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Category Archives: Lifestyles

Windows Applications that keep me from completing “the switch”

Originally posted on Combat Consulting
About 18 months ago started using my MacBook Pro for all professional work, ditching my Toshiba and making “the switch”.
Despite really loving my Mac, various professional conventions and some much loved software keep me running a stripped down copy of Windows XP in Parallels nearly full time. Apart from being just [...]

A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home

The guys at Zenhabits offer a comprehensive primer on how to create a Minimalist home (along with reasons why you might want to do so).

Superb “Wake Me Up” stickers

From the brilliant PopGadget weblog:

“If you are a late night subway train user, or an early morning commuter, you might find these Wake Me Up At stickers quite handy. Fall safely asleep on the subway and just pray for someone to wake you up on time. Right now the Wake Me Up At stickers are [...]

What is really takes to earn $100k plus as a service professional

What does it REALLY take to make 6-Figures as a service professional? by Catherine Franz
Over the past 30 years, I’ve read so much on how to make money that I know I can write a series of books on the topic, books that would cut through the junk and you don’t have to buy 101 [...]

Who gives a hoot?

One of the new T-shirts from kingkongshrimp.com

The Dolphin boat

First we had the Airscooter – a helicopter for every home. Now we have the Dolphin boat – an essential addition to every man’s water kit. Check out the photos below…
 
 
[Via BookofJoe , with thanks]

Autonomics weblog launched

Jason Bates is one of the smartest people I know and now he has a blog!
Get over to the Autonomics Weblog for an intellectual feast!
[This is a placeholder notification. Autonomics and Jason deserve a detailed post but I am unable to write it now.]

Linkdump from February

Web of Letters: Type the letter in and have the site parse the text to images ransom note style. A bit hit and miss..
The New York That Might Have Been: Images of New York from films and fantasy mock up such as Zeplins docking on the Empire State Building or artists impressions of Gaudi’s American [...]

Colorflage Wallcoverings [Mocoloco]

“”Colorflage consists of wallpaper, paint, fabric, furniture and lamps. By weaving a pattern between objects and architecture we create fused and uniform space… Space is being camouflaged by colors and patterns - Colorflaged. Objects, walls and floors become one.” (From Mocoloco)

Real secrets of weight loss [Yale]

Researcher finds pattern in maintaining weight loss
n pattern one, before losing weight, the women were self-conscious, vulnerable, and unaware of events that contributed to their weight gain. Pattern two revealed recognition of a problem, a readiness to take action, and a decision to make a change. “In the third pattern,” Berry said, “women took control [...]