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5 ebook features that tap the power of social note-taking
May 12, 2011 | Community
Peter Meyers has a useful blog post on 3 ways to improve ebook note taking over at O'Reilly Radar. As he points out in his post, note-taking is one of the ways in which print books still kick the ass of digital books, since they allow you to "[j]ot notes anywhere you...
5 ways technology can reduce the family stress of business travel
May 11, 2011 | Top Family Posts, Family, Productivity
When you’ve got kids, business travel is especially stressful. It’s hard for them to have mum or dad away, and it’s hard for you to miss them. Here are 5 ways that technology can help.
This 40th birthday brought to you by Apple
May 10, 2011 | Lifestyle
What's the right way for a geek to celebrate the big 40? In my case, as many of you now know, the answer was to spend the previous 40 days blogging. That met my need for ritual, but what about the day itself? I wanted to do something memorable, something that would...
40 tips on how to make the most of your life online
May 5, 2011 | Top Strategy Posts, 40 years online, Self
7 lessons about our online future from our online past
May 4, 2011 | 40 years online, Community
Bing helps us search for the meaning in our tech choices
May 3, 2011 | 40 years online, Lifestyle
The 9 secrets of a successful marriage (to a web application like Evernote)
May 2, 2011 | 40 years online, Relationships
Why we need to remember life before the Internet
May 1, 2011 | 40 years online, Family
The Lonely Princess: A Social Media Fairy Tale
Apr 30, 2011 | Top Family Posts, Fun reads, 40 years online, Family
Wondering how you can get your kids to think about the pros and cons of social media and social networking? This fairy tale introduces the joys of life online and the stakes of choosing between different online communities.
8 ways writers can make the most of online video
Apr 29, 2011 | 40 years online, Career