January 11 2012 Morning Stuff

Alexander Graham Bell letter on the auction block 
http://bit.ly/yDCTbK Toronto Sun


NDP MP crosses floor to join Grits 
http://bit.ly/wxWQ40 Toronto Sun
Not a cool move, with out a mandate from your riding


How to Roll Your Own Instant Photo Upload on Android and iOS 
http://lifehac.kr/yP6Riv LifeHacker


Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals 
http://lifehac.kr/xuq9mf LifeHacker
Some of these may work for you


Calculate the Best Time to Nap with This Interactive Nap Wheel 
http://lifehac.kr/y2eDuy LifeHacker
Cool Idea


Councillors seek to avoid cutting library hours 
http://bit.ly/wdfBRE Globe and Mail
#atwood


The Real Jerk given no choice but to close 
http://bit.ly/z8BXxo Globe and Mail
Hope they can find a new location. I will miss it


Feast on flavonoids, help your heart 
http://bit.ly/AvooBT Globe and Mail



Voters outraged over NDP MP's decision to join Liberals
http://bit.ly/wyXqRJ Montreal Gazette 
Have fun trying to get re-elected


Consult This Airline Scorecard Before Choosing Your Next 
Flight 
http://lifehac.kr/yfJORr LifeHacker

January 9 2012 Evening Stuff

How to Investigate Your Elected Officials 
http://lifehac.kr/yCciCq LifeHacker
Check out who you are voting for


21Habit Challenges You to Make or Break a Habit in 21 Days, Rewards You With Cash http://lifehac.kr/wy6aZH LifeHacker
if you need some help


Look for “Bin Ends” to Save Serious Money when Shopping for Wine 
http://lifehac.kr/znn2Hv LifeHacker
Saving money when drinking...


10 Stubborn Body Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science 
http://lifehac.kr/x9FSF9 LifeHacker


How to Zone Out When You’re in Hell 
http://bit.ly/AsMYT0 Jezabel



How to Use a Free Voicemail Account to Save Yourself Time and Work More Efficiently
http://lifehac.kr/AguNul LifeHacker


Ten steps for a successful QR code campaign 
http://bit.ly/AzEB7z Globe and Mail
Thinking of using QR in your campaign?


10 Mistakes That Caused the Most Punishing Nature Expedition in History http://on.io9.com/AtOe1K IO9
Bad Planing 


This Alien versus Predator chessboard was built for chess boxing 
http://on.io9.com/xYs6Po IO9
Cool


World's biggest tech show searching for 'wow' 
http://bit.ly/wOzW6z Toronto Sun

January 2 2012 Night Stuff

The Science Behind New Year’s Resolutions (and How to Use It to Achieve Yours) http://lifehac.kr/vUduRy LifeHacker


inDecision Lays Out Pros and Cons of a Decision on Your iPhone 
http://lifehac.kr/rSYd1d LifeHacker 
Interesting if you use that methodology


How to Start Your Information Diet 
http://lifehac.kr/t9Xc9G LifeHacker
humm


Most-anticipated tours of 2012 
http://bit.ly/vUQd12 Toronto Sun
Looks like a lot of good stuff for 2012


Daily App Deals: Get Kingsoft Office for Android for Free in Today’s App Deals http://lifehac.kr/thrqLi LifeHacker


Adding more water may be the only way to save Venice from sinking http://on.io9.com/uDsdGW IO9
Hope this works

January 1 2012 Day Stuff

Orangutans given iPads, start Skyping each other 

http://on.io9.com/vB3fwA IO9

Cool idea and cool results

Thousands of blackbirds again rain down upon the same damn Arkansas town 

http://on.io9.com/vkuuKY  IO9

I love the last paragraph

What will happen when the Sun dies? 

http://on.io9.com/uAzkwB IO9

So the Mayans were a few Billion Years off...

