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My only complaint with online money management software, Mint.com, was fixed today. Finally, the ability to add loan accounts! Asset (investment) accounts were added a few months ago, although my 401k provider is not listed. I was able to check it out with my IRA account though, and it’s pretty sweet, with all of [...]

– What Microsoft, Apple and Dell don’t want you to know about computers and TVs.
It’s been years since the Media PC trend started — but it’s just not catching on for “regular people” because very few want to spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a second computer/TV setup, and there’s little information on [...]

The purpose of writing in a work “journal” was to be able to look back and see how much I collectively accomplished in one month. Did it work? Yes and no. At first, I documented too much. :) Surprise, surprise, but it ended up being a good thing. Towards the end, I just noted what [...]

I don’t use my desktop computer. And it shall sit and collect dust no more! This goal was a lot more involved than just posting an old computer on Craigslist. First, I went through all the files: archived, organized, or deleted. Next, I bought a cheap small external hard drive to store all the files [...]

You either love or hate GTD (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity). Although the Allen-ite way of productivity seems to have lost it’s best-seller momentum, it’s still a decent way to get things accomplished. So I decided a re-read was in order. I hadn’t read this book in a few years, so it [...]

Because you can only listening to Monster Mash so many times… I made a Halloween Mix.
Tips on making a Halloween iMix from your current iTunes library:

Search for words like: death, dead, dark, blood, evil, bone, wicked, hell or pretty much any word that conjures up scary thoughts.
Think of spooky sounding songs that you typically skip [...]

Dear Netflix, how do you know the Movies I’ll <3
So I signed up for Netflix again. It’s been several months since I did the free trial, and now that we’re heading into fall, I think I’ll actually use it. I do have one complaint though, ok make that two…
#1: Why are all the “Watch Instantly” [...]

Is it cheating if items on my ‘101 Things in 1001 Days’ list overlap? Anyhow, as part of #72- Apartment Therapy Home Cure, I finished #92- Load the rest of my CDs on to iTunes. I needed to clear out media items in my living room (books, CDs, DVDs etc) so it had to get done! [...]

I cleaned out 73% of my computer last week… so this isn’t officially finished. Now I just need to backup some of my files, get rid of the beast of a monitor, and possibly use it as a media PC of sorts… to be continued I suppose. :(

As a die-hard fan of list making, tasks, and GTD – Getting Things Done – I’m always trying out new programs, hoping to find the best of all worlds. I even went back to using a moleskine journal/datebook in ‘04, but could never seem to keep it updated since I sit in front of a [...]