From ConnectedInternet comes a couple tweaks/hacks/tips to make your browsing faster. This might be a tad geeky for most, and there is a plugin for Firefox that makes this tweak for you, but if you’re frustrated with slow page loads, these might help:
Firefox users:
Open firefox
type ‘about:config’ in the address bar
Type ‘network’ in the filter bar
Double […]
Ian Mackenize is going a series on the top 20 time wasters at work. How many of these are on your list? Which of these are the worst for you? Me, it’s 4, 7, 9, 10, and 15. Sometimes I just sit here spinning my wheels and think, maybe I’ll read my feeds again or […]
Chanpory on LifeClever has this great little GTD system for organizing a cluttered desktop (i.e. your files). It’s essentially setting up five folders that you can stash things into for later. Nice. This isn’t a catch-all system, but it is one that can help with the little things we toss onto our desktops in hopes […]
Yes you heard me. Take. A. Break. Set that e-mail vacation message. Pre-post stuff for your blog. Spend time with your family.
That about wraps it up.
The contest? Scot and I are working on it. Don’t you worry.
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I got my b5 media WiFi finder (as in I got it through the mass buying power of b5) yesterday. I’ve been wanting a WiFi finder for a long time. Recently I’ve been doing a good bit of wandering around and wanted to find places to connect without turning my machine on.
Yesterday I did my […]
Scot (speaking on his behalf) and I want to thank everyone for entering our little contest. There are some great entries. Now the fun begins, picking the winners. I expect Scot and I will be able to announce the winners this week. What are people going to get? I really want to keep that a […]
The last several posts here on Pimp Your Work have been about the power being out in our neck of the woods. We’ve written about what things become important for you as a manager when the power goes out, what choice you have if you are self-employed, and what becomes important in one electrical minute.
But, […]
The power outage here in the Pacific Northwest has caused us Pimps to take a hard look at our disaster plans. This is especially true since Tris is working from home as a standard practice and there are self-employed people who depend only on themselves to run the business.
The most interesting thing that I have […]
If there is one thing Outlook is famous for (besides being a royal pain sometimes), it’s that the mail file can a) get huge and b) get corrupted. The very helpful folks at ClearContext, a sponsor of the contest … which closes for good tomorrow! … have provided some easy-to-follow tips on how to reduce […]
We’ve talked the last 2-3 posts about power and emergency stuff…hey, what does all this have to do with Pimping Your Work?
Well, there are a few things if you’re a manager running a business.
A widespread power outage such as the one here in the Pacific Northwest has huge implications if your business function is not […]
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