The traditional advice to “not take it personally, it’s business” can be kind of problematic. It suggests you should just chalk up your experience to the perils of professionalism, rather than process or learn anything from it so you can grow.
Microsoft OneNote has been one of our favorite note-taking apps for years, and it keeps getting better. The app is completely free to install on your Mac or Windows desktop and lets you format notes any way you wish in an intuitive digital notebook interface. Here’s how to get started with OneNote and take your notes to the next level.
We tend to think of budgeting and frugality as depriving ourselves. It may be more helpful to reframe the way we think about cutting back on stuff. I like the way author Joshua Becker puts it: “Your biggest expense is your greatest opportunity.”
Mmmm, something smells fishy. Every April Fool’s prank should involve fish. Preferably the rotting kind… with milk… in my bosses office . What tips for pranks can you share with us today? And yes, I have heard of the rubber band on the faucet sprayer.
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This week has been all about good ol’ Microsoft. Their annual developer conference brought a peek at what’s coming to Windows and other products later this year, while back at the farm we’ve been revisiting their familiar and sophisticated Office suite. Here’s a look back at this week’s top posts.
My most productive places to work are coffee shops. They’re not particularly inspirational. In fact, they’re usually loud and uncomfortable, yet I get stuff done faster and more efficiently while I’m there. Writer Asher Stephenson has a theory behind why this happens: it’s about novelty.
Since chocolate and cocoa powder come from the same plant, you might be tempted to substitute one for the other in a recipe, especially if you only have one of them in your pantry. But the fat and flavor concentration in cocoa powder versus plain chocolate can actually make a huge difference.
Your home’s value fluctuates based on a number of factors. Some of those factors are fairly obvious: rowdy neighbors, the quality of nearby schools. Others are a little more surprising. The wrong paint color, for example, can drop your home’s selling price.
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