Five Best Drink Mixing Recipe Apps 

http://lifehac.kr/rLlb7L LifeHacker

Some iOS and some Android apps

Repair Speaker Dust Cap Dents with a Needle 

http://lifehac.kr/v7IiC0 LifeHacker

humm

Differentiate Between Goals and Resolutions to Aid in Personal Achievement http://lifehac.kr/vTneMm LifeHacker

So did you set goals or resolutions?

December 31 2011 Day Stuff

How would you convince the 20th generation of space colonists to leave Earth? http://on.io9.com/vFWQHk IO9
Humm


Remove Clothing Wrinkles with a Water Spray Bottle 
http://lifehac.kr/vLsBiQ LifeHacker
I love this hack, great when traveling 


Top 10 Easy-to-Keep Resolutions for This New Year 
http://lifehac.kr/s6B5Jx LifeHacker
There are some good choices there


Welcoming 2012 around the world 
http://bit.ly/s74FnY Toronto Sun
Some very pretty shots...


Mickey Mouse and Pluto get the Frank Frazetta treatment 
http://on.io9.com/tn5Y95 IO9
Want a wall mural of this....


Copernicus Jones is a hardboiled android detective battling the robot mob 
http://on.io9.com/vtTfnZ IO9 
This is a good read


DIY Exact Change Card 
http://lifehac.kr/vKLSc6 LifeHacker
Very neat idea


Tweet Speaker Reads Your Tweets to You 
http://lifehac.kr/u6WU0M LifeHacker 
Cool 

December 28 2011 Day Stuff

CameraTrace Finds Your Stolen Camera by Monitoring Photos Shared Online 
http://lifehac.kr/sS6ctl LifeHacker
Hope you never need this


Compare Your Dental Payment History and Your Insurance Claim to Ensure You’re Not Getting Double-Charged 
http://lifehac.kr/s94fbv LifeHacker


How You Can Teach Friends to Budget 
http://lifehac.kr/svqMzG LifeHacker


Outsource Your New Year’s Resolutions to Make Them Stick 
http://lifehac.kr/vXam72 LifeHacker


DIY Honey Sticks Add a Little Sweetness to Any Holiday Drink 
http://lifehac.kr/tmIVaH LifeHacker


Coffee prices may surge next year 
http://bit.ly/uOo0Te Toronto Sun
Oh No!!!


10 Happy Accidents from the Annals of Drug Discovery 
http://on.io9.com/s9lXcX IO9


Behold, Calvin and Hobbes All Grown Up — and Fighting an Evil Winnie The Pooh http://on.io9.com/rC8Vqu LifeHacker
I want a movie about this, and I want it now

December 27 2011 Evening Stuff

See How Many People Replied to Your Emails This Year 
http://lifehac.kr/uk68tX LifeHacker
If you want to know


How to Turn Your Unwanted Gifts into Cash (or Something Better) 
http://lifehac.kr/uaMtuZ LifeHacker


Trade Stuff You Don’t Want for Things You Do at Swap.com 
http://lifehac.kr/rFNl5J LifeHacker
Hummm


Make Small Changes Now to Boost the Chances of Success with Your New Year’s Resolutions 
http://lifehac.kr/ugUQYx LifeHacker


Wrap Christmas Lights Around a Coffee Can to Keep Them Organized and Untangled for Next Year http://lifehac.kr/vpQDVJ LifeHacker


When Sailors Used Gunpowder to Measure the Strength of Alcohol 
http://on.io9.com/un7alm IO9


Revolutionary laser technologies that could become tractor beams 
http://on.io9.com/tpZMxo IO9 
Cool


Ten plotlines you’ll find in science fiction – over and over again 
http://on.io9.com/rDYK0l IO9


How Can I Touch Up My Photos Without Making Them Look Photoshopped? 
http://lifehac.kr/uTwmve LifeHacker


GSM phones vulnerable to scams: Expert 
http://bit.ly/v9XhT6 Toronto Sun
If true very scary