One way to create voice memos on the iPhone
“If you call AT&T’s voicemail directly, you can enter your phone number and leave a message for yourself.” I don’t have visual voicemail on my Treo, but I can call myself and leave a message — not a bad idea!
Aug 8, 2007 in How-ToHow-To | Comment
How to Massage a Woman's Foot
It’s been suggested to me that I should commit this to memory; sounds like a very good idea! Perhaps you should, too.
Aug 2, 2007 in How-To | Comment (1)
Making Happy
Looks about right to me! I’ll try to do all of these tomorrow. I can guarantee at least one of them (“do not accept defeat” is a pretty common theme for me these days).
Jun 20, 2007 in How-To | Comment (1)
Improve your photography with classical art.
“The Old Masters of painting spent years of their lives learning about color. Why let all their effort go to waste on the walls of some museum when it could be used to give you a hand with color correction?”
Via LifeHacker
May 3, 2007 in PhotoPhoto | Comment
How to Use Your Smartphone, Pocket PC, or Palm to Manage Your Tasks
An article going around the blogosphere about how to set up your GTD system. Mirrors a lot of what I do, which of course makes me feel great! At any rate, it works well for me.
Via Omar Shahine
Feb 5, 2007 in How-To | Comment
A Guy's Guide to Denim
Sure, it’s a sales piece from the Gap, but it gives you tips on how to put a few of the season’s styles together. A hot fashion tip is to subscribe to the sales newsletters put out by a few stores you like to shop at; they’ll show you a few new looks every week or month, and you can try to duplicate some with your existing wardrobe and think about a few new items that you could use. You can even pick stores that are too upscale for your pocketbook; the goal is to get exposed to new styles and get a specific idea of items you want to buy to get the look, not to buy the product from that store, necessarially.
Jan 18, 2007 in How-To | Comment
Mingle All the Way Through Holiday Parties
“Jeanne Martinet, author of The Art of Mingling, offers insights for joining a conversation, making your way through the party — and even extracting yourself from the clutches of someone talking your ear off.”
Via Fark
Dec 9, 2006 in How-To | Comment
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources
“Got a research paper or thesis to write? Want to research using the Internet? Good luck. There’s a lot of junk out there — outdated pages, broken links, and inaccurate information. Using Google or the Wikipedia may lead you to some results, but you can rarely be sure of accuracy. And what’s more, you’ll only be searching a fraction of all of the resources available to you.” Just when I’ve been pining for the pay-only sources I got at Marshall, a savior!
Via xBlog
Nov 5, 2006 in How-To | Comment
How to Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Extraordinary Photo
And here I thought it was getting your depth-of-field right. Still, good tips!
Nov 1, 2006 in How-To | Comment
Chisenbop tutorial
“Chisenbop is a method of doing basic arithmetic using your fingers. It is attributed to the Korean tradition, but it is probably extremely old, as the soroban and abacus use very similar methods. Probably these other devices were derived from finger counting.”
Sep 23, 2006 in How-To | Comment
Turning a Toy into a Kegerator Bar Gun
Seriously, not having a gun/snake/cobra is one of the things I miss the most from bartending.
Caring for Your Introvert
“Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? Who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are just trying to be nice?”
Unplanned Freefall? Some Survival Tips
“Let’s say your jet blows apart at 35,000 feet. You exit the aircraft, and you begin to descend independently. Now what?”
Sep 17, 2005 in How-To | Comment
Vanishing Point: How to disappear in America without a trace
“There are many good reasons to want to disappear from society. There are many bad reasons to want to. There are many good ways to disappear from society and there are many bad ways to disappear. While I won’t delve too deeply into the whys of disappearing, I will cover my opinions on how to disappear successfully.”
Sep 17, 2005 in How-To | Comment