Grad Hacker

Recently, I read Michael Pollan’s new book “In Defense of Food”, which was #1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for six weeks. It’s about eating good things, things that keep you healthy, and things that are good for the earth. The most famous line from the entire book are its first seven [...]

Simply GTD posts are designed to provide simpler alternatives to productivity ridiculousness.
New internet based time and list management systems seem to show up faster than TMZ articles on Britney Spears. Each one seeks to do the same thing: make it easier for you to get stuff done. How? By learning their system and using their [...]

I’ve been a PC user all my life, but in June, I got my first Mac, a black MacBook. It immediately became my primary computer and my overall experience has been rather positive. Right now I can’t see myself switching back.There are many great features in OS X, and also some downsides (why is Office [...]

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I have become obsessed with my notecard for the day: a single 3×5 sheet that carries with it what i need to do today (a very small and realistic number), often a calendar of events (so I know when the free time is that I can do my tasks for the day), and [...]

On its website, Zotero is described “is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.” Even though it’s been out for a while, I somehow didn’t run into it until a few months ago. I’ve used it for a while and have switched over from using Endnote because [...]

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Note: In light of the popularity and timing of Merlin Mann’s recently posted MacWorld video, I should note that these tips were written with a technical presentation in mind, where data, figures, text and in general significant information on each slide is often necessary. In that vain, I’m also not sure how presentations [...]