Oct14

Wishpot – Manage Your Wishlist In One Spot

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If you’ve ever bemoaned the need to have a different wishlist on each of your favorite shopping sites, then Wishpot is for you. This online service lets you use a toolbar button (which you get when you sign up for a free account) to add items from any site to your wishlist. Click the button when you are on a site, select the list you want to add it to, fill in any notes, click ‘add’ and carry on shopping. You can easily share your lists with friends and family taking the hassle out of gift shopping for all of you. Continue reading this article —>

Oct14

Toggl – Track Your Time Anywhere

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Toggl is a time tracking application. One of the features that makes it different from many others is the number of ways you can use it. You can use Toggl on its own website, which includes a small timer on the top left of the screen. You can use the desktop timer for Linux, Windows or Mac. You can use it on your Google home page or you can embed the Toggl code on virtually any website. Wherever you put it, all your data is collected and fed back to your online account. Continue reading this article —>

Oct13

Freckle – Time Tracking Gets A Facelift

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One of the first things you notice when you login to Freckle is the clean, attractive interface. Freckle is a different kind of time tracking application. It is entirely web-based and there is nothing to download. That has pros and cons. The pros are that you can start using it immediately and there is nothing to download onto your desktop; the con is that there is no automatic time tracking as there is with many other web and desktop based clients. Continue reading this article —>

Oct12

EduFire – Get Fired Up About Education

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EduFire is an online learning site where teachers can share their passion for the subjects they teach and students can explore new areas they want to learn about. Founded by Jon Bischke, the man behind 2000Tutor, Zaadz and LearnOutLoud, the site aims to form a worldwide community that is passionate about learning. It’s free to sign up as both a teacher and a student. As a teacher, you receive a profile page where you can highlight your qualifications and where others can see the classes you offer and the ratings you have had in the past. Continue reading this article —>

Oct08

23AndMe – Get The Inside Scoop On Your DNA

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If you want to find out what your DNA really says about you, then Google-funded 23andme is the place to start. The name is based on the number of paired chromosomes in human DNA. To get started finding more about your genetic makeup, all you have to do is hand over $399 for a testing kit, spit into a tube a few times and wait for the results. In two to four weeks, you will receive a claim code that allows you to look at your genetic profile online. Continue reading this article —>

Aug21

TSheets – Punch Your Timeclock the Modern Way

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TSheets gives a much needed upgrade to the time clocking system by allowing employees to clock in from anywhere in the world. The web based system is simple to set up and uses job codes and time sheets just like a standard offline system. Just input a job code and click on the play button to start tracking time. Click on the stop button to stop tracking it. It’s effective, as long as you remember to press the buttons at the right time. Continue reading this article —>