I saw a bumper sticker once that said: "I'm not messy; it's abstract organization."

bdoman: any system that works for you is what you should use. If you're interested in moving to a more comprehensive or extensible system, though, you might try reading "Getting Things Done" (aka "GTD") by David Allen. It's (IMO) the top of the field of personal productivity books, and has been embraced by large…

A "rip off" perhaps, but a far superior one. I used to be a Life Balance user (for a couple years) but was frustrated by the lack of development on that software. I jumped over to MLO because it has a) a very short release cycle and b) a really active user community. While there are a few features I've been asking for…

I can't figure out why anybody would choose to use WMP over iTunes. I've used them both, and from a usability point of view, WMP is just about as perfect an example of "bad" software as iTunes is an example of "good" software. Anybody care to enlighten me?

By the way: for all those who comment that making vegetarian options that taste like meat is a stupid idea, I'll respond that just because I'm a vegetarian doesn't mean I don't like meat. There are lots of other reasons people choose to be vegetarian. I love veggies, sure, but if I could eat something that tasted…

I'm a vegetarian, and I'll agree that Tofurky kinda sucks. But my wife and I have found a far superior alternative: Quorn. The Turkey Roast is so close to the real thing (moist, flavorful, with the right texture) that it puts Tofu alternatives to shame.

Wow, what a response. I was actually the one who posted the question on Ask Metafilter yesteraday, and didn't know until now that it was picked up by GRS. I summarized my thinking on the thread here, and others have posted long responses as well. Thanks for the heads up!

Hey fellow lifehackers. I hope this is not considered comment spam, but I am an avid lifehacker reader and also own a small real estate company in the suburbs of Chicago. I used to work for "The Man" and did not like the way I had to treat my clients according to him, so I am doing like so many readers of this blog…

I just started a new job and have a sweet 24" widescreen Dell monitor. I'm still not settled in, but I'm trying out having Windows' taskbar running along the right-hand side of the screen (instead of the default across the bottom.) Just drag the taskbar like any other toolbar, it'll snap to any of the four edges of…

A Tide stain removing pen! Save me a few times now.

Hey, thanks for crediting me, Gina! :)

If you use 10 or fewer folders, a better way to do this is with TB Quickmove, which lets you assign keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl-1 through Ctrl-9) for one-touch message moving. I've got 3 main ones (general archive, group email archive, junk mail) and they map to Ctrl-1, Ctrl-2 and Ctrl-3, respectively. Super fast.

Hasan: I just looked and couldn't find SBook for windows. As far as I can see on the site, it's Mac only. They offer an "Intel" version but that's for Macs running intel chips, not for windows.

One thing you should consider in the finance department is to secure a home equity line of credit (HELOC) prior to leaving your W-2 job. This is assuming you own a home and have equity to draw on. Yes, you will pay to borrow your own money, but at a rate much better than your average credit card. Due to the risk…

I agree with keeping the phone on you. There's nothing more annoying than a loud ringtone that keeps going and going and going, while the person tries to find the location of the phone. Also, yes... vibrate will do wonders. How hard is it to remember to silence your phone? I'll never understand.

Great tutorial.