As someone who values being as productive as possible, I find using Gmail helps me keep up with my inbox while trying to get things done.  If you are a Gmail user yourself, there are some things that you can do to make life in your inbox a little less cluttered and stressful. Here are... Read More →

As a long time Gmail fan, every email that I send or receive goes through my gmail account.  Once I was annoyed by it’s clustered conversations but then it won me over with keyboard shortcuts and amazing search of my inbox. One thing that does terrify me is their ability to lock you out of... Read More →

If you’re blogging on the WordPress platform, composing your posts in MS Word, copying and pasting them to the Add New Post window, this carries over encoding that makes your post look funky sometimes when you hit publish. To avoid this, use something like BBEdit, TextEdit (included on Macs), or another notepad type of software.... Read More →

Regular readers know that I’m a huge Gmail fan.  I’ve written about the way I used Things + Gmail to make life a little easier (the comments have some great tips too!), but a while back I requested a feature from Google that would make my heart melt. I discovered this morning that my wish... Read More →

When buying or after you receive an iPod or any expensive gift for Christmas, have it engraved or label it somehow.  One piece of contact info will allow someone to (hopefully) contact you to return it. A friend recently lost $1,200 worth of camera equipment.  No one has a way to contact him because he... Read More →