10 Free Tools for Collaboration

With so many people working from home, it’s no surprise that the last few years have seen significant increases in the range of collaboration tools available online. They didn’t just capitalize on a g...Full Article

How Do I Make My Computer Faster Than Normal?

This is a common question among PC users. Most computer users will encounter systems that are slow and unresponsive at some point of their computer using lives. If you think that owning a recently pur...Full Article

Listen: This Habit Will Improve Your Conversations

Your non-stop talking makes you seem like a jerk. I’ve never met you before, so if you are perfect at listening in a conversation, I apologize. That message wasn’t intended for you. But a lot of peopl...Full Article

12 Ways to Keep Your Online Life Simple

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” - Alan WattsI’m a tiny bit geek, I admit. Not hugely so, but en...Full Article

Eight Tips To Get Into That Great Beta

You know that beta you want to get into? The one all the cool kids are in? The one that is invite only and that you have absolutely no chance of getting into? Yeah, that one. Maybe you have a chance o...Full Article

7 Pleasurable Ways to Improve Your Reading Ability

“There is a total incompatibility between the joy of reading, a vagabond experience, and the experience of reading in order to answer questions, and explain what you understood.” - Rubem Alves, Brazil...Full Article

4 Random Tips to Get More Done with Your PC

I’ve had several challenges in the last couple weeks, some of which required some creative solutions. Since some of you might find yourself facing the same challenges at some point, I thought I’d shar...Full Article

5 Must Have Tools For DIY

Not all lifehacks happen in front of the computer. There are plenty that require a little sweat, and a few tools. You probably already have the absolute basics of tools: a hammer, a screwdriver — mayb...Full Article

Why It’s Important and What to Develop

This month’s theme is mind, and I’d like to start with the reasons why mind development is important. By understanding the reasons, we will be better motivated to learn and develop our mind. If we jus...Full Article

10 Free Mind Games to Exercise Your Brain

Who doesn’t want to have a sharp mind? Having a sharp mind is something we all want. I recently read a thought-provoking article about it entitled Harvard Business Review . The article talks about how...Full Article

8 Can’t-Miss Ways to Train Your Mind

Our brain is like muscles. The more you use and exercise it, the stronger it becomes. But, if you want to get maximum results, you should do more than just practice. What you need is deliberate practi...Full Article

Are You a Productive Reader?

I know you can read. You’re reading this, aren’t you? (If you’re not reading this, never mind.)But are you productively literate? That is, when you read, do you learn anything that you can apply immed...Full Article

A Simple Way to Get More Out of Life

For much of my adult life I’ve been shackled by fear. I’ve been afraid to try new things, afraid to meet new people, afraid of doing anything that might lead to failure. This fear confined me to a nar...Full Article

Six Steps to Smarter Studying

How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot. You can learn how to study in much the same way. No one is born knowing how to study. You...Full Article

The Art of Finding Internet Access on the Road

As I write this post, my internet access is intermittent at best. The wireless router that I’m supposed to have access to seems to work in spurts, and not very big ones. And as someone who depends on ...Full Article

7 Secrets to Improve Your Ability to Learn

No matter what your age, throughout your life you will be learning. Your formal education ends with high school, but for many the learning never ends. You may attend a university, trade school, night ...Full Article

Tracking My Mileage Without Losing My Mind

I track where I go — whether I’m traveling by car, train or plane — for several reasons:I can write off 50.6 cents for every business mile I drive in 2008. I can plan my trips more efficiently if I ha...Full Article

A Quick Guide to Your Options

Invoicing is a part of every self-employed or freelancing individual’s life. Many of us are still using clunky old Word templates and those strange antiques known as printers—but why go to all the has...Full Article

13 Tips to Zap Your Butterflies When Speaking in Public

Everyone gets nervous before giving a speech. Unfortunately, the more people in the audience, the more important the speech usually is, making any butterflies in your stomach multiply before you begin...Full Article

How to Launch a Revolution in Your Evolution

You know those half truths and white lies we’re all so accustomed to telling? The ones we all think save our butts, but leave us a little flat, a little grey around the edges? Ever wonder what it woul...Full Article