Sometimes I’ve got a nice big long article I want to read and have to shoot out of the door, effectively not giving me time to actually read it. Sometimes I save it for later by marking it up in my del.icio.us bookmarks, but if it’s something I really want to read, I’ll use this […]

Ramit over at I Will Teach You To Be Rich has posted a great little article on the importance of setting small goals and avoiding burnout.

It’s really important stuff to bear in mind, and stuff that’s borne out in my own experience. When I started writing every day I set a goal deliberately that […]

There are a bunch of apps out there - some free and some shareware - that allow you to use your mac as an alarm clock. They’re mostly pretty good too, but I like the customizability of an Automator based solution, and I think you will too - with a little drag and drop you […]

This is a bit of a warning to you folks concerning something I’ve had issues with and am wrestling with right now. I use Steve Pavlina’s 30 day trial approach for forming new habits, and it works like a doozy, but something I found the other day is that it’s very, very easy to backpedal […]

I had a big essay due in on Friday (2,500 words on Phenomenology in Archaeology), and I managed to get it in on time… just. But it was a stressful time for me, and I want to talk to you guys about what I’ve learned from the experience.

In looking at the weeks work, I notice […]

One of the amazing and particularly ginchy features Quicksilver has is one that I don’t often hear people talking about, and sometimes wonder if many people are aware of.

Whenever you have something selected in a quicksilver pane - application, file, whatever - you can drag it right out of that pane as though you were […]

The Problem

I like all-in-one Macs. Currently I have a Macbook, before that I had one of the old CRT eMacs. The all-in-one design minimizes clutter and cable mess. There’s a tradeoff in a lack of upgradability and maintenance, but I feel the pros outnumber the cons.

Anyway, these macs are all missing one feature that, for […]