links for 2006-08-16
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simple desk with stock lumber
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great Mac software
She’ll be strong in spring, Ms. Regan theorized, because she has a “wood nymph quality,” and added that her pink coloring made her great for merchandising around Valentine’s Day and Christmas, when she will pair well with red Elmo. Then of course there’s the fall back-to-school theme of a new girl getting to know her classmates. A Girly-Girl Joins the ‘Sesame’ Boys - New York Times
Lowell Sun Online - Unedited version of ‘On the Road’ to be published
Jack Kerouac’s landmark novel on the Beat Generation, On The Road, will be published in its unedited “original scroll version,” John Sampas said today. The Lowell-based executor of Kerouac’s literary estate said he signed a contract Sunday with the New York-based publisher Viking/Penguin to publish the book. He hopes to have it out by the end of 2007. Tuesday’s Lowell Sun will have the full edited story.
I’m a big fan of Marc Hurst’s work with Good Experience—he writes an insightful newsletter and does important work promoting a focus on user experience. I was excited to check out his new GooToDo tool, but site asks for my unencrypted credit card details before I can try it out. This isn’t a good experience!
Matt’s Idea Blog: How to read a lot of books in a short time
The most useful technique comes from Jason Womack, and synthesizes nicely the most common ideas. In a nutshell, he says he reads the book four times.
- Table of contents, glossary, index.
- Anything in bold, titles, and subtitles.
- First line of every paragraph.
- Entire book
Here’s the twist: Steps 1-3 should only take about 10 minutes.