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Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day By Gina Trapani ( Wiley )
Release Date: 2006-12-18
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Redefine your personal productivity by tweaking, modding, mashing up, and repurposing Web apps, desktop software, and common everyday objects. The 88 "life hacks" -- clever shortcuts and lesser-known, faster ways to complete a task -- in this book are some of the best in Lifehacker.com's online archive. Every chapter describes an overarching lifehacker principle, then segues into several concrete applications. Each hack includes a step-by-step how-to for setting up and using the solution with cross-platform software, detailed screen shots, and sidebars with additional tips. Order your copy today and increase your productivity!
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 quick read, lots of no-nonsense tips. ( pffan239 )
lots of good tips for turning technology back into enabler instead of disabler. good strategies for keeping information overload in check.
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If You Read or Type on a Computer, You Need this Book
Lifehacker is an amazing collection of technology and productivity tips that will turbo-charge your life. There are many system tools to help automate repetitive tasks, streamline work-flow, and manage life in today's technological age.
This book is a MUST read for anyone who does anything related to computers or technology. If you read or type on a computer, you qualify for NEEDING this book.
I was a technology nub before this book. In fact, technology was my weakest point, and I even feared it in some ways. Now, I did my entire online marketing, Web 2.0 process on my own, with websites, e-commerce, auto-responders, etc.
You cannot succeed in the technology age without knowing how to use basic technology!
My three favorite time-savers are:
AutoHotkey: Automatically type entire sentences and paragraphs with one touch. It is SO gratifying to write a 1 page custom email in 15 seconds, and to get heart-felt thank you message from your reader (who might also have typed that "custom" email in 15 seconds, haha)
Automatically Back Up Your File: I must have lost over $100,000 worth of information I worked on before I read this book. Now, I never have to worry about losing any data again.
Control Your Email: I used to write 200-300 emails, a DAY, due to the massive amount of networks and businesses I had going on. I would spend 4 hours a day just typing emails. Now, I only check emails 3 hours a week at most, from Tuesday-Thursday. I produce more results, but have much less work.
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Lifehacker
This book is great for tech learners of just about all levels. I consider myself technically inclined, however, there were still many things in this book that I had either never thought about, or just didn't know exactly how to do.
Lifehacker is a great collection of hacks that will make your life easier and more interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who possesses this desire.
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 I could not find a trick to use ( petrevics )
I bought this book, because Amazon recommended it automatically with this great book: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
and I made a mistake. And this is NOT because the book is bad or poorly written or has no information inside. And this is why giving the stars here is hard thing. How to rate book if YOU can not use a single trick, because you just do not like them or do not need them?
Book is about (TECH!) tips, but I was buying the book, since3 I thought it will be more thinking and time management related.
Gina teaches you how to block entertainment website before 3 o'clock, before you had not done the job - no this or that website, Firefox will not allow you open it and so on so on. Every tip I read I answered - cool yes. Interesting - yes. Will I use it? No.
And so all the way in the book. What I want to say - if it is possible - TRY look inside the book before you buy - some people may find it useful, but if you are regular reader and search for time management books - i am afraid you will expect different book. This is most hard review I ever wrote here. I strongly suggest - get a sneak preview of some tips - you will LIKELY have a reactions like - interesting & cool.... by seems I will not use it.
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Something for everyone
I liked the approach that the author takes in offering 88 tips that she has found useful. You can really just pick up the book and open to any page and start reading about a tip. Oh, sure, they are organized into groups and some tips build on the previous tip or two; but you can snack on these whenever you want.
I leave this book on the table in my cube to let visitors thumb through it if they happen to be waiting for me.
If you're a "continuous improvement personality" like me; then you've probably already seen or adopted a bunch of these tips. But, there are so many tips/tricks that you are bound to find some that are new.
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