"These days, it seems everyone has an opinion about how to deal with information overload, especially when it comes to email management. There are numerous methodologies, best practices, tips, and tutorials available, but are any of them really effective? We'll explore that question as we delve into the top five email management methodologies."
[via Read Write Web]
5 Methodologies to Deal with Email Overload
45 Proven Job Interview Techniques for Landing Your Next Job
"You have absolutely no chance of getting a job if you can't make a good impression during the job interview. Find out what you need to know about interviewing and get real techniques to ace your interview here."
[via Education Portal]
12 Rules for Startups
"Of course, anyone who has started a company has their own rules and guidelines, so I thought i would add to the meme with my own. My "rules" below aren't just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them as well."
[via Blog Maverick]
10 Surprising Economic Implications of a Barack Obama Presidency
"The American presidential election is rapidly drawing near. The race is becoming more intense and the field of candidates has narrowed to such that a detailed look at each of their platforms makes sense. The focus of this article is on Barack Obama, one of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Of primary interest for traders in the forex markets is his economic policy, though there is significant overlap between his positions on taxes, trade, and the economy. In addition, his proposed health plan and energy plan, for example, both carry important economic implications, and hence should be considered within the context of how his presidency would bear on the US economy."
[via Currency Trading]
21 Most Expensive Foods
"The world of the rich and famous is fascinating for many of us. They lead the life many of us want and they do what we only dream of us. Being a food fanatic, this time we’ll have a look at the most expensive foods in the world, most expensive drinks, deserts or spices."
[via Wacky Archives]
10 Video Formats HD DVD Will Meet in Heaven
"When you reach the sweet hereafter, you'll be in remarkable company, hanging with some of the most promising nonstarters in the history of video technology. Every one of these formats was a brilliantly engineered technological flop—and maybe Toshiba can reap some consolation from the fact that rival Sony's name shows up more than once, proving that for every sip of marketplace success, a company must swallow an ocean of consumer rejection. "
[via Popular Mechanics]
10 things you don’t know about the Milky Way Galaxy
"So you’ve lived here all your life — in fact, everyone has — but what do you really know about the Milky Way galaxy? Sure, you know it’s a spiral, and it’s 100,000 light years across. And of course, BABloggees are smarter, more well-read, and better looking than the average population, but be honest: do you know all ten of these things? Really?"
[via Bad Astronomy]
101 At-Home Remedies For Common Ailments
"Whether or not you've got adequate health insurance, going to the doctor is sometimes just not worth the effort. Taking off work, driving to the doctor when you feel sick, and asking advice for embarrassing ailments is almost worse than the symptoms you're suffering from. If you want to try a quick fix before calling up your doctor, check out this ultimate list of at-home remedies for common ailments. Chances are, you've already got a lot of these ingredients stashed somewhere in your house, saving you and your wallet from another trip to the doctor's office."
[via Nursing Online Education Database]
25 Ways to Break Your Online Procrastination Habit
"The Internet is full of all kinds of valuable tools that can make researching, staying in touch, and amusing yourself easier than ever. For these very same reasons, the Internet can also be a huge source of distraction. While a little diversion is fine, excessive cyberslacking can have a big impact on your job performance if you're not careful. These are 25 methods for curbing your Internet usage and staying on task."
[via College Degree]
12 Future Apps For Your iPhone
"With the new iPhone SDK, it's just a matter of time before we see a wave of new applications. We expect a lot of popular web 2.0 apps to offer an iPhone version. Native Twitter, Facebook and Flickr clients for iPhone will run faster than their in-browser versions and will take advantage of the impressive Apple UI libraries. But there is an entirely new breed of applications also coming to iPhone. These apps simply would not be possible without a device like iPhone."
[via Read Write Web]
20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time
"From turning down the Beatles to stomping Napster— the most ill-advised, foolhardy and downright idiotic decisions ever made by The Man."
[via Blender]
10 Guy Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
"We’ve received a great deal of criticism for our 100 Great Movies Every Guy MUST See article due to the generic action flicks and repetitive Hollywood story lines. In the interests of promoting lesser known movies, we’ve rented, downloaded or borrowed hundreds of guy movies you may not have heard of before. We’ve watched them, reviewed them and now we’ll list our top ten."
[via Just A Guy Thing]
National Cryptologic Museum
"The National Cryptologic Museum is the National Security Agency’s principal gateway to the public. It shares the Nation’s, as well as NSA’s, cryptologic legacy and place in world history. Located adjacent to NSA Headquarters, Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland, the Museum collection contains thousands of artifacts that collectively serve to sustain the history of the cryptologic profession. Here visitors can catch a glimpse of some of the most dramatic moments in the history of American cryptology: the people who devoted their lives to cryptology and national defense, the machines and devices they developed, the techniques they used, and the places where they worked. For the visitor, some events in American and world history will take on a new meaning. For the cryptologic professional, it is an opportunity to absorb the heritage of the profession."
[via NSA]
30+ Useful Websites You Probably Didn't Know About
"No, we're not talking about blogs and random articles. We are talking about pure, no nonsense, get something done now, kind of sites."
[via Dumb Little Man]
10 Ways to Improve Your Programming Productivity
"Having worked at Google and now working in my own business, I've noticed that some days I'm just a rockstar at getting everything done, and others I can barely get a few lines of code out, or accomplish anything on my todo list. Of course, now that I'm in a really small business, every single day counts, for each person in the business. "
[via Matthew Paul Moore]
20 Free Ebooks and Whitepapers for Better Web Design
"It seems like every other page online is about…designing pages online. But, this is one of those topics which you might want to tackle through a comprehensive resource, like a book, especially if you’re a beginner. Here are 20 ebooks and whitepapers covering that very subject."
[via Mashable]
12 Most Incredible Hotel Swimming Pools
"Some of the world's most incredible swimming pools are in hotels and resorts. From the serene to the bizarre, here is a list 12 of my favorites from around the world."
[via Divine Caroline]
11 Greatest Basketball Commercials Ever Made
"The pro game was pretty much mired in mediocrity in the early-80's -- even the championship game was only available on delay on late night television. That was before three things occurred: The rise of the sports shoe giant Nike, the emergence of two incredible players in Larry Bird and Michael Jordan and the dominance of the first 'Dream Team' in the Olympics. The confluence of these mighty forces gave birth to some wonderful, profound and wacky commercials pitching everything from shoes to sports drinks -- while reinventing the sports commercial as the author of a lifestyle no young person could do without."
[via AOL Video Blog]
10 Up-And-Coming Tech Cities
"Thanks to a potent recipe mixing hearty helpings of money, leadership, commitment and vision, a cadre of small cities is rapidly earning respect as veritable tech hubs."
[via Forbes]
STATS: Earth 2050: Population Unknowable?
"How many people will inhabit the planet before population growth finally levels off? The figure most commonly used is 9 billion by 2050, up from 6.7 billion today — an extraordinary number, considering that there were only 1 billion humans in 1830. (Right now there are a billion people just between the ages of 10 and 19.) But there’s a growing debate about this projection and what it means."
[via Dot Earth]
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