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It’s well hidden, but worth the effort to find. For all you Gmail users out there you might want to take a gander at the settings interface and clicking on the “Labs” tab. Doing so will bring up a laundry list of some very cool features that can enhance your Gmail experience. To be...

If you’re old enough to remember being taught to type on an actual typewriter, you were probably taught to add two spaces after the end of a sentence. The reason for this was because typewriters had a fixed amount of space for each character. Because of this, it was hard to distinguish where...

I’ve been meaning to branch out a little with my writing. When I found out about Problogger’s group writing contest, I saw this as an opportunity to do just that. As I grow older, I continue to wonder how things have gotten so out of hand in our American society. I’m not talking ab...

I was browsing the Web — as I often do — and stumbled upon this great post over at Productivity501. In fact, the entire site is a great resource for time management tips, so much so that I’ve added it to my blogroll. This particular post lists 17 things that you’re probably d...

Credit card companies have a little secret they don’t like to actively make public. It’s called the “universal default clause”. These three words carry a lot of force behind them because it means if you happen to pay late on, say, your car loan or even your electricity bill, ...

A few years ago I went through a rather tough time when I lost my job. I worked for a large telecommunications company and they were letting go of their employees by the thousands – literally. I was in denial in my last days, hoping that I’d dodge the bullet, but when I got *the call* fr...