New web service Protocol.by helps you generate email signatures that link to your account at the service, and that contain the information your email recipients need to best contact you, and the order in which they should try. More »

We keep up on our daily tasks with calendars and to-do lists, but they can get cluttered quickly, and still don't always help us manage our day-to-day routing. Blogger Adam King recommends an interesting circular calendar that will help organize your days. More »

Android: There are a lot of popular utilities for Android, from task killers, app switchers and beyond. Smartbar combines multiple useful utilities into one simple app and puts them in your menu bar for quick access. More »

Adding contexts to your tasks can help stay productive with the tools you have access to, but let's be honest: Sometimes your mood trumps everything when you're working through your to-do list. That's why reader phool adds his mood to task contexts. More »

Major life events can really derail your personal productivity and organization. A death in the family, serious illness, unemployment, and other life changes make it tough to keep on top of things. Prune aggressively to stay on track. More »




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To→done is an untraditional to-do list webapp that forces you to act without conjuring up overwhelming, negative feelings. It's a to-do list aimed to help you get things done based on how much time you've got on your hands. More »

Big enterprises that force their workers to change their access passwords on a regular basis, and adhere to complex rules when they do, might be their own worst enemy. At least that's how Boston Globe editor Mark Pothier sees it, and he cites a Microsoft research paper as part of his argument against that and other seemingly perfunctory IT rules. We prefer using a solid root password and subtle variations to implement secure passwords, along with easy-but-secure browser tools. What does your own office require of your passwords, and do you think it helps or hurts? [Boston Globe via Gizmodo] More »

Programmer Oscar Del Ben discusses how he rearranged his life to fit an up-at-5-am schedule and how it's made him more productive, including tips for how he was able to make the transition to being an early riser. More »

Brilliant single-use web utility x.minutes.at puts a timed limit on any browser tab with ease. Got five minutes to browse Lifehacker but don't want to let that five minutes turn into 20? Visit http://5.minutes.at/lifehacker.com. Rinse and repeat for any site. More »

Meetings don't have to be the bane of the workday existence. Try scheduling them in 22-minute blocks to get more out of them and spend less time hating them. More »