One of the best features of Internet Explorer 9 is the clean, minimalist user interface. The removal of the traditional toolbars from the default installation leaves more the screens real estate for the user to view the sites. Of course the clean interface sometimes leaves me hunting for the old menu options to configure the [...]

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Image by sindesign via Flickr Psychology Today recently had an article called 10 Tips to Beat Clutter in 5 Minutes what provided great times to de-cluttering and removing stress from your life. I am always amazed at how many people don’t understand the importance of removing distractions when looking to become more effective and clutter [...]

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mrohde on November 29th, 2010

Image via Wikipedia In an interview with ABC News Warren buffet identified communication skill as one of the most important attributes to making 50% more money. Those who can communicate well will earn more than those who cannot. While this lesson may not seem that important is becomes more obvious when one of the world’s [...]

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mrohde on November 7th, 2010

This has been an interesting week for me that was rounded out by getting stuck in Matamoros, Mexico for about five hours while one of the worst days in cartel violence occurred in the city. One of the bloodiest days in Matamoros Mexico’s recent past occurred with clashed between cartels and the military, leading to [...]

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mrohde on November 3rd, 2010

Here’s a fun little easter egg in Google Maps. 1. Go to Google maps 2. Go to “Get directions” 3. Type Japan as start location 4. Type China as end location 5. Go to direction #43, laugh, link, and share. Related articles Google Map Directions From China To Japan (geekologie.com) Technorati Tags: China, funny, Google, [...]

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Time Management Ninja has an article entitled 5 Ways to Time Manage your Commute where they offer the suggestions to: Make use of it. Time Shift to Save Time Skip the Commute Sometimes Alternate Mode of Transportation Get a new commute As a person who would commute between one and three hours one way each [...]

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mrohde on October 31st, 2010

Under the pressures of the past couple weeks I have had less time to read and comment than I would have liked. These are a couple of the blogs I liked this past week: On Punch Debt in the Face there was an indecent proposal asking, “Would you get naked for $500,000?” (My answer is [...]

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Image via Wikipedia It has been my experience that when you start working with the Getting Things Done method, or any new execution system, it becomes overwhelming how much you need to do. I have 5 suggestions to break though the challenge and get things done. Do the obvious priorities. If your list contains some [...]

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mrohde on September 12th, 2010

To celebrate her first year of blogging Elle from Couple Money is holding a laptop give away. Check out her giveaway and submit your entries via twitter and blog post. The contest ends Sunday September 26th so submit your entries as soon as possible and let her know where you herd about this contest. Technorati [...]

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mrohde on September 12th, 2010

Last week I found a number of share worthy sites: On Practically Efficient I found a great post call “Get Your Priorities Straight” that explains way priorities are better than due dates and how to manage priorities. Time Management Ninja explained “10 Things Wrong With Your Todo List” Affiliate Marketing Blog explains the “7 R’s [...]

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