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Display Name: John Cox
Member Since: 8/10/10

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I put my phone into aircraft mode every night - no beeping except for the alarm in the morning.


Sleep Tight & Wake Up Right
3/26/12 4:54 PM

For my last break I had 5 weeks leave and didn't want to go near my laptop. I set my out of office as usual but i added one significant change:

"Emails sent during this time will not be read and will be deleted, please resend after my return. If the matter is urgent please contact Insert name here@mail.com. Insert name here can contact me directly if the matter needs my immediate response."

This was so liberating as on my return I did just that... DELETE


Don't Bother Me: Implement an "Out of Office" System
5/18/11 8:19 PM

No.

"Recall" not "Recognition". This is precisely why I strongly dislike the ribbon. It kills productivity.

I use a 1996 Model M keyboard because I want my keyboard to do what it is told, not guess every time I want to use it.


Is This the Future of Keyboards?
8/25/10 9:24 AM

Love the designs.
Be cool to make one with nixie tubes:
http://blog.onlineclock.net/vacuum-tube-clock-kits/


Final Frame: Aaron's Steampunk-style Calculators
8/10/10 11:20 PM