Linux And Friends

RedNotebook is an open source diary & journal which is truly cross-platform – runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Keeping a journal is a good habit because it helps you to collect your thoughts and look back at the events that shaped your life. I was on the look out for a decent [...]

This is a synopsis of the Dale Carnegie‘s best selling book – “How to win friends and influence people“.

ReminderFox is a Firefox add-on that helps you in task management. Nowadays, most people are spending all their computer time in front of a web browser. So why not let the web browser itself manage your tasks instead of relying on a different software ? This is where ReminderFox add-on comes into the picture.

As human beings, we are all affected by emotions. I am sure every one of us have had to face emotions like anger, hurt, guilt, regret, sadness, dejection and so on. Many times, we are overwhelmed by these emotions thus making us less useful to us and people around us. Learning to master these emotions [...]

Computer posture is important. You will probably spend many hours sitting at your PC and how you do this will have implications on your health as well as your productivity.

Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is an open source mind mapping software. VUE is designed with a motive to enable faculty and students integrate electronic content into their teaching and learning. Currently in the beta stage, this Java based mind mapping software is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

My friend who does night shift work tells me he initially found it hard to work at night. Of course the management did make it a point to provide night shift entertainment to its employees to keep them alert. However, nothing beats a sound sleep right ? He went on to provide the following 5 [...]

Getting Things GNOME! also known as GTG aims to be a simple, powerful and flexible organization tool to the GNOME desktop environment. It is a productivity tool which aids you in organizing your work flow into tasks and sub-tasks, uniquely tagging them so as to get things done in a more efficient manner.

Learning new skills can be a chore or an enjoyable experience depending upon what type of skill you wish to acquire. However, if developing skills involve everyday tasks like changing ones car tire, how to keep yourself cool in a hot climate, finding potable water in a desert, or picking up a few essential first [...]