The road to Simplicity
Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Posted in lifehack | No Comments »I've started my journey to Simplicity a while ago, influenced by this great post among others. I've also felt that too much time goes to take care of and repair broken stuff. So far this year the DVD player ...
Attitude is everything
Saturday, September 29th, 2007 Posted in lifehack | No Comments »Some years ago I had a manager, lets call him John. His level of energy was famous at the department. He did not walk in the corridor, he would almost run. Always first to arrive at the office, and usually ...
Creative moments
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 Posted in creativity, lifehack | No Comments »I've noticed for some time that it is almost impossible to be creative between lunch and afternoon coffee break, so that part of the day is best used for routine meetings and going through the mail box. For me creativity peaks ...
Generating source code with Ruby templates
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in software | No Comments »Imagine that you have to write function calls in C for 20 analog inputs and 20 driver outputs for your embedded control unit. Then there is another control unit with a similar - but not identical - configuration, but with ...
Best links of the week
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in links | No Comments »My favourite links this week: Tesla motors. Nice car, but a bit to expensive Using Mind Maps to Explore User Interaction Advanced Blog Stats From pMetrics On Getting Noticed Do it Fucking Now Mindmeister. Great tool for mindmaps. Haiku Productivity: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself ...
Top 5 reasons to write a blog
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 Posted in creativity | No Comments »Here are my 5 top reasons why writing a blog is a good thing: It will force you to be more creative. The best way to practice writing is - to write. I guess it is possible to write a ...
Audiobooks - to the rescue
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 Posted in books | No Comments »I used to constantly zap between the 7 available radio channels on my way to work. As soon as there was a comercial or a song I didn't like I would switch channel. After a while I got irritated and ...
Try something new, or don’t RunOnRails
Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in creativity | No Comments »The coffee machine at work has 15 different variants of coffee-chocolate-milk. I always select cappuccino. I have only tried 4 variants (black coffee, chocolate cream, cappuccino and cafe o'lait). Why? I don't know, I always drink this and it taste ...
The power of external motivation
Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in gtd, creativity, lifehack | No Comments »I think I've always had a problem with discipline; I stick to the comfort zone if I can. In the same time I have high goals and expectations. Obviously this leads to conflicts, and I've come to realize that unless ...
Ipod Touch - now we’re talking…
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 Posted in technology | No Comments »The new Ipod Touch look very nice. Ipod with touch screen and wi-fi, it can't go wrong. The storage, 8 or 16Gb, is not overwhelming but I guess they what to use flash memory to make it thinner and increase ...