The Noguchi Personal Analog Assistant

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Use whatever sort of paper you like, stick it in whatever sort of folder you like. When you need to access an issue just pull it out and set it on top. There is no need to return the document to its prior place because the most used info will bubble to the top.

80% of the stuff you write down will only be valid 20% of the time.

Based on David Shea’s Printable CEO, the Printable CTG actually works for me. I love a good cigar, but I can never remember which I liked best (except for the faves of course) so I bought a cigar diary. But it was too bulky so I rarely used it. With the Printable CTG I just keep one in my pocket and enter the notes in my cigar diary later…much later.

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Holy shit! Just what I need, a snake that blends into the background. I’ll bet I’ve had one wrapped around my ankle all along and never knew it. Thanks Global Warming.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Snake displays changing colours:
A snake with the ability to change its colour has been found in the rainforested heart of Borneo.

Researchers from Germany and the US discovered the water snake’s chameleon-like behaviour by accident when they put it into a dark bucket.

DenverPost.com - Chill out over global warming:
Gray is perhaps the world’s foremost hurricane expert. His Tropical Storm Forecast sets the standard. Yet, his criticism of the global warming “hoax” makes him an outcast.

“They’ve been brainwashing us for 20 years,” Gray says. “Starting with the nuclear winter and now with the global warming. This scare will also run its course. In 15-20 years, we’ll look back and see what a hoax this was.”

Red Hat creates social networking site:
Prominent Linux distributor Red Hat has revealed a new open source social networking service called Mugshot. Designed to facilitate integration of live social interactivity into the desktop computing experience, Mugshot emphasizes communication and entertainment. The new service, which is still largely under development and accessible by invitation only, currently enables users to chat, share links, and share information about their favorite music. Fully supported on Windows and Linux and partially supported on OS X, Mugshot is a platform-neutral service designed for mainstream computer users rather than just IT specialists and open source enthusiasts. As an open source platform, Mugshot will allow independent developers to create software and services capable of interfacing with the system and leveraging its functionality.

Achieve-IT!: Tapping Your Superconscious: Da Vinci’s Streamwriting technique:
Let’s suppose for a moment that he wasn’t born genius and whatever tools he used we can use to tap into the hidden genius too. What would it mean to you and your life if you could use the same tools Leonardo used in his life? What if you could apply those tactics to open the same pathway to the superconscious he did? Would you want to see your life from that perspective? Would you want to apply this expansiveness of thought?

23 Resources on GTD software - Listible!:
List of (free) software based on the GTD approach of David Allen.

Success Begins Today » Blog Archive » Five Minute Organizer:
The simple answer is the “Five Minute Organizer.” A simple tool for organizing your thoughts, goals and even your life. This simple little device requires no batteries, is totally customizable, and fits neatly in your pocket or purse. You can create one in five minutes and be on your way to organizing your day. With some simple options your desk will be transformed into an organization station. You’ll be able to see your appointments, daily goals and your next actions in one place.

Writing Hack: Grocery List - lifehack.org:
The plan is that you start thinking about all the various things you want to include in your piece by looking at the “grocery list” of things you want to see covered. Say it’s a superhero story. I am writing Panda Man #51 and it’s the first story in an arc. I say, “By the end of this piece, Panda Man will have his identity uncovered by Mrs. Jaegerweller, the annoying neighbor with the prosthetic head. We’ll see his peanut allergy rear its ugly head again. He’ll run afoul of the local Immigration Rights group.”

I am a total Mac newbie, but didn\’t just fall off the apple cart. I know a must have, indispensable item when I see one; that is why Quicksilver was the first Mac app I dragged into my Application folder. For the past week I\’ve been bumbling around trying to learn as much as I could about it, and wanted to share two cool (to me anyway) tricks I discovered by accident.
Dock the shelf:

• Invoke Quicksilver (control+spacebar is the default hotkey)
• Open the shelf (alt+command+S)
• Drag the shelf window to the edge of your screen, and release
• Move your pointer away from the shelf. After a few seconds the shelf will slide out of the way until you mouse to the edge where you dropped it.

I discovered this trick because I have gotten in the habit of dropping links, and things on it. But I realized that there was no clear button that I could click to empty the shelf for me, and there was nothing in Quicksilver itself–say a Clear Shelf action–that would perform the task, and Remove is always grayed out on the context menu. So here I was with fifteen or twenty items on my shelf and no idea what to do. So after lots of hunting and pecking, here is what I found.
Clear the shelf:

• Invoke Quicksilver
• Open the shelf
• Click on an item
• Drag the item to the trash can on the dock