Ever visited your attic lately? The haven of dust, insulation lint, assorted junk, and a whole lot of family memorabilia. In most cases, attics are virtual graveyards for the broken and forgotten. Much like your garage, it can also be the best real estate for clutter. So why not reclaim space (to add more clutter [...]
17 Dec
Posted by Alex as Computers, Technology
More year-end lists as we prepare to flick another digit in our calendars. And here’s one by PC World on the 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007. As I’ve said with my take on Google Zeitgeist list, I prefer stat lists over opinionated ones. Hey, but who am I to prevent people? I might just [...]
Months ago, we posted a neat way of getting to log-in to two different Gmail accounts at once using a IE Tab workaround. The principle behind this is to utilize the two browsers to use different cookie information that allows you to have two separate sessions with a site.
Now here’s a new update on [...]
17 Dec
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Fitness and Health, Vacation and Travel
Feeling trapped in sort of a time-space warp? Head feeling like it’s floating some place else? That’s jet lag all right. The bane of every jetsetter, unless, of course, you’ve developed some sort of immunity against it. But just in case you’re prone to get one and you can’t get rid of it no matter [...]
One thing that used to piss me off when formating documents is Word’s inability to easily change cases. It does piss me off when I have to change text that are written by some Caps Lock junkie into a more workable document. Good thing Word 2007 kind of wizened up in terms of this [...]
One thing that bugs me when searching for those supposedly free information is when sites ask you to register. Don’t get me wrong, I do register for sites that I frequent but it is a tedious process when all you need is to view one piece of information or download one pesky device driver. While [...]
Year-end lists are always a treat. Though I do favor statistical lists over subjective ones since I do tend to disagree with some takes (but don’t we all?). Google Zeitgeist has featured the top searches for the year. View the fastest rising search terms from all-over the world after the cut.
Does your day start and end with having to talk to people over the phone that it trims down your time for work? Here are a few tips on how you can reclaim those precious minutes instead of spending your work hours talking over the phone.
14 Dec
Posted by Alex as Technology, Work and Career
It’s not so often that billionaires get to write something for us, common folk. In an article for BBC Business, Bill Gates writes about the skills that a person needs to succeed today.
So you were thinking of taking your Chihuahua to this get-together next week. Good idea? Why not!
The thing with pets and people. Even though you want the crowd to adore your pet, you must first consider your pet’s reaction to strangers – does your pet seem uncomfortable when around several people? It might be best [...]
Ah yes, the sweet life of marriage.. Just when you’re starting to get cozy with your wife, you sense an upcoming danger. It’s the attack of the in-laws! How does one ever get along with the other parents?
Being a workaholic is a double-edged blade. Your rise through the corporate ranks might be nigh but your stress levels might just be sky high. Here’s a set of 10 questions that you can ask yourself to check whether you’re one really busy bee.
13 Dec
Posted by Alex as Behavior and Ethics, Sex and Relationships
What do ladies look for in a guy? A great personality, a sense of humor, six-pack, a smile that melts your heart? Ladies like to hang out with guys who are hot and funny. But when hanging out leads to meeting your parents, your boyfriend suddenly seems less than perfect. You’re suddenly noticing that he [...]
Let’s all sing that Avenue Q song, “The Internet is for P*rn.” (Self-censorship sucks. But I have to. Lest we incur Google’s wrath once again.)
Now, I’m sure that for some of you out there, you just can’t resist surfing for the “good stuff.” But if you’re using the family computer, then you must [...]
13 Dec
Posted by Alex as Behavior and Ethics, Family, Fitness and Health
Being a single guy, I could only imagine how the transition. It’s still be years before I get to settle down. Some of my friends, however, are now taking that route by starting families of their own. And one thing that makes me curious is my female friend’s transition from being a singleton to being [...]