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The difference between productivity and getting things done

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 7:40 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Insider, LifeHacks, tunein

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This post originally appeared on the Exist blog. I’ve been a sucker for so-called “productivity porn” for a while. I still am, to some degree, but I’ve been working hard to cure myself of this time-wasting habit and I’m getting a lot closer to that. For anyone who’s not familiar with it, my interpretation of productivity porn is pretty much anything related to productivity as a topic of interest, that doesn’t actually involve getting anything done. For me, it includes things like trying out new task managers, reading blog posts about productivity and stocking up on stationery I don’t need….

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How to protect yourself against hackers (or at least make it difficult for them)

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 7:33 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, How-To's, Insider

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There is nothing, hardware or software, that is unhackable. Let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. If a hacker – a real hacker, not someone with a set of easily available hacking tools — really wants your information, they will get it. The same can be said for the NSA or any other state-sponsored organization. This is a guide to help you deter the type of people degenerates that recently forced their way into celebrity iCloud accounts to pull down private photos. Whether they used brute force to guess the password or an off the shelf piece of software, a combination…

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Meta M1: A smartwatch that you won’t be ashamed to wear

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 7:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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The latest trend is for smartphone makers to expand into the watch market, but many of them lack the experience of designing for your wrist. Meta Watch, a spin-off of Fossil, approaches the smartwatch space as an experienced watchmaker with a technology background. Originally announced at the beginning of the year, Meta’s M1 watch begins shipping today with units expected to arrive next week. The new premium model is designed by Frank Nuovo and ranges in price from $249 to $449. The watch internals remain the same across price points, but the extra money goes toward different band styles and finishes….

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Yahoo’s smart Android homescreen app Aviate adds 7 more languages, including French, Spanish and German

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Yahoo today announced its smart Android homescreen app Aviate has gained seven more languages. In addition to English, Aviate now supports French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Bahasa and Russian. While the app has been completely translated, Yahoo notes that if you’re using any of the above languages, you will still have to use the English version of Yahoo News Digest, since the app (Google Play) is English-only. It can be added as a widget in their Today Space, but the content won’t be converted. Yahoo also shared Aviate’s number of daily active users has “more than doubled” since launch, but…

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Twitter adds more prominent tweet to and direct message buttons to Web profiles

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 7:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

If you’ve been poking around Twitter.com today, you probably noticed a couple new buttons on the site. Twitter announced today that it has updated the look of its Web profile pages to include sizable “Tweet to” and “Message”buttons. The buttons replace the “Tweet to” text box from an earlier profile design. Since they match your profile color, they can stick out a bit. I’m sure we’ll get used to the buttons eventually, but the change is jarring. Other updates to Twitter profiles today include a new Web font that should help speed and readability and new profile color choices. ➤ Twitter.com

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