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Respecting the billable hour
Aug 29, 2011 | Career, Top Strategy Posts, Productivity
Can I have $500? One of the interesting things about being a consultant or entrepreneur is that people ask you for that kind of money all the time. I was reminded of this recently while catching up with a friend who (unlike me) is still involved in the daily work of...
An online cure for an unsustainable model of leadership
Aug 23, 2011 | Top Thought Posts, Community
Jack Layton's death has me thinking back over many years of NDP activism, going back to the very first campaign I ever worked on: Dan Heap's 1984 election campaign, when one of the most tireless presences in the committee room was that of Dan's young constituency...
The 6th tech-inspired kid failure: autotunitis
Aug 22, 2011 | Family
Last week I wrote about 5 tech-related kid failures. I somehow managed to leave out the one that is currently the biggest source of irritation in our house: autotunitis. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the disorder, autotunitis is a vocal condition afflicting...
4 great ways to use Evernote with Skitch today — plus 14 new possibilities
Aug 19, 2011 | Toolbox, Productivity, Top Posts of 2011: How to
You know how happy you feel when you find out that two of your good friends have hooked up and are now a couple? That's how I felt yesterday when I heard that note-taking and information management powerhouse Evernote had acquired screen capture and image uploader...
10 essential iPad and iPhone apps for your next road trip
Aug 16, 2011 | Lifestyle
Packing list: 11 tech accessories for your web-enabled road trip
Aug 11, 2011 | Lifestyle
10 ways to save on roaming charges when traveling with your smartphone
Aug 9, 2011 | Lifestyle, Top Posts of 2011: How to
Don’t blow the savings from your budget-conscious vacation on a whopping cell phone bill. These 10 tips will help keep your voice and data costs under control.
10 ways to save on hotels using your smartphone or tablet
Aug 8, 2011 | Lifestyle
Facebook dating: 8 tips for pickup artists (or how to avoid them)
Jul 20, 2011 | Top Posts of 2011: Personal, Relationships, Top Relationship Posts
The slender brunette in the airport lounge had just ended a cell phone call when a young man with heavily gelled blonde hair sat down next to her. "Do you have Internet on your phone?" he asked. "I'm trying to find out the weather." "Sorry, I can't get a connection,"...
Creating a visitor’s guide to your home tech setup
Jul 12, 2011 | Slider features, Lifestyle
One of the joys of living in a multicultural society is the experience of welcoming someone from a different heritage into your home, and introducing them to the various artifacts, practices and beliefs of your own culture. It is in this spirit that we sometimes...