Displaying All Posts tagged with awesome links

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.

Awesome Links #16: Self-Confidence, Single-tasking, Gmail Tips

63 Ways to Build Self-Confidence

The Lifehack blog talks about various ways (in fact, 63 of them) in which one could build his self confidence. Nice information with some unique tips.

Setting Goals to Succeed: Lessons from a Freelance Classical Musician

Marion Harrington gives an account of how he successfully relaunched his classical music career by setting goals the right way, on our sister site Freelance Switch. Click Here to Read Article …

Fun Links: Unmotivational Posters, Dilbert, The Oatmeal

There are times when we need to a take a little break to be more productive, but some of us feel guilty straying too far from our work. But sometimes taking a break to check out that latest Garfield cartoon ends up being just the thing that gets us back on track.

Here are some links that you can dive into that will hopefully ease your guilt – thanks to their work “related-ish” subject matter.  They may just put a smile on your face, too. Click Here to Read Article …

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Awesome Links #15: Mobile and PC Sync Tools, Virtual Secretary Tips

How to Keep Your Workflow in Sync Across Computers

A pretty useful article at Lifehacker to help you keep your work data in sync across multiple computers.

8 Tips for Using Virtual Assistants and Personal Outsourcing

If you use a virtual secretary (a.k.a virtual assistant or VA) or planning to use one, then this article at Six Revisions is worth a read. Click Here to Read Article …

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Awesome Links #14: Twitter Links, Priority Inbox, Windows Context Menu

How to Extract Links From the Tweets In Your Twitter Timeline

If you love the information people share on Twitter via links, but don’t want to spend time visiting the site frequently to check for them then this tutorial on Guiding Tech will show you how you could pull out all the links from your Twitter stream in your RSS reader.

5 Tips for Using Priority Inbox

The Gmail team talks about five tips you could use with their new Priority Inbox feature to further enhance your productivity.

Keyboard Shortcuts That’ll Make Your Google Instant Searching Even Faster

If you’ve started using Google Instant Search then this article by Lifehacker could make your googling a bit easier.

From Freelancer to Thought Leader in 5 Easy Steps

An excellent article on our sister site Freelance Switch teaching freelancers to become thought leaders.

FilerFrog: Add a Productivity Boost to Your Context Menu

A nice find by Web Worker Daily that lets you do more with your Windows right click context menu.

Awesome Links #13: Working From Home, Being Late, Productive Brainstorming

Why Working From Home is Both Awesome and Horrible

An absolutely hilarious web comic on working from home by The Oatmeal. And it makes sense too!

Launch Programs from the Windows Start Menu More Quickly

A nice trick discovered by Amit from Digital Inspiration that saves time when launching programs from the start menu in Windows.

9 Ways to Never Be Late Again

The Dumb Little Man blog has some useful tips on how to avoid being late.

Living Self-Employed Online: The Manual They Forgot to Give You

Glen from ViperChill gives an account of 13 lessons he has learnt in his 18 months of working from home.

Pragmatic Brainstorming for Productivity

Georgina from Web Worker Daily throws light on some of the best ways to brainstorm in order to enhance productivity. Click Here to Read Article …

Awesome Links #12: Laptop Touchpad, Time Tracking, Decluttering

4 Ways to Get Rid of Typing Errors Due to Your Laptop TouchPad

If you are tired of the frequent typos (and hence the loss in productivity) that happen due to your laptop’s touchpad then this article by Guiding Tech is worth a read.

How to Find Enough Time to Do Everything You Want

The Dumb Little Man blog outlines certain ways to get the maximum out of your time.

4 Reasons to Track Time on Projects

Our sister site Freelance Switch explains why tracking the time you spend on each project is essential.

The Wastefulness of Decluttering; or How to Make Less Count for More

Leo from Zen Habits has some tips on how to declutter your life effectively.

Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects Your Offline Relationships

A pretty interesting article at Techipedia on how to tackle your online activities in a way that it doesn’t negatively affect your offline relationships. Click Here to Read Article …

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Awesome Links #11: Google Contacts, Morning Routine, Frugality, Small Workspace

How to Find Enough Time to Do Everything You Want

The Dumb Little Man blog explains how to utilize the time we’ve got and make the most out of it.

Productivity Tip: Google Contacts Keyboard Shortcuts

Google Contacts was updated recently and keyboard shortcuts were introduced. Web Worker Daily lists all of them in this article.

Increasing Creativity and Productivity with Your Morning Routine

Our sister site Freelance Switch suggests some morning routine changes to enhance creativity. Do browse through the comments to see what everyone else has been trying.

48 Things Frugality Has Taught Me

A great article by Trent from The Simple Dollar on what he has learnt by being frugal. Some useful nuggets of wisdom there.

How to Make the Most of a Small Workspace

If you’ve got a small workspace, this article by Lifehacker is a must-read. Click Here to Read Article …