http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/tech-tips-for-the-basic-computer-user Technology writer David Pogue is a gift to the For Dummies segment of the population. With his clear and concise (and often funny) style, he’s taught thousands of people – including my mother – the basics of how to use their computers. Here, he provides a list of simple tips on usability and shortcutting […]
Tag Archives: great-resources
TED: Ideas worth spreading
http://www.ted.com/ I’ve been going through a period of drudge work at my job, so I’ve finally had the ability to delve deep into the TED resources. For those not in the know, the annual TED Conference is a meeting of the minds for a variety of fields (Technology/Entertainment/Design), in which short presentations are given by […]
How Long Do I Need to Keep This? – A Guide to Receipts, Statements and Financial Clutter at Home – Organizing
http://www.hereinmaine.com/organizing/22818.php I’m trying to break out of my pack-rat tendency, and found this site tremendously helpful. I’d been holding onto years’ worth of bank statements and other useless papers, which pile up shockingly fast. Now, I get both the refreshing feel of a trimmed-down filing cabinet, and the destruction glee of feeding the excess to […]
Editors& Note – Magazine – The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200801u/editors-note This past year, I’ve spent much of my online time immersed in the incredible online archive of the seminal homesteaders-and-filthy-hippies magazine, Mother Earth News. The archive articles are free and extensive – I can vouch that they go to 1971 at least, ’cause that’s where I’ve left off. Now, the Atlantic Monthly announces its […]
CIRCUS “HIPPO” IS HARNESSED AND TRAINED TO DRAW CART
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/04/circus-hippo-is-harnessed-and-trained-to-draw-cart/ Someone has created a Modern Mechanix blog, scanning and posting articles of interest – usually in the outmoded-therefore-funny vein. It’s interesting to see how fascinated people were, even 70 years ago, by such innovations as, “transporting pigs in their own cages!” (instead of filling only the floor of a livestock car) or the “automated […]
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http://www.investinhamilton.ca/mentoringprograms.asp I’ve long considered moving from Toronto to a neighbouring city with a terrible reputation. In its East end, this reputation is deserved – Hamilton has long been Canada’ “Steeltown”, and the pollution is abominable. What few Torontonians realise, though, is that the West end – unseen by those driving through – is gorgeous, friendly […]
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http://toronto.listpic.com/ A handy little tool for browsing the various local Craigslists. Select a category, and it presents a gallery of all the listings with photos that can be resized. The listing itself is readable when you click on a photo. Very smart, though it does detract from the fun of digging through the un-photoed listings […]
Free Worldwide Travel Guides – Wikitravel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page My “great resources” tag is an honorary one, at the moment. This is a great concept – open source, real-time updated travel information – but at the moment there is a dearth of info available. I’ll stick with the very generous, though less up-to-date offerings from the Rough Guides.
Cool Tools
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/ I have a wholly undeserved reputation for being able to root out neat books, movies and tools that are not well known. In truth, a huge number of “my finds” are stolen from Kevin Kelly’s fantastic web resource, Cool Tools. Kelly’s readers are invited to submit raves of products that work well for them; […]
Leisure / Business Travel Packing List – Travel Light (One Bag)!
http://www.onebag.com/ One of the WWW’s most enduring sites, and for good reason – OneBag (formerly, the Compleat Traveller) offers packing and ultra-light/compact product advice to travellers of all types. I learned the hard way that even a few extra ounces is enough to make carrying a backpack a painful experience, and it never hurts to […]