If this'll hold my bike vertically, I'm getting it!

Henry Miller's Commandments, from Henry Miller on Writing:

1. Work on one thing at a time until finished.
2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.”
3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
4. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
5. When you can’t create you can work.
6. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
7. Keep human! See people, go places, drink if you feel like it.
8. Don’t be a draught-horse! Work with pleasure only.
9. Discard the Program when you feel like it–but go back to it the next day. Concentrate. Narrow down. Exclude.
10. Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing.
11. Write first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.

Bingo bango. Great article, lays myth to waste. More people are Bi than even they probably realise

Just what I want! But... £1199! FFS!

Hmmmm, I'm noticeably 'tense' around the shoulders as I work on a laptop during the day (laptop hunch).. this might help

John Lewis, £200, ok so THIS is probably gonna be my coffee table...

I HAVE FOUND MY COFFEE TABLE!! Now... who wants to give me £555? :(

Create Kindle Collections based on folder structure

What if it takes longer than you expected? What if it’s harder than you expected? And what happens once you’ve reached your goal? Say you’ve run the marathon. What now – do you stop exercising? Do you set a new goal?

With resolutions, the expectations are different. Each day, I try to live up to my resolutions. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity. I never expect to be done with my resolutions, so I don’t get discouraged when they stay challenging. Which they do.

You’re not a superhero? Well, neither am I. No unclutterer I know is a superhero, either. We’re all just non-superheroes doing our uncluttered, non-superhero things.

To an outsider, an unclutterer can appear to have super powers. But, trust me, unclutterers don’t have the ability to wave a magic wand and instantly be clutter free and organized (although, that would be an amazing power to possess). Instead of magic wands, most unclutterers simply do a little work each day and adhere to a few simple guidelines to keep from being overwhelmed by an avalanche of clutter.

WANT WANT WANT!!

Or maybe I should just move to Japan?

Try this: budget your thinking time. Rather than letting your mind wander uncontrollably throughout your day, allocate a specific time to be thinking, to be doing, and to be relaxing.

1) Make sure that the task is set to "configure for Windows Vista or Windows 2008" on the first page of the task properties (under the "general" tab)
2) Make sure that the task is set to "start in" the folder that contains the batch file: open the task properties, click on the "actions" tab, click on the action and then the "edit" button at the bottom.  In the "Edit Action" Window there is a field for "start in (optional)" that you set to the path to the batch file.
3) Make sure that the task is running as an account that has explicit "Full access" permissions to all these things:  The .bat file itself,  the folder containing the .bat file, and the target files/folders that are affected by the .bat script.  Inherited permissions didn't seem to work for me.
4) Make sure that the account running the task is a member of the local "administrators" group for this machine
5) Make sure that the task is set to "run whether logged on or not"
6) The Task should run successfully with expected output when you right-click on the task and select "run"  If it does that then it will run successfully when you are logged off.

I think I'm at stage 4...

"The wikipedia of home design" Uh Oh!

Nice simple design. TICK!

Bit of a hack but doesn't require jailbroken phone

worth getting a Xmas tree for!

Candidate for my new coffee table

Pricey, but same as my tattoo!

worth a shot?

Good clear instructions

Philips DS3881 W Fidelio - looks lovely... wee Xmas treat for myself perhaps?

Storing this for the future

I really need to get on this...

Seems to cover most things...

Awesome!!

LOVE IT!

Hmmmm, when is my birthday again??

I am not a doorstop!

Ohhh wait...

Might be worth a look..

Neat idea

These are the killer shortcuts for manipulating the active window:

Win+Left arrow: Snap to the left half of the screen
Win+RIght arrow: Snap to the right half of the screen
Win+Up arrow: Maximize the window
Win+Down arrow: Minimize/Restore if it's maximized

Loving this, quite subtle for a Star Wars tee

Apparently this is now preferred over Open Office but... which one? Confused!

Nice little app, shame it's not built into Windows but let's me get this functionality into my work laptop.

I do love a bit of silly.

Double trouble for those who live alone!

Want want wantity want. Think the price point is right... couple of these and I'm sorted!

Tempting... never been!

Want!

Is my search for a coffee table over???

Too many decisions/choices!!

Puncture proof, it says...

Thinner than the standard tyres too.. which I think is OK. Gah, advice needed methinks.

Free music = good

Free music that is mashup of Fugazi + Wu Tang Clan = EPICALLY GOOD!

Oh dear, not even got the bike yet and I'm already eyeing up the gadgets!

Retro design.

Red colour.

Simple and effective.

WANT!

This is quite nifty actually (yes, I still have a lot of wallpapers)

This will be my first long training route (after I get my bike and do a few cycles to work on it!)

Can't live without this FF extension

Ohhh this is just tooooooo good. Removal all that "social" stuff from Google Reader with one, very very simple, command.

one for new work laptop

MiniBin is a free recycle bin for your Microsoft Windows system tray area; the area next to the clock in your taskbar.

Cover for the back of my iPad

Start simplifying your spending. Budgeting made easy.

Everyone hates budgeting! It’s too complex, too hard, and too painful. spendbrite makes personal budgeting simple and useable. Based on a cash envelope approach, it provides what you need to successfully get your spending under control without being a pain to use.

f.lux makes your computer screen look like the room you're in, all the time. When the sun sets, it makes your computer look like your indoor lights. In the morning, it makes things look like sunlight again.

Tell f.lux what kind of lighting you have, and where you live. Then forget about it. F.lux will do the rest, automatically.

There may be no better way to learn about life than by listening to people who are facing death. A palliative nurse has posted five of the most common regrets people have in the last few weeks of their lives—lessons for us all now.

The top regrets center largely around living a more authentic life:

One to read, I definitely need to get a handle on this kind of thing.

Some processes, which involve deep breathing and reframing, are good for situational stress. They let you step back when the going gets tense and create counter-stories that can stop the stress spiral in its early stages, before the catastrophic thoughts get entrenched. The stress spiral is weakest at the very beginning of the cycle, so that's when you want to contest it. It takes time and effort to change reflex behaviors, but you can learn to reframe emotional panic with realistic appraisal of stressful situations.

Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It's lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.

This desktop tool will enhance your windows experience and improve your productivity.

PUSH – a self contained, 100 lumen vessel of visibility. With an easy push of the oversized on/off switch, you quickly toggle through high, low, and ‘don’t-stare-at-it-too-long’ flash modes. Because drivers on cell phones come from all angles, the power of the front light is augmented by independent light pipes that emit though side windows ensuring over 260º of visibility.

Eleven tools in one elegant wood-finished tool Features 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8mm hex key wrenches; Phillips & flathead screwdrivers; T-25 Torx; chain tool

Might be a solution for my flat?

The Any Bag Camera Bag Insert is a camera version of a laptop sleeve that turns every bag you own into a camera bag. It fits like a charm in backpacks, messenger bags, even totes!

Just nestle your camera, lens, and a few accessories into this four-wall padded insert then drop it into your bag with the rest of your everyday thingies. It even has five exterior pockets for your cell phone, keys, wallet, anything!