Other Stuff

Evernote, sharing, and jumping over sharks

Social media. Social networking. Sharing. Buzzwords, the lot of them. Apps have a way of progressing over time. Bugs are fixed, features are revised, features are added. This benefits everyone — who wouldn’t want to use better software? The problem is knowing when to stop. How do you know if you have enough features? When [...]

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Waste of Time

Time management seems like a waste of time, until you run out of time. Organizing seems like a waste of time, until you need something and can’t find it. Getting rid of your extra stuff seems like a waste of time until you find yourself as the star of Hoarders. Learning how to use a [...]

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Stress Experiment

It’s been 30 days since I began my stress-free experiment. Well, drastically-reduced-stress experiment. See, that doesn’t really have the same ring to it though. I’m going to stick with stress-free. Semantics aside, thirty days ago, I committed to drastically cutting stress for the upcoming month. Not under actual doctor’s orders, since I despise actually going [...]

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I Have This Pen – Brooks Review

Ben Brooks, the fantastic writer behind The Brooks Review, understands my thoughts on the pen. Ben has been using his particular pen since 1998 – that’s 12 years if my math skills haven’t failed me. Twelve years using a single pen – color me impressed. As a tribute to this wonderful writing utensil, Ben wrote [...]

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HP Slate

Video via @Gruber. With the iPad squarely in their sites, HP and Microsoft have teamed up to destroy the popular Apple device. The device? The HP “None of that keyboard only shows up when you need it wizardry, we’ve got a doggone button” Slate. The first thing you may notice is the presence of a Control+Alt+Delete [...]

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Simple Llama 3.0

Having recently released the Substance Thesis Skin, what better place to debut it than here at The Simple Llama? I’ve always gone for a simple look here. Using Substance takes this one step further. Gone is the (admittedly simple) sidebar. Gone are the social media links. What’s left is just the content. My words, and [...]

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