can all do, looking at different answers to the age-old question: “What is 1 + 1?” 1 + 1 = 2 The most logical and correct answer…right? For many people, especially engineers and analytical-type individuals this can be the only true correct answer. We have all learned it in school, and the fact 1+1 does indeed equal 2 is essential to our symbolic number system....

So what is it? Well, it’s the concept of ‘less is more’ or, in other words, taking a more minimalist approach to life. What Minimalist Living Really Means Minimalist living may conjure up images of a bare house or cutting down on the stuff we enjoy – in other words, we must sacrifice enjoyment to be happy. Our modern world offers us so much to choose from and surely living minimally means we’re not taking the full advantage of what we can have, right?...

Actually, there are a few things you can do to make this whole process a little faster and less painful. Below, I outline over 10 travel tips that can help you get through lines faster and be prepared when things go wrong. A few additional tips for carry-on and checked bags will help you avoid further airport drama. Carry-On Bags If you must valet check your bag (it gets checked at the airplane door), especially on regional or full flights, be sure to remove your laptop....

What are your view on this argument? Do you have such experiences with overrating your own abilities causing some consequences from your action? Most of us overrate our own abilities – can have serious consequences – [Medical News Today]

Microsoft to the rescue? So what new open source security suite has freed us from McAfee’s bondage? Actually, this time it isn’t open source. Believe it or not it’s actually Microsoft who’s stepped up on this one; with their free antivirus program, Windows Security Essentials. Security Essentials has been available for a couple of years, but in the beginning it was terribly buggy and unreliable. Yet, since that time, Security Essentials has seemingly hit its stride....

The problem with overeating is not, as some people claim, just bad character or lack of motivation. The truth is that we are fighting our own brains, which are trying to protect us from starvation. It doesn’t matter how intelligent you are, your mind does not comprehend that there is more food coming—here and now is what matters to your brain when it comes to food. When food was scarce and food supplies varied a lot, overeating was sensible....

But every time it is not possible for them to co-operate with you especially in current scenario when every person is busy in his own engagements, and thus when it comes to installation of doors at home every person tries to install the strong doors in his house which could offer state of peace to his mind and he can happily enjoy the quality time with his family away from his house....

Last century, I could count on one hand how many active communities I belonged to: there was the town I lived in, but I hardly knew anyone. There was a couple of newsgroups I followed, until the crumbled under the weight of trolls, flame wars and above all else spam. There was the “developer community” – but it was never more than a convenient label for large company marketing purposes, developer conferences and the like....

Then, you mention you have kids, and now your match seems to be taking longer than usual to get back to you. Sounds familiar? While online dating for single parents can understandably feel a bit more challenging than it may seem for a single 20-something, sharing your status as a single parent should be exciting, not something to worry about. In this article, I’m going to share with you some helpful tips on how to get responses while online dating as a single parent....

Only dead fish go with the flow

/p> In this uncertain economy people need to do more with less, make do, do without, do the math, and do it themselves. Why not DO SOMETHING by investing time in getting organized? Here are eight motivating reasons to do it now:

They looked with a great deal of envy at Gmail when Google flexed it’s search and analytics muscle and rebuilt Gmail to automatically identify important email, and parse out non-essential email. Sanebox steps into the fray, and filters and sorts email at source, meaning it works great with apps like Outlook Apple mail and more. In this demo I take a look at using Sanebox to overcome email overload, in Outlook!...

Have you ever noticed that some people have piles of paper all over their office? If you do not organize by piling, you might be viewing those piles with curiosity, disgust or amazement. Why would anyone want to be surrounded by piles, especially “dysfunctional” piles of paper that take up whole sections of their office floor? After many rounds of pile busting for my clients, I have learned that many ‘pilers’ share certain characteristics:...

It’s about time business cards got a makeover. The small piece of paper lacks robust features that smartphones and computer have these days. Furthermore, QR codes aren’t effective enough to bridge the gap between simple business cards and technology. For individuals who are looking for a new way to take their professional networking efforts to the next level, there’s the swivelCard. The swivelCard has all the basic features of a professional contact card....