Monthly Archives: May 2008

New Reader Survey

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Bruce Keener

It’s been a while since I have asked you for direct feedback, so I decided to do another reader survey. The purpose of this survey is two-fold: (1) to help me know a bit more about you, which hopefully will … Continue reading →

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Highly Recommended Reading

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Michael Hyatt has just published an article on achieving goals, entitled The Single Most Important Key to Achieving Your Goals. He actually gives a few keys instead of just one. It is so refreshing to see someone speaking from experience, … Continue reading →

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Productivity News Update 29 May 2008

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Here are some productivity and/or self-improvement articles I believe you will enjoy: Using Home Management Notebooks SimpleMom has an excellent writeup on how mom’s can better organize their hectic lives with some simple notebooks and planning sheets. She includes a … Continue reading →

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Tech News Update 29 May 2008

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Most of the tech articles I’ve seen recently have made me yawn. Only the following really caught my attention: Google announces App Engine pricing I’m delighted to see making some of its cloud computing framework available for developers. Like with … Continue reading →

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Get Into the Details

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Bruce Keener

We have often discussed the importance of keeping the Big Picture in mind. But, perhaps I have not emphasized enough that a Big Picture is not accurate/trustworthy if it’s not based on a good knowledge of details. This point was … Continue reading →

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Mahalo: a Web 2.0 Search Engine

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Bruce Keener

The purpose of this post is two-fold: To introduce you to Mahalo, a different type of search engine. You can use it to supplement your Google, Yahoo!, and MSN searches. Refer you to an interesting article on Web 2.0, as … Continue reading →

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NASA to show Mars Landing live today

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Bruce Keener

As the headline says, NASA will show the Mars landing live on its internet TV today (Sunday 25 May 2008). The airing is to begin at 6:00pm EDT. The link to the site is here. I look forward to watching … Continue reading →

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Nice Round Numbers

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Just sharing with you that this post is the 500th for Keener Living. Coincidentally, I just posted my 1,000th “tweet” on Twitter: Cool, huh? My best wishes to you all for a safe and happy weekend!

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When Are You Most Creative?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Bruce Keener

I’ve been giving some thought to what makes me the most creative. One thing I have found is that I am more creative when I am not trying too hard. For example, almost invariably when I pick up a guitar … Continue reading →

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Productivity News Update 21 May 2008

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Here are the more interesting of the productivity articles I’ve read over the past several days: David Seah provides a thoughtful writeup on doing the right things versus doing what you want to do. It hit home with me. For … Continue reading →

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