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    1. How to Track Your Daily Schedule with Printable Paper Planners

      How to Track Your Daily Schedule with Printable Paper Planners

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Have you ever forgotten to do something really important? I'm sure you have. We're all busy. Not only do we have work tasks to complete, we all have personal...

    2. How to Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop

      How to Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Ubuntu is, without question, the most used desktop Linux distribution. Here's how you can customize its Unity interface to get it looking the way you'd like.

    3. How to Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive, for Mac, in OS X

      How to Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive, for Mac, in OS X

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Ubuntu is, perhaps, one of the most accessible distributions of Linux available to the home computer user or enthusiast. In this tutorial I'll show you how...

    4. How to Silence the Startup Chime on a Mac

      How to Silence the Startup Chime on a Mac

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Each time you start a Mac, you'll hear a familiar start-up chime. You may have noticed that sometimes it seems louder, or perhaps quieter, than usual....

    5. How to Maintain a Razor Sharp Focus

      How to Maintain a Razor Sharp Focus

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Do you find that you're easily distracted from the work you're meant to be doing? Don't worry - you're not alone. In this article, I'll give you tools to...

    6. How to Track Your Time in Harvest

      How to Track Your Time in Harvest

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Simple time tracking means more billable hours for you, and less stress when turning those billable hours into invoices. Here's everything you need to get...

    7. Quick Tip: Solving “Read Only” External Drive Problems on Your Mac

      Quick Tip: Solving “Read Only” External Drive Problems on Your Mac

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      More and more people are finding themselves using both Macs and Windows based PCs. While compatibility is almost a non-issue now days between Macs and PCs,...

    8. How to Scale and Grow Your Online Business by Systemizing

      How to Scale