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« Previous EntriesGoing Paperless: Elimination Round
Friday, April 25th, 2008Since deciding to go paperless I’ve had some research done and I’ve plotted out a few steps in my head. The first of those steps is elimination, which I think I can take care of this weekend.
First thing tomorrow morning I am going to: Sign up to stop credit card offers, reduce my junk […]
Online finance for home and business?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008While going paperless, I thought it’d be nice to consolidate everything online. I’ve already pretty much eliminated Microsoft Office by using Google Docs - why not move my finances from Quicken and QuickBooks to an online solution?
Well there is no “Home and Business” edition of Quicken online, and the online version of QuickBooks only works […]
I hate paper, so I’m going paperless
Friday, April 11th, 2008Today I left work early to get all my tax stuff together. I’m the kind of guy who has to dig through closets and sort through piles of paper strewn on the floor to find everything needed. Taxes drive me crazy enough; I shouldn’t be making it harder on myself.
Yes, my physical world lacks organization. […]
Wow
Sunday, March 30th, 2008This technology will change the world. Amazing.
Currently the inventors of this technology are looking to give the power of speech to the vocally disabled. However the possibilities for us all are endless… from a new way to hold a private conversation to changing the channel on your TV without lifting a finger. Imagine being able […]
Valentines Day in India
Saturday, February 16th, 2008My mom is, aside from an exceptional gift giver, a lover of history and culture. So this Valentine’s Day I gave my mom a different sort of gift. I had someone in India call her - from India - to give her a history lesson on the history of Valentines Day in India and it’s […]
What’s so hard about email?
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008I often hear people complain that they can’t keep up with their email. On some of the personal productivity blogs I read, they provide tips for keeping email organized and report on companies that have successfully implemented policies such as email free Fridays. Not to mention, there are plenty of books on the subject of […]
Turn your email newsletters into an RSS feed with GMail
Thursday, December 27th, 2007Several people I know subscribe to multiple email newsletters, but would prefer RSS because it’s more convenient and doesn’t clutter their inbox. Unfortunately, despite the Web 2.0 craze, a lot of good content still isn’t available via RSS. Such content providers should contact me right away to get started with RSS, but in case they […]
Kindle
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Today I went to Amazon.com to do a little holiday shopping and the home page was a note about a new gadget called Kindle.
This thing looks so cool!
You can purchase books right from the device without WiFi, read blogs, and lookup words you don’t know. The display is about as paper-like as you can […]
Phantome PMS?
Friday, November 16th, 2007I’m starting to agree with Scott Adams that we are all moist robots.
Who are you looking for?
Monday, September 24th, 2007I get about eight hits per day on this site from people Googling for James Tharpe, Jim Tharpe, Tharpe, or Jamie Tharpe. They spend an average of 2 seconds on my site, so I am obviously not the James Tharpe they are looking for.
If you found this page by searching for any part of […]