Welcome to the special Halloween edition of awesome links. Happy Halloween! Click Here to Read Article …
Stepcase Lifehack on Spending More Time with Kids
If you usually find yourself too busy to play that game of Scrabble with your kid that he has been wanting to play with you forever, or you’ve missed more parent-teacher meetings in the school than you can count, then it’s obvious that your kids are not getting the time and attention from you they deserve. Click Here to Read Article …
Popular search terms for this article:True Time Tracker is Dead Simple Time Tracking Software
If you have been avoiding software time tracking tools because many of them take up too much time setting up, then you could consider using True Time Tracker. This free time tracking software can help you manage your time quite effectively.
Once you start it up, it hides in your system tray and tracks time without causing distraction. It will show the time you spend on different tools as well on various websites you visit during the course of a day. It can generate detailed reports that could be exported as a PDF file, and also has a built-in project management tool. The only (possible) drawback: it’s Windows only at the moment.
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Popular search terms for this article:Awesome Links #19: Email Security Tips, Writing Tips and More
Gmail Security Checklist: Something Everyone Should Know About
The Gmail team recently launched a security checklist which they recommend each Gmail user to go through. I’d recommend that even if you use any other email service (or client), you should go through this. Not only does it suggest email specific security measures, there are suggestions on overall computer and cyber security, on secure browsing and more. Nothing extraordinary, but useful nonetheless. Click Here to Read Article …
Popular search terms for this article:5 Sleep Tips for Enhanced Productivity
Sleep is an important factor to consider if you intend to enhance your overall productivity. A good night’s sleep can ensure that you remain energetic throughout the day.
Here are five sleep tips to get more out of your time while you’re awake: Click Here to Read Article …
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Awesome Links #18: Dream Job, Productivity Myths, Dropbox
How Holding Out for Dream Jobs Can Harm Your Career
How many times have you waited to get that dream job, just to find out later that it wasn’t as good as you thought it would be? Lifehacker discovered an article that suggests that you were wrong to wait for that job in the first place. Click Here to Read Article …
Popular search terms for this article:10 Android Apps for Improving Productivity
I’ve recently covered iPhone apps that can be used to improve productivity, but there are other mobile devices out htere without that popular “i” prefix attached. Though not as huge as the iPhone App Store, the collection of apps for Android phones is a pretty good one. That means you are likely to find some great productivity tools here, too. Click Here to Read Article …
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Awesome Links #17: Search from Taskbar, Productive Day, KeepitWith.me
How to Search the Internet From Your Windows 7 Taskbar
This is a nifty trick that might end up saving you a lot of time if you use your browser’s search bar frequently during the day. Featured on Guiding Tech, this post shows how you could add an address bar to your Windows 7 taskbar. This address bar could then be used as a search bar, in addition to allowing you to visit a website directly by typing in its url.
The New Google Chrome Beta Has Google Instant Baked In and Tab Expose
Here’s another tip that could save you significant time and make you more productive if you are a Chrome user. Gizmodo demonstrates how well Google Instant works now that it is integrated with the address bar of Chrome’s beta channel. There’s a nice video on the site showing how it’s done, so you could see if it is worth switching to Chrome’s beta channel.
KeepItWith.Me is the Fastest Way to Transfer a URL From One Device to Another
This is a pretty cool app I came across. KeepItWith.me lets you quickly transfer a link from your computer to another device, like your iPhone. So next time that you are engrossed in an article and suddenly you need to leave your computer behind, you can use this service to quickly transfer that webpage to your mobile phone and then continue reading it on the go.
10 Killer Firefox Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts
Mashable has published a useful list of Firefox tips and tricks, many of them being simple ones that are often overlooked (like the ability to shrink the icons in your toolbar and keyword searches). Check it out.
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