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Last week, I wrote on how bloggers could make the most effective use of the FriendFeed service. A question I heard from a few people went something like this: I’m not a blogger, but I want to centralize my content on the Internet. How do I do this? There are so many ways to manage information online, and many ways to centralize various types of information. The main decision is in deciding which data you want to centralize and aggregate so that you can choose the most appropriate method of pulling it all together....

Have you ever wondered what your surname means? Or what the french, spanish, italian or german equivalent of your surname is? If your surname is popular in Europe than chances are the origin of your name is here in this infographic from My Family Silver. For example, Smith – definitely the surname I come across most often in life, even my half sister has Smith in her name – was created as an occupational name!...

Yes, I know that a couch is just a non-living and inanimate item that simply sits in a room, but just imagine if your couch could actually talk! Illustrated below, you’ll see what an average couch goes through and sees from the time we’re born until the time we start our own families. All Your Furniture Needs | Super A-Mart Featured photo credit: Daily Infographic via dailyinfographic.com

iBooks The app you have been using on your iOS devices is now available on your Mac. With the power of iCloud, it keeps everything synced, including bookmarks and notes, and it even remembers your page number from device to device. You can also have more than one book open at the same time. All of you books can be sorted by collections with this app; however, PDFs are opened by a third party app....

In feng shui the goal is to create environments that are utterly comfortable, spaces with a predominance of positive energy and few sources of negative energy. There are times when environments present insurmountable energy challenges and a choice must be made between two options, neither of which is optimal. It’s then a matter of determining which solution has the least negative effects. This past weekend I ran into that type of situation in a meeting room in a hotel....

This infographic is about infographics. The infographic shows the growing popularity of infographics and provides tips on how to make an effective infographic. Featured photo credit: The Infographic Infographic / Comical Concept via comicalconcept.com

Honestly evaluate whether or not you need a break. Start small. Change your routine. Reward yourself. Reconnect the action with pleasure rather than pain. Change the routine sometimes work wonder. Human being is a creative creature, you will get sick on some routine work. Change the routine to fool your brain this is a whole new stuff. Finding Motivation: What To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything – [Chris Widener]

But this year the guys decided to strip off for a good cause … Puppies!! For the 2017 calendar, they decided to help rescue puppies … To help find them good homes. Proceeds will go to the RSPCA. This is an inspirational reminder that we can use our skills and whatever else we have, to contribute to the greater good! Help out all creatures great and small.

At the end of the week each week, send your boss an email letting him or her know what you accomplished. This will make you feel more accomplished and improve your relationship with your manager. You should also email each friend once every two weeks and make plans with them. This will ensure you have stronger friendships and stay in touch with those you care about. These aren’t the only emails that can improve your life....

Have a budget and stick to it. Perhaps the single biggest personal finance mistake that many of us make is spending without tracking our purchases. Although just striving to keep your bank account in the black may work for a little while, it doesn’t leave room for error, not to mention emergency. That’s why it’s so important to take the time to create a real budget for yourself. Luckily, this process has now been made less painful as several apps (e....

As you analyse your “failure”, consider the following before you criticise yourself too much—you might have more to congratulate yourself about than you think. 1. It Was the Wrong Resolution At the end of last year, you were likely thinking about all sorts of things you wanted to do differently, but you made your list when you were on holiday, at a time when you were feeling relaxed. The resolutions you came up with seemed fine a couple of weeks ago, but now that you’re back into your normal routine, you’re not so sure....

Take the time to analyze the field If you have been in business for a while, always make sure to take the time to analyze new trends in the field. You never want to become set in your ways, no matter how successful you have been; new trends can threaten to overtake your business at any time. As a business owner, you should continually keep your eye open for emerging products, methods, and businesses....

Stop the Madness: Four Keys to help you Forgive

Unfortunately, far too many people get into the habit of choosing a diet popular at the moment, or one they’ve heard other people have had great success with, whether friends or celebrities. The one thing you must keep in mind, however, is just because a diet worked for one person (or 10, as the case may be), it does not necessarily mean that it’s going to work for you. Let’s go over the four main signs that you need to watch out for that would indicate the diet you’re on isn’t the best option for you....

Growl will notify you of everything that is taking place in other applications. It will send every notification straight to the corner of your desktop screen instantly even when you are busy doing some other work. Essentially, It makes multitasking a little bit easier for you. Available for Windows and Mac, Growl lets you know when a download is finished in Chrome or when one of your tweets is retweeted....

Now, for most people who live, play, find mates, make dates and above all work on the Internet, the usual MBA fare is about as appealing as courses on applied hieroglyphics, mule train operations and case studies of rise of Enron. When are these colleges and universities going to get with the times and start teaching what we need? Do away with the old MBA: what we need is a Masters in Business Attention degree program: Here’s some of the courses I’d shell out money to take online:...

Buzzfeed has come to ease your worried mind, though, and their new video provides answers to questions you’ve had for years! Which question soothed your mind the most? Share below!

Wouldn’t it be nice if you received great service every time and never had to pay extra for it? This is not only possible – it is likely if you go about it the right way. The key to getting great service is to be a great guest. This does not mean reversing the roles with the service provider. It involves being able to relate to people in a way that helps them become the best at what they do....

Don’t place contact info in the header of your application – many software programs are set to ignore this information so it often gets deleted completely 2. Do not create borders 3. Keep 1-inch margins at the top and bottom 4. Choose conservative fonts – try to find Verdana, Arial, or Calibri in order to write the application as Times New Roman can be rejected by the software 5. Smallest font size should be 11-point font 6....