Smartlife

The Internet has revolutionized every aspect of modern business. One of the most unexpected changes is the idea of free products. Obviously getting something useful for free is extremely smart, but most people don’t bother because being free is about more than money. You need the time to find these programs, and the trust to know they won’t destroy your computer after raiding your personal information. A truly smart user understands that time is worth far more than money, which is why we’re saving it for you too. We’ve found…

Stress can be a side-effect of trying to live a smart life, and the key is the “trying.” Concentrating on wanting to work, learn, play and all-round be better is great way to turn your back into an armor-plating of stress-locked muscle. You’re always in a hurry, and always thinking about how you’re not good enough! The solution is just to do those things instead of worrying about them, and you’re better at everything except kicking open doors and punching people when you’re relaxed. We’re assuming those aren’t things you…

The smartest part of our body isn’t the brain. You might think those few pounds of grey fat are the bee’s knees — despite that being anatomically inaccurate, and the wrong species — but it’s our hands that make us the dominant species. All the intellect in the world won’t help you without the ability to affect the world (just look at how many times glowing energy spheres of pure mind were beaten by Captain Kirk).

We use our hands to make the tools, and use the tools to change…

The number of press release distribution engines keep rising. Each one promises to get your press release in front of hundreds of thousands of readers, for a price. The features that each press release distribution engine offers can vary dramatically, though. Some will do everything from write your press release to hand-pick journalists and news outlets to send it to. Others will just blast it out over an email list that they’ve built up. Take a close look at what you’re getting for your money before choosing one service over…

With Apple’s ever-increasing market share, stock price, and tendency to treat new hardware releases like children’s birthday parties (both in frequency and tendency to sheer mercenary money-grabbing), recycling old Apple hardware is technically the second-biggest computer growth industry. Especially with the way the fruit-mongers build devices more resistant to maintenance than terrorist bombs and with even shorter lifespans. That’s why we’ve found five of the best upcycles of old Apple hardware. Merely recycling implies looking at all the trash, sighing, and trying to do something slightly better than throwing it…

When you have children, one of the most important things you can do is spend time with them. Using your outsourcing skills to get projects off the table so that you can do just that simply makes sense. One of the best reasons to eliminate the time-consuming tasks that wind up on your plate is family, after all.