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googlecal.jpgAsk MetaFilter: “How do journalists make contacts to conduct interviews? I am trying to write freelance but I need to interview the subjects of my story but many do not respond to my inquiry through email.”
Some of this stuff may be oldish since this was published in late 2005 but then again, you might find something useful: “The best thing about Windows is the amazing programs that developers outside of Microsoft create to make the OS better. Here’s my list–in no particular order–of the ten best Windows freebies of 2005.” (PCWorld)
Organize your life with Google Calendar.
“I’m not the most organized person around, but when it comes to my computer I’m set in my ways of folders within folders within folders. I’d bet you’re much the same way. But a few months back I abandoned my hierarchical folder tree, and now, all my files are dumped into the Documents folder. It’s ugly, and I don’t really like to look at it. Ever. Yet these days I’m able to locate the files I want faster than ever before. How is this possible? Metadata.” (Lifehacker)
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