Entries from April 2008 ↓

Summary
Tetris, by Handmark, is a rendition of the classic game Tetris for Palm..
Overview
Manufacturer: HandmarkPlatform: PalmCurrent Version: Palm: 2.0
Pros and Cons
Pros

Good graphics
Easy to install
Good hint functionality (so you can see what is coming next)
Customizable controls

Cons

Controls were hard to get used to on the Zire 72
Trial mode was severely short - any time the machine powered off, [...]

Simplifying is often times about getting down to basics. I am reminded of an essay in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (aff) that Robert Fulghum wrote where he said that he would pit his elderly chopping bowl and knife against a new-fangled food processor. Often times we buy things that [...]

I was reading an article over at Lifehack.org called “The Trouble with Productivity”, whose title caught my eye. The article made me think. Author Lisa Gates says,
“I feel that much of what passes for productivity is simply ubercybersonic doingness dressed up in happy faces.”.
I have felt that at times. I get so much done. I [...]

Even though I use closed lists at home, I still use contexts. This keeps me from having “thrash” as I get things completed. For instance, if my list contains “descale coffee maker, pull pattern X from files, sweep front porch, inventory freezer, file papers in filing folder”, and I take it in order, I will [...]

Earlier this week, I wrote an article on syncing, Simplifying Syncing. I use my USB drive to take my project notes and reading material back and forth to work. Unfortunately, I have a tendency to leave my USB drive plugged in and go to the other location.
Luckily, there is a great little script that makes [...]

Summary
TweakUI, by Microsoft, is a handy user interface to adjust various Windows settings not exposed in the standard XP setup.
Overview
Manufacturer: MicrosoftPlatform: Windows XP
Why Did I Download/Buy This?
I first became exposed to this utility through a Lifehacker article “Boot Windows before you log in”, which gave instructions on how you can start Windows (and all associated [...]

There are times when it is handy to have home files at work, or vice versa. However, it is not necessarily so easy to keep the files synchronized. I have a thumb drive that I take back and forth to work, containing project notes as well as a “reading on the go” folder and my [...]

I am infinitely distractable, particularly when I am doing something that hasn’t captured my imagination. A recent move to a new cube in a more-trafficked area has led my concentration level to decline even further.
I believe that concentration can be learned. I did some research, and here are some ways to improve concentration:
Single Task. I’ve [...]