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"I use todoist. It's a free, ajax powered list that offers projects, tags, priorities, deadlines and reminders (which you can get on email or as a text message). You can also color code everything. I have todoist running as a prism application (so it..." [
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"One more thought: This may reveal my OCDness but when I scanned my class notes, I scanned each one in a pdf like AMR_205_Statistics. Then I took all the pdfs for each quarter and made then into a PDF binder (if you have Acrobat professional). So..." [
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"On Preview: I did all my scanning on a regular flat bed scanner ($99 four years ago on Amazon). It really doesn't take more than a few weekend afternoons...." [
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"I am almost done with grad school so here's what I did. I sold some textbooks but have held onto major reference books. I tossed out all papers (there's online versions anyway). For class notes, I took the important ones and scanned them into PDFs...." [
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8 days ago
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"What do you think my chances are in court?
None at all. Suck it up, pay the fine, and go to traffic school." [
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""I'd love to make dinner but grad school is kicking my ass. I have to stay late in the lab to process x samples. I should be done by about 11 and I'll join you guys for drinks...." [
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"Eat before you go, and just have a salad or appetizer. Or, alternatively, show up near the end of the meal and just order a drink.
Terrible idea. Last thing you want to to be part of a split check and pay $60 for food/drink you didn't even have...." [
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Printing t-shirts on a budget?
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3 months ago
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Help me be an awesome uncle
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3 months ago
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"One solution I can come up with is to do this in php. You can export the excel file as text and dump all the pdfs in a separate directory. Then read email file into an array, loop through till the end, and use the mail function to send individual..." [
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4 months ago
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"Here's a question for future hypofilter:
If two '87 Chevy trucks with gun racks and Calvin pissing on Fords stickers in their rear windows are headed in opposite directions at 68 mph on an unpaved county road, how long does it take to buy a case......" [
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Where can I find out about new indie/foreign movies?
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4 months ago
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5 months ago
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"Sorry but it was stolen. The exact same thing happened to me. These days I never check anything valuable. I mail smaller stuff ahead of time and carry the rest on board.
One thing you might consider next time is this great bit of advice from Boing..." [
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7 months ago
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"dios: There are albums on itunes where some songs are "album only". I am guessing this is such a case (although I can't seem to find this album on the US itunes store to confirm that). I can totally understand this kind of situation where..." [
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7 months ago
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"For me it's sitting at my favorite cafe on Sunday mornings with my NYT and a nice big cup of coffee + some new music that I got that week. I like seeing the other regulars with their papers, SOs, pets also doing the same. We smile at each other and..." [
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8 months ago
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"Take a wheel (or wedge) of brie and place it on some foil. It's it's a wheel, make slight cuts on top. Cover the brie with a thin layer of brown sugar. Then cover the brown sugar with finely chopped garlic. Bake until cheese melts.
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8 months ago
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"One thing that might help is to leave your credit cards at home and take enough money (+ tip) for all the drinks you plan to have that evening (decide when you're sober). Then there is no way to go over your limit. Caveat is that others could buy you..." [
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8 months ago
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"tehloki: Look under the right side (under Stream the RSS feed). You'll see a little flash player which can be popped out." [
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8 months ago
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"I also know that specific microbreweries (and micro-liquories?) are eco-friendly, but if I'm just at a random bar or grocery store, then what would be the most responsible choice?
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8 months ago
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"My workaround would be to edit the xml file. It should be under My Documents > My Music > iTunes > iTunes Music Library. First close iTunes, then backup this xml file in case of a fuckup. Then open the file in a text editor and do a..." [
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8 months ago
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"There was a similar thread. Just send stuff back to them.
Stuff I liked:
...And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day." (II Chronicles 21:14-15)
Drink, get..." [
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9 months ago
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"A friend uses Amazon prime for this exact reason. 70 bucks isn't much over the year (if you add time spent driving to the store + gas etc.) and you can order day to day groceries as you need (and it arrives second day; next day a lot of the time)...." [
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9 months ago
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"Have you considered using a project management software, like basecamp for example? Since I started using it, I have been able to manage things better by delegating stuff to my team and making (most) deadlines. I break tasks under each project..." [
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"Being Indian and a cook here are some suggestions.
Cooking most kinds of Indian food is easy, just takes a little practice. First go stock up on basic spices like Cumin seeds, Coriander seeds, Turmeric powder, Garam masala and black mustard seeds...." [
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"This is easy to do. If you have the latest version (7.3), do this.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced. Then click the importing tab and for the first option On CD Insert, choose import CD and eject. voila!..." [
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"Yup, a good ol' American roach.
Is it me or is there a new what is this insect question on askmefi everyday? are insects the new cats?
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