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Weird Revolving Doors Like These Could Save Your Life Someday. An iPhone Lover’s Confession: I Switched To the Nexus 4. Completely. First things first, I’d love to get in touch on Google+ and Twitter (@ralf).

An iPhone Lover’s Confession: I Switched To the Nexus 4. Completely.

Over the past few years I’ve invested a lot into Apple products and services. If you’d come by my house, you’d find four of the latest Apple TVs, two iMacs, the latest MacBook Air, a MacBook Pro, more than five AirPort Express stations and Apple’s Time Capsule. You could touch every single iPhone, from the first up to the iPhone 5, iPads ranging from first generation to fourth and we’ve lately added two iPad minis. My iTunes Library comprises well over 8.000 songs – all purchased via the iTunes Store.

No matter whom you would ask, everybody will confirm that I’m what some folks call an Apple fanboy. The reach of Apple’s products goes beyond my personal life. As the co-founder of Germany’s largest mobile development shop, I’m dealing with apps – predominantly iOS powered – in my daily professional life. Driven primarily by the business I run, I tried to give Android a chance more than once. Got a Phone Interview? Make it Awesome, Not Awkward. I had a phone interview this summer which lead to a great job offer. Aside from the points you mentioned above, it helped to have so much control over the interview environment.

I had all of my notes out, took notes about questions, answers and the interviewers (their names, what positions they held in the organization, etc) and a copy of the job announcement so I could refer back to specific things they were looking for. It helped me to have pics of my friends and family on my desktop so I'd have comfortable faces to talk to - instead of an empty room, I had something to make eye contact with, and since they were people I was familiar with it helped keep me less nervous. That was my fifth phone interview in about a year, and I learned some of the stuff in the article through experience, but the tip about the pictures helped me the most. Cerego Uses Science to Train You to Learn Faster and Remember More (and We've Got Invites) Master the Art of the To-Do List by Understanding How They Fail.

Hi Janet, Thanks for your interesting piece.

Master the Art of the To-Do List by Understanding How They Fail

From a GTD perspective, having a long list isn't necessarily a cause for anxiety—in fact, one of the "promises" of GTD is relief from anxiety by getting all the open loops out of your head. That said, I know many folks for whom the promise is never fulfilled, even with strict adherence to GTD principles and practices. So, in that sense, I think you're on to something. The most interesting part of the post for me was the statistics. Five Best Computer Monitors.

This is why the monitor cost so much: 1- Color processor with Look Up table. 2- Non eIPS panel. eIPS are low end IPS panels.

Five Best Computer Monitors

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9 beauty products that work magic

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How Can I Earn Some Pocket Money Online?

Wetwork Man: What are you talking about? Dale Arbus: Your...your ad said you do wet work. Wetwork Man: That's correct. I urinate on other men for money. Start Your Day on a Productive Foot. Think Outside the Box to Get Your Resume Noticed. How to Tackle Student Loan Debt When Your Grace Period Ends. My well written article, I wish something like this was available in 2009 when I graduated.

How to Tackle Student Loan Debt When Your Grace Period Ends

I spent an entire year clueless as to how to tackle the mountain of student debt my wife and I had. However, I pieced together much of the same advice here from various people who shared in my misery. How to Avoid Awkward Conversations when Meeting Someone New. How to Find the Best TV Set Top Box and Ditch Cable Once and For All. So do you guys use a set-top box like one of these?

How to Find the Best TV Set Top Box and Ditch Cable Once and For All

Game consoles count too, even though we didn't feature them—they just didn't quite fit in with the others (since they cost a lot more and serve a different primary purpose than streaming video). 10 Reasons To Include Calisthenics Into Your Routine. I’m going to state this straight to your face: You must include calisthenics into your training routine for ultimate development.

10 Reasons To Include Calisthenics Into Your Routine

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Are You Being Monitored At Work?

How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by watching the traffic on the corporate network. Also, many companies have written guidelines about Internet usage and may indicate if they are monitoring you. Plan Your Free Online Education at Lifehacker U: Fall Semester 2012. My Paleo Media Diet. How Can I Sell My Skills Beyond a Boring Resume?

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In honor of "Magic Mike," a movie about male strippers starring Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum, we rounded up grooming goodies for guys.

Metro men's products - Yahoo!

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8 Cities with Surprising Job Growth. Though we expect job creation nationwide to continue its sluggish pace, some areas will fare much better than others. Here are eight metropolitan areas that we think are poised to become job-creating machines in the years ahead. We zeroed in on metro areas of at least 1 million people and a track record of above-average population and job growth coming out of the 2008-2009 recession. Combining Real Estate with Architecture. Seven Employer Danger Signs: When to Turn Down a Job Offer.

According to the US Department of Labor, the average employed adult spends 7.5 hours a day on the job. How to Survive the Workday When You're Completely Exhausted. Your Brain, Back, Buns, and Bytes: Four B's Worth Your Money. What the Bible Can Teach You About Investing Today. Ron Blue has an investment philosophy you don't hear very often these days. Specifically, the Founder and Managing Director of Kingdom Advisors says the old proverbs found in the Bible hold the keys to today's investment success. Blue began reading and studying the bible only after becoming well-versed in the tenets of financial reporting as a Certified Public Accountant. What surprised him was the degree to which doing either effectively came down to the same basic rules.

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