Information Hacks Table of Contents

stuff that everybody can do to keep up with it all

1. BasicHacks - that provide the foundation for others
1. Lists
1. paper-mediated lists
2. computer-aided lists
3. GTD
4. pocketmod - outboard brain
5. every document is a template
2. Paint
1. Capturing screen shots
3. Notepad
1. never use paper when sitting at a computer!
4. Quick Launch
5. Links
1. Sending links
2. Receiving Links
3. Hacking Links
4. Simple URLs
2. SimpleHacks -
1. Sharing files
2. Sending pictures
1. Making smaller pix, jpg vs. bmp
3. Browsing
1. Turning off animation, etc.
4. virtual cleaning
3. IntermediateHacks
1. Bat Files
2. Home Page
1. Local
2. Google, netvibes, myyahoo
3. Favorites
1. Paper
2. IE, Firefox, browser
3. myyahoo, google, del.icio.us
4. RSS feeds
1. Feedreaders, local, online, bloglines, google, myyahoo, IE7

google alerts

use of cc, bcc

address lists

online databases

group sites

personal pages (geocities, google pages, pbwiki)

Use what works, ignore or fix what doesn't = live book

Virtual cleaning

treeview

logmein

use my documents, how to map drives, several steps/clicks = one-clink link

Contextual tools