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Madhuri Dixit’s comeback film “Aaja Nachle” already attracting the crowds - and controversy - there is talk on her next movie. “I haven’t signed anyt read more »
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If you're the type who strives for perfection in everything you do, weblog Lifehack.org suggests that you might benefit a great deal from recognizing when you've taken a project to "good enough." It can be hard to accept imperfections, though. We all want to shine, and often feel that we won't be recognized unless our work is absolutely flawless. Yet there are plenty of examples where this isn't the case.The post details methods for planning to good enough, along with how to cope with working until good enough rather than perfection and maintain confidence in your work. Are you a "good enough" type, or is it perfection all the way for you? Let's hear your thoughts in the comments. Photo by macrophile.read more »
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DIYer robbtoberfest has an ingenious plan for those plastic Easter eggs you'll have laying around the house once they've been relieved of the goodies inside today: to repurpose them into a wind speed meter. This project requires a CD ROM DC motor as well as a multimeter, telephone wire, and some other hardware, and the construction is photographed step by step over at Instructables. Cool, colorful, and useful!Easter egg anemometer [Instructables via Hackszine]
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Reader Tom saw our previously posted Excel Gantt chart template and said he had a better one to offer. Why a spreadsheet? Tom says:
I do most of my project planning in MS Project which is great, especially for adjusting for defined working hours and dependencies, but printing directly out of MS Project is really confusing for a lot of stakeholders to read at meetings. There are way too many details and the actual Gantt bar usually gets cut off or on another page, making it not very clear or informative.
What I usually do is first roll up to show high-level tasks only (stakeholders don't care to see when a read more »
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The Zen Habits weblog faces down the long, hard road we all take to break a habit, whether bad or just unproductive, and pulls out 13 reasons why they remain unbroken. Key among the counter-programming tools we have available are motivation, blogger Leo Babauta says, but one tip in particular helps keep your habit-breaking in league with projects and goals:You have to write down your goal. Write a start date. Write an end date (30 days is a good time frame). Write down exactly what you're going to do. Write down how you're going to be accountable, what your rewards are, what the obstacles are, what your triggers are. More on these below. Main thing: put it on paper and stick to the plan (don't file the plan in your inbox, you piler you!Keeping that paper in front of you, of course, is another matter, but the principal is a good one—many of us only truly remember things if we write while we think about it. How have you broken your own bad habits, and what didn't work the first ti read more »
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Windows only: Total Organizer is a lightweight personal information manager with a surprising number of features for its diminutive size and memory footprint. Total Organizer has the basics covered: scheduling, to-do lists, notes, and contacts. More advanced features include a tree based organization structure and tagging system. Need to see only the tasks, notes, appointments, and contacts related to a specific project you're working on? Just look in the sub-folder for that project, such as /Global Domination/Early Planning/Carrot Top Election Plans/ and Total Organizer displays all the data related to that project in the main window. Total Organizer is a free download for Windows only. Total Organizer [Konrad Papala Software via read more »
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Summer is a season to kick back, take things a easier, and indulge in pastimes and projects you couldn't enjoy while hunkered down for the winter. If you've got the DIY bug, that means trips to the hardware store, planning cheaper and better solutions to the heat and other summer challenges, and just generally geeking out while the weather's warm and the days are longer. From home-brew air conditioners to giant bubbles, cheap underwater camera containers to sun tea, we've got 10 clever ideas to tackle, and a long Independence Day weekend is a great time to get started. Get the full list after the jump. 10. Eliminate ants with home-brewed solutions. 
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The Google Page Creator service won't have the chance to make it to the Google Apps, because the company is planning to completely replace it with its new Google Sites. In preparation for this, sign-up for the Google Page Creator has already been closed, while an announcement on the home page of the project notifies users that "Google Page Creator is no longer accepting new sign-ups."
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