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- HTML eMail Signature in Gmail
I use Gmail more and more each day. I'm really impressed with the power and speed of Google's Gmail. I love that you also get free POP service as well. Here is a tutorial to create a HTML eMail signature in Gmail.
First you are going to need this Firefox extension call Better Gmail Firefox extension. After installing this Firefox only extension you'll see an option that will let you "Allow HTML in Signature" in Gmail.
Now you can create your signature using HTML. Remember not to go wild with your signature.
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:50:40 -0400 - Update Your Resume Everytime You Start A New Job
The easiest way to keep your resume up to date is to updated it as soon as your get a new job. It only takes a few moments and will save you tons of time trying to remember the small details that make your resume standout.
You never know when your dream job will be looking for you, so keep an up to date resume. You'll find MyLifeHarcker.com on my resume. If you have any other resume tips that you would like to share feel free to leave a comment.
Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:53:25 -0400 - Keeping Your White Socks White
Here is a quick and easy tip on keeping your white socks white. Boil them with a slice of lemon. Once the socks have boiled for a few minutes you can just wash your socks normally. It should do the trick for your socks.
Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:28:22 -0400 - Water Your Plants With Tea
A few weeks ago I wrote about the health benefits of drinking green tea. Well it turns out that your plants and flowers can also benefit from being watered with warm tea. You can water your houseplants once a week with tea that you make from your already used tea bags.
Tea is a great natural fertilizer since it's filled with antioxidants and other good stuff that will invigorate your houseplants and gardens. I found this detailed article on using teas as a fertilizer. Let me know what you think.
Wed, 30 May 2007 11:04:15 -0400 - Virtual Credit Cards for Online Shopping
Yesterday i wrote about avoiding credit card traps. Today I'm writing about using virtual credit cards for online shopping. These virtual credit cards are a great idea if your credit card company has them.
They are pretty simple to use. You just have to log into your account and then you can generate a virtual number that you can use for your online purchases. Since the numbers are encrypted they cannot be traced back to your account in the case that someone steals the number. I know that citibank offers this service to it's customers, does anyone else know which banks offer this service?
Wed, 30 May 2007 10:42:21 -0400 - Convert Word Docs Into PDF's for Free
If you are using a Mac it's pretty easy to convert your documents into PDF's all you need to do is save as PDF in your print screen. If your using a windows pc it's not as easy. You can download software to help you out, but that can be expensive and slow.
OpenOffice is an open source complete office suite application. So you can work on spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. Since it's open source it's free. You can also save your documents in MS formats. You can also save your text and spreadsheet documents into PDF's.
Let me know if you have any other open office tips?
Tue, 29 May 2007 17:17:15 -0400 - Ask Salespeople When It Will Be On Sale
I heard something at a department store that i've had never heard of before. The salesperson was telling my wife that the perfume that she wanted to buy was going to be on sale in two days.
That got me thinking, why don't I ask the salesperson in the next store that I was going to visit about a particular shirt and when it was going to be on sale. Well it worked he told me that it was going on sale this up coming weekend, also they had a good amount of the shirt and he didn't see them outselling by the time the sale started.
So it goes to show you that if you ask you shall receive. I don't see this working everywhere but it doesn't hurt to ask. I am curious to read what you think, do you have any tips that you can share?
Tue, 29 May 2007 16:59:06 -0400 - Contact Us
Tue, 29 May 2007 14:15:21 -0400 - Advertise on MyLifeHacker.com
We are glad that you are interested in advertising on MyLifeHacker.com. We work really hard to create post that are of interest to individuals looking to be productive in their everyday lives.
We reach new readers on a daily basis, in fact many of our new readers become frequent visitors.
The Majority of our users use either Firefox or Safari as their web browser. Or users are also more likely to use a high-speed internet connection.
We also have a very strong group of mac users that read our blog.
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Tue, 29 May 2007 13:48:30 -0400 - Avoiding Credit Card Traps
I would say that 90% of my junk mail is credit card offers. It is really overwhelming how many offers I receive on a weekly basis. It can be very confusing for first time credit card users on what they should do to avoid the credit card traps.
So here are a few tips that will help you avoid the credit card traps.
Don't Pay Your First Late Fee
You should be able to speak to a customer service rep and demand that they waive this fee. Tell them that it's your first time and that you want the fee to be waived. If they say no tell them that you will take your business to another company. If they still say no ask to speak to a supervisor. If all else fails call again another day.
Don't Close Out Your Old Cards
If you close out your old cards your credit score will actually lower since you will now have a small available credit amount. Keeping your zero balance cards will help you get lower interest rates on new cards.
Tue, 29 May 2007 11:43:29 -0400 - Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn
So I use LinkedIn just about everyday. I log in about 3-4 times a day looking for information, prospects and conducting research. I speak to a lot people who don't know what to use it for. They make a profile and add 1 or 2 contacts and then totally forget about it.
I found this great post on LinkedIntellegence on smart ways to use LinkedIn. You'll find references on everything from finding your next job to researching sales prospects. LinkedIn is such a great tool, but only if you use it.
Take a look at my public profile and feel free to add me to your network.
Tue, 15 May 2007 21:32:33 -0400 - Professional Basketball Tips on How to Jump Higher
I'm a huge basketball fan. I try to play basketball as much as I can, but I've never been able to dunk the basketball. Hopefully these tips will get me a few more inches off the ground.
1. Warmup - always warmup before you start any exercise. You can start off by stretching and then with a slow jog and gradually increase your speed.
2. Jumping Exercises - Squat down and then explode into a jump. You want to continue doing this exercise until you feel that you have gain enough strength to jump over obstacles. Be careful when landing you don't want to injure yourself.
3. Tow Raises - This exercise will help you with balance. You can do toe raises with waits for a more advance workout.
4. Jumping Rope - You will be able to increase your sprinting, as well as increasing your ankle and calf muscles.
Professional Basketball Tips on How to Jump Higher
Mon, 14 May 2007 22:22:43 -0400 - Three Quick Ways to Help Cure Insomnia
I was reading a post on ZenHabits today about Insomnia. Now I myself have delt with this problem for sometime. However early this year I found a solution that worked really well for myself. I'll share it with you at the end of this post.
Leon Ho makes three very good suggestions:
Exercise: My wife would strongly agree with this suggestion. My wife is a runner and she works-out to the point where she has completely ready to sleep and recharge her batteries.
Waking Up Early: Hopefully you will get tired by the time that night rolls around and you will have a restful night of sleep.
Go To Bed: The less distraction that you have the more likely it will be that you will fall asleep. So just laying down and going to sleep would be a good start.
Okay so here is my tip, and it worked wonderfully for me. I take Melatonin about 1/2 an hour before I am ready to go to sleep. The Melatonin works great. I sleep the entire night and wake up refreshed.
Since Melatonin is not a drug it is not habit forming and it's very affordable. I buy mine at my local super market for less than 10 dollars.
Three Quick Ways to Help Cure Insomnia
Thu, 10 May 2007 21:25:32 -0400 - StarWars Paper Figures
Make your own StarWars paper figures. Just print out the template and start folding away. The site is in Japanese has a bunch of the StarWars characters.
The Yoda looks really cool. I like how they made him look evil. Have fun.
Wed, 09 May 2007 20:29:09 -0400 - Trivop: Video Guide For Hotels
Trivop wants to be the YouTube for hotel video guides. At the moment they only have European hotels and don't have a euro to US dollar conversion. But the site does a great job of mashing up information from different sources making it very easy to find what you need to make your decsion.
The videos load up very fast and they are doing a great job of building a community around the site. You can submit your videos, photos and post reviews of your stays.
Tue, 08 May 2007 10:53:13 -0400
