I have one of those RSA key fob things that cycles randomly through numbers for authenticating to my company’s VPN. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for me to leave the thing at work or to leave it at home or to have it fall between the couch cushions. Rather than add bulk to my keychain, I wanted to have it very close to the computer and very easily accessible at a glance.

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Back in December, I talked about PyGTD and mentioned that I’d been messing around with my own homebrew system.

To be honest, I haven’t been using it regularly lately (self-flagellation), but a few people have asked about it, so I thought I’d post about it in case people find any of it useful.

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Cool! I just got an email invitation from Gina@Lifehacker for Lifehacker comments.

I was wondering why I got this out of the blue but then when I visited Lifehacker, I saw that Lifehacker comments was just launched (see the FAQ).

Instead of opening it up to public and having it become a cesspool (mmmm, Slashdot? :-)), they’ve made it invite-only, which sounds like a sound decision to me. Hopefully this will maintain the signal-to-noise-ratio of Lifehacker to their usual high standard (Lifehacker is an unusually useful web site which is why they’ve managed to stay on my blogroll, even after several rounds of purging).

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Here’s an interesting article that claims that the simple act of chewing gum increases the mind’s ability to concentrate and to retain knowledge.

Research has shown that chewing does indeed increase our ability to concentrate and to retain what we’ve learned. In fact, studies indicate that, for both kids and adults, mental tasks are completed up to 20% more effectively when we chew gum.

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• Ricky’s RAM Dump | Think Better with Chewing Gum

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This looks like a great way to prevent hours wasted on mindless web surfing - it’s a little GreaseMonkey script for Firefox, called Webolodeon, which periodically interrupts you and questions you as to whether this is the best of use of your time.

Want to keep surfing? Pay the Webolodeon

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A few uses for the Treo at the backyard BBQ that I just posted at Treo Addicts:

Treo Addicts | Uses for the Treo at the backyard BBQ

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