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Month: December, 2007

The Beer Symphony

15 December, 2007 (10:28) | Random Thoughts | By: radiantmatrix

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plays the Victoria Bitter beer jingle — on beer bottles.

Hat tip: Minnesota Public Radio (making-of video available at that link)

Yoink! 450 kegs of Guinness take a drive

4 December, 2007 (15:21) | Random Thoughts | By: radiantmatrix

ireland.com - Breaking News - My goodness, thief drives off with 450 kegs

I wonder if there is a Guinness world record for “most kegs of Guinness stolen at one time”? Nah, probably not.

Logic goats

4 December, 2007 (15:08) | Mindless Links | By: radiantmatrix

If you struggle to teach kids about boolean logic gates, these might be helpful. If you’re just a logic gate fan, these might be fun.

Monday Nugget: master your tools

3 December, 2007 (13:11) | Monday Nugget | By: radiantmatrix

If you, like me, are actively trying to be more productive, no doubt you’ve acquired or created specialized tools to assist you. How well do you know how to use those tools?

By way of example, I use a Palm-based PDA with Shadow Plan for task tracking. Learning to use it adequately was a tremendous boost to my organization. But the real productivity increase came months later, after I’d mastered using it within the context of my trusted system.

I know several others who’ve achieved massive gains by mastering Excel and Word: important parts, not only of their trusted system, but of their daily workflow.