You can also option click the iTunes arrows to point them at your own library instead of the store.

I've really been enjoying Leopard's new Spaces feature. (Linux users may be familiar with the idea of having multiple desktops, too) It doesn't make my screen larger, but it lets me have four or more "spaces" in which to store application's open windows.

When any of my SOs inquired as to my opinion about television in the bedroom my response was always the same: if there weren't people screwing on it, it didn't belong there.

I do love that technique. :)

@Fierock:

@Fierock: That's what worries me about writing that "top three photo edits you must know" article I mentioned above. On the one hand, it would be great if it were software agnostic. On the other hand, the message can get pretty diluted and writing bogged down by trying to make it applicable to everyone.

I myself use Photoshop through the academic license deal at the university where I work. I think they get it for under $150, and the license they buy for me there extends to a home installation for me, too.

I've been meaning to try Proraso. it's cheap and supposed to be good. My favorite is Taylor of Old Bond Street, imported from England. It's not cheap, but when you lather it up and apply it with a brush it's like a day at the spa, such is its wonderfulness. Plus when you compare good shaving cream to the cost of…

I did my taxes online this year, like I do every year. Plus I file electronically. It works great, even this year when I had to file extra small business income and expenses. I had to pay (not the free version when you have to do all that) but it still is very worth it. Had it all done in a couple of hours. …

I recommend a badger hair brush, good quality shaving cream, and a traditional safety razor. The catch? You actually have to spend some time and effort learning how to use them. Technique is a lot of it. On the plus side, it's pretty enjoyable.

I've been using a safety razor for a couple of years now, and I really love it. Technique is key. I do recommend Leisureguy's book and blog entries on the subject. (See comment number two in this thread.)

But some of us are pompous hundredaires. Heh.

Someone needs a hug. And and iPhone.

Doh! I forgot to mention Guy Kawasaki's 10/20/30 rule. That was required reading for my class, too. Although I must admit, I explicitly told them not to observe the 10 slide rule for their own presentation assignment. I'd much rather see one idea per slide, even if it doubles the number of them.

Jobs may be a jerk (I've heard that myself), but his presentation skilz are, as they say, mad.

I'm teaching a class in multimedia right now to undergrads, and unit 1 is "how to give a powerpoint presentation that doesn't suck." To prepare for this unit I asked the students to read Steve Jobs, Bill Gates & the Zen Aesthetic over at the incomparable Presentation Zen blog. I also had them view 15 minutes of Jobs…

I think bullet points are the devil and rule number one should be to avoid them completely. Second rule is one and only one idea per slide. Third rule is only use a full sentence if you have to, otherwise try it with just one word or one phrase. Fourth rule is: a single word or a single image is always better than…

Yeah, but what has she done for us lately?! We need more Eszter around this joint. :)

I've run an open WiFi router for years. I finally stopped because I got an email from the security unit at my ISP indicating that there was spam email coming from my connection, and unless I literally wiped out my hard drives I'd be disconnected. Seriously.

Taekwondo: ancient wisdom for the modern warrior by master Doug Cook. I think it's the best book on the art I've ever read, and I've read quite a few. It focuses a lot less on technique (which you should be learning in your local dojang) and a lot more on the ethical, historical and philosophical stuff your…