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Airdoro – A New Type of Productivity Tool
This May I was contacted by a product developer for a new device called Airdoro. After corresponding via email, he offered to send me an early prototype. This small device combines a Pomodoro timer with various environmental sensors to make a great office productivity tool.
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How to Find Lost Items with Tile
Have you ever experienced the frustration of losing your keys and spending precious time looking for them? Instead of getting stressed, try one of these new Tile devices. They are small enough to fit on your key ring and communicate location information to your smart phone.
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ActiveWords is More Than a Text Expander
PC users often feel limited by rules and structures. Sometimes this means slogging through many folders to find a needed
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Eraser File Shredder Deletes Sensitive Data
People routinely think about viruses, trojans, and spyware, but seldom do they think about properly erasing data from their hard
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Practical Gift Ideas For Anytime
Are you looking for gift ideas? If so, I've assembled some items by price category that I've bought and used. I've tried to keep the ideas practical and have intentionally omitted things like gift certificates or other soft goods.
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One Simple Way to Send Large Files for Free
Sooner or later it’s going to happen. You’ll need to send a large file to someone via email, but you'll get an error because your attachment exceeds the limit set by your email provider. Maybe it's a video file or a series of photos. In these scenarios, it’s good to know how easy it is to send large files for free with WeTransfer. It's frustration-free file transfers.
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Blinkist Book Summaries Deliver Key Insights in 15 Minutes
These days, it's tough staying current with information particularly at the rate at which it's produced. I'm sure we've all felt like we're falling behind. To gain a competitive advantage, our job or class work demands we read more books, technical papers and trade journals. It doesn't seem fair that the amount of information we're supposed to know has exploded, yet we still have the same number of hours in a day. Blinkist can help.
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One Way to Stay Calm in a Crazy World
Calm is a mindfulness app that introduces you to meditation through a wide variety of audio programs and guides. The service is available through the web or a dedicated app for Android and iOS. Additional programs and features are available for paid subscriptions.
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Finding Big Ideas with Philosophers Notes
Today, many of us are time-starved. We have too many things to do coupled with too many distractions. This can be a hindrance to learning. It’s at these times that we look for solutions that help us stay even or ahead. One problem area for me was reading. I didn’t want to give it up, but I felt like I didn’t always have time to complete a book, let alone process it.
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CCleaner Removes Trash and Tracks
If you're looking for free tools that can help clean your system or remove tracking information, this one is well worth your time. It's fast, clean and allows you the ability to decide what to remove. It may not have as many options as commercial programs, but it certainly alleviates your privacy concerns and clears the unwanted files from your computer.
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