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Keep time with a tomato

Decades ago, an Italian fellow decided he needed to better focus on his studies. So he started setting a tomato-shaped kitchen timer for 25-minute intervals and promised himself he would not let himself get distracted until the timer rang.

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Stuff Apple's iPad should copy from Windows RT

I’m known as an Apple guy, but I gladly try a new technology before I form an opinion of it. That trait served me in good stead when Microsoft’s Canadian PR reps sent me an ASUS Vivo Tab RT running Windows RT for review. (Why not a

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Find networking events on LinkedIn

Update, December 2012: LinkedIn has shut down its Events feature. Read LinkedIn’s official announcement here. Want to meet specific people, or people in specific industries, face to face? Why not go to a networking event that those people are slated to attend? Even better, contact people who

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Notebook computer battery health

Batteries can be fickle things, especially the ones we rely on to keep our notebook computers going. Fortunately, you can keep your batteries in decent health for years and forgo the expense of buying new batteries by following a few simple procedures.

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Find jobs on LinkedIn

Enterprising job-seekers of both the salaried and freelance variety might mine job websites to find out which companies are looking to fill positions. But today, both companies and recruiters are increasingly using LinkedIn to fill positions, especially since they’re interested in finding people who aren’t currently looking

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GMail keyboard shortcuts

Longtime computer users know that taking your hand off the keyboard to use the mouse wastes time. In many cases, doing so means taking more steps than you would otherwise take by using keyboard shortcuts. Webmail providers like Google and Yahoo caught on to this and offer

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Generate a resume from your LinkedIn profile

If you regularly refine your LinkedIn profile, you will have an up-to-date resume online. LinkedIn also lets you put your online information into a stylish PDF print-ready resume you can share with other people. To generate a resume using your LinkedIn profile, visit the LinkedIn Resume Builder

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Passwords: a story with legs

In the media, a topic is said to have legs when it recurs regularly. I know journalists who cover different stories on the same topic and reuse paragraphs in the middle of each story because the basic facts don’t change. Password leaks committed by major organizations is

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Deleting Microsoft Word tables

In a Word table, you can easily delete one row or column at a time, or even select a bunch of them to delete, but there’s an easier way to delete an entire table. Consider the Microsoft Word table below: When you move your mouse pointer over

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Who do you want to connect to on LinkedIn?

You might be surprised at the number of people you know (or know of) who have LinkedIn profiles. Here’s a partial list:

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