I’m writing this post to avoid finalizing the design of a site
Share on Facebook Retweet this Here’s an interesting essay on structured procrastination by John Perry, a philosophy professor at Stanford. In the essay, Perry points the way forward to...
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Back to basics
Share on Facebook Retweet this I started working before the word processor as we know it today and the graphical desktop became mainstream. In fact, in my first few weeks on the job, I used a...
View ArticleUsing a TiddlyWiki: a video guide
Share on Facebook Retweet this I am a long-time user of TiddlyWikis and its various adaptations. Before a catastrophic accident involving the synchronization of various offline files wiped out my...
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Tweak Firefox, hack your mind
Share on Facebook Retweet this Do you believe binaural beats can influence the state of your mind in such a way that you are able to relax, focus, meditate, or boost your brain power? I have a nagging...
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In the cloud? What if it all goes up in smoke? The case of my missing phone...
Share on Facebook Retweet this LAST Thursday, I got the phone number of an elementary school friend I haven’t had contact with in more than a decade. After saving the contact info in the cellphone I...
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My phone’s a slave driver
Share on Facebook Retweet this It was a gentle buzz at first, “You free? Time to finish TechNotes column.” I just glanced at the reminder on the phone while in a meeting last week in a coffee shop....
View ArticleInbox zero
Share on Facebook Retweet this IT took two long weekends but I finally got to inbox zero and that state of bliss you find yourself in after having processed all pending e-mails and seeing an empty...
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Tabula rasa
Share on Facebook Retweet this What better way to start the year than with a clean e-mail slate? I went through my e-mail accounts on New Year’s Day to process it back to Inbox Zero – the state it was...
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In the time of the cloud, paper notebooks
Share on Facebook Retweet this I love paper notebooks. I have several at a time: the reporters’ favorite Green Apple steno small enough to fit in your pocket, a pair of Moleskine plain cahier journals...
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Day 1
Share on Facebook Retweet this I’m setting 30-day challenges this month. Today is day 1. The challenges I chose are meant to help me improve my writing and fitness: Run at least 5 kilometers every day...
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1st 30-Day Challenge completed: run at least 5K daily
Share on Facebook Retweet this I just completed a 30-day challenge to run at least 5 kilometers a day. I failed at my attempt to blog daily. One out of 2 isn’t bad for my first month. The idea behind...
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Day 1 of #48Days
Share on Facebook Retweet this Before you embark on an adventure, get a notebook, preferably one small enough to tuck into your back pocket. There is a sense of commitment in writing things down,...
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How to download ultra high-res images of works from Google Arts and Culture
I wanted a framed print of The Lady with an Ermine when we were redesigning our workspace during lockdown. Important works such as this painting by Leonardo da Vinci usually have high-resolution...
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