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Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest mobile-phone carrier, will start selling iPhones to customers in January, Bloomberg News is reporting. Bloomberg cited “two people familiar with the plans” as the basis for its report. Verizon Wireless rival AT&T has had exclusive claim on the device in the United States since Apple [...]
If you have read my blog for any amount of time you probably already realize that I am a huge fan of the GTD principles and proccesses. I have used GTDAgenda since it started and highly recommend it! The new Android app has the GTD essentials: The Inbox, the Next Actions, Projects & Contexts, and [...]
My brother has to take various medications at all times of the day. He needed a good way to set up reminders without clogging up his calendar or to do list on his phone. Here’s an outstanding use of Google Calendar to set up SMS (Text Message) based reminders for whatever you need a little [...]
“Ever wonder why Americans work a 40-hour work week? Why not 45 or, better yet, 35 hours a week? Is 40 some magical number that somehow allows employees to perform at their best while they provide their employers with the right amount of dedication and output? Maybe it’s time the Americans catch up with the [...]
Desperate for the sound of a (non-computerized) human voice?
We know that gethuman.com can help you reach a real person at a corporation that has an unyielding phone tree. But there are actually many ways — about 50, in fact — to get the attention of the right customer-service rep.
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Although the Internet seems to be everywhere these days, there are still times when it’s beyond your reach—on a plane, for example, or anyplace that lacks a handy hotspot. But you can still do two things that typically require a Net connection—use e-mail and browse the Web—even when you’re offline. All you need to do [...]
“For all the workers being laid off and all of the work furloughs being instated at companies across the nation, it looks like companies are getting their money’s worth, according to productivity data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Productivity — measured by output per hour — rose 2.8% in the nonfarm [...]
Paying attention isn’t a simple act of self-discipline, but a cognitive ability with deep neurobiological roots — and this complex faculty, says Maggie Jackson, is being woefully undermined by how we’re living.
In Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, Jackson explores the effects of “our high-speed, overloaded, split-focus and even cybercentric society” [...]
“Your work environment may not be ideal. In fact, as more and more people work from home, take their work on the road or otherwise explore some flexibility for their work situations, the more likely it is that a person will wind up working somewhere full of distractions, stress and more. On airplanes, doctor’s offices, [...]
In an era when even a simple bag can cause surcharges and tempers to escalate, there’s a lot of pressure to pack it right. So before you pull that suitcase down again, consider this advice from some hardcore travelers.
Ditch the heavy bag. If it weighs a ton when it’s empty, your beloved suitcase may be [...]
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