Posts by tag: productivity

Bookmark This! October 13, 2016 posted by

Airfordable – put your vacation on layaway

Traveling is something that does the soul good. If life is giving you a hard time, picking up to go to a new location for a couple of days (or weeks) can give you a whole new perspective on your situation and homelands. Too bad it’s so expensive. If the cost of flying is prohibitive, check out Airfordable, the service that lets you pay for your flights on layaway.

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Airfordable – put your vacation on layaway
Bookmark This! October 12, 2016 posted by

How to email – check out these tips for sending a proper office message

We all use email. It’s gone outside just the world of personal missives and become normal operating procedure for offices. Rather than come by your desk, your boss and coworkers are far more likely to send a short note via outlook. We all (hopefully) know not to write in all caps but the Atlantic has published some further email etiquette to help us craft the perfect electronic mail.

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How to email – check out these tips for sending a proper office message
Cool Web Apps & Sites October 3, 2016 posted by

Smash – share any size file with anyone

You’ve probably had to share a file with someone you can’t just pass a thumb drive to. Most of the time we just email these things to one another or use a service like Dropbox. But what if the file you need to share is huge and you can’t bear to delete a single photo of your lunch? Smash is the file transfer service that has no size limit.

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Smash – share any size file with anyone
Cool Web Apps & Sites September 20, 2016 posted by

Kahn Academy – do your practice questions anywhere

We talked about the Kahn Academy app before. The website has been around for ages and is one of the most recommended free learning resources on the web. They have a variety of lesson subjects available but they are best known for their in-depth math and programming courses. Now you can work through practice questions right from the app, a real step in making this resource truly mobile.

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Kahn Academy – do your practice questions anywhere
Science September 19, 2016 posted by

Six Degrees of Separation – check out this Facebook algorithm that shows you how connected you are

Ever played Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon? Probably but in case you haven’t, basically it works on the theory that we are no more than six connections away from any other person on the planet. The point of the game is to find your personal line to Kevin Bacon (the prolific actor). Facebook has discovered in the modern world the steps needed to get to anyone else is actually closer to half that.

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Six Degrees of Separation – check out this Facebook algorithm that shows you how connected you are