I would be lost on the internet without my bookmark bar in Firefox. Certainly I could use google, but it would take me a lot longer to do my usual daily rounds and tasks.
Some people use and love Firefox, and don’t even use the bookmark bar. This is a tragedy, because it’s truly a great [...]

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The use of checklists has become a cornerstone of my GTD system. I have two checklists — one for home, and one for lab. They’re each broken down into key time periods, such as early morning, arrival at work, departure from work, arrival home, and bedtime.
Here’s the really neat thing about checklists: they’re [...]

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Have you ever watched an interesting scientific presentation? Usually, when a presenter shows a figure or mentions a published study, you’ll want to note the paper reference. However, these can be time consuming to write down, especially with names like Karagueuzian. (They’re usually given like “Karagueuzian and Chen 1999“)
There’s a simple solution to this problem. [...]

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“Who are you in the silence between your thoughts?”
-Gil Fronsdal

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As neat and secure as Apple’s FileVault feature (which encrypt’s one’s home directory) is, I’ve abandoned it. Last night I had brought my laptop to a grinding halt (doing too much, memory-hungry apps, etc) and rather than wait it out, I just rebooted it. It screwed up the filesystem on which my home [...]

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