We’re trying to keep overhead low. Are you 5′7′ or shorter?

December 23rd, 2006: Cartoon #4213

‘We’re trying to keep overhead low. Are you 5′7′ or shorter?’

Linktip: Cutting Out Distractions

Coming from: Productive Strategies

“There are a lot of things that can distract us from operating at our peak productivity. Sometimes these distractions come from the outside. Long winded co-workers, annoying dorm mates, and screaming kids are easy to see as distractions. The distractions that are the most harmful are the ones we create for ourselves. It is hard to list these types of distractions because they are different for every person.”

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.

You missed the meeting

Comic for 17 Dec 2006

Linktip: 30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows

Coming from: thesimpledollar

“Recently, I received a fresh new laptop from Dell. Upon receiving it, I did the traditional “installation of Windows from scratch” on it to remove a lot of the garbage that is preinstalled on Dells. Then I got really busy installing tons of great software that takes care of pretty much every software need I have. Not only was all of the software free, every piece of it was open source, which means that the code is peer-reviewed; no spyware here!What follows is a list of thirty pieces of software that are the cream of the crop of open source software for Windows. Not only is every piece of it free, almost all of them directly replace expensive software packages.”

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.

Linktip: Papercraft and Origami

Coming from: PigPog

“Tons of Papercraft and Origami Projects”

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.

Linktip: How to design a logo of letters

Coming from: lifehacker

“Design magazine Before & After shows you how to turn letters into a logo using a variety of techniques.These include creating a mid-letter crossbar, removing part of a letter’s stroke, interlocking letters and more. The examples are all colorfully illustrated within the tutorial, which also includes the fonts and colors in case you want to crib them for your own design. This professional-quality guide is actually an 18-page PDF that’s free to download. — Rick Broida “

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.

Linktip: Pre-made Templates

Coming from: PigPog

“When you want to make a quick calendar or list of some sort, you can save a bit of time by starting with a template – like a pre-designed calendar for you to insert your own pictures. Here’s some of the best templates we’ve found…”

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.

Linktip: How Projects Really Work

Coming from: lifehack.org

“This is one of the cartoon cells in the site called Project Cartoon to show how different people in a project group has different representations on a product. I thought this is quite clever.If you are involved in any project, take a read on the cartoon, I am sure you will enjoy them.

How Project Really Work – [The Project Cartoon] “

Digged for you by Productivity.Now.