Jugglezine: How to find the time to do anything (not everything!)
On a purely practical level, however, the reason we can’t find time for that one thing we’ve always wanted to do is that we don’t set aside time for it.
Logging how much time things take for two weeks will transform you, because if you know and acknowledge in advance how long something will take, then you can make wise decisions about where to spend your time
Malcolm Gladwell on drug prices in the US.
AstraZeneca twenty-six billion dollars on Prilosec. The patent was due to expire. AstraZeneca decided on a subtle piece of chemical reengineering, creating a single isomer version. The new drug was called Nexium. The F.D.A. gave its blessing, and Nexium hit the pharmacy shelves priced at a hundred and twenty dollars for a month’s worth of pills.
But the article goes on to show that the US drug industry isn’t necessarily overpriced.
All of Mysore is on WiFiy.
In May of 1995, I suddenly found myself smack in the middle of a very unusual ‘life experiment.’ I deposited a junk mail check into my ATM and to my absolute astonishment, it cashed.
A decade with Netscape. I’ve been wavering between IE, Opera and Mozilla over the last few months, and have come a full circle.
IE: Default browser. Works with BCG’s intranet.
Opera: Great offline browsing. Fast downloading. Tabbed browsing. Mouse gestures.
Mozilla: Powerful plugins.
IE: A9 toolbar. Fantastic way of searching.
IE again: Google desktop. Solves all offline browsing problems I had.
Gmail File System for Windows.
Dave Archambault’s portfolio — paintings using just a ball-point pen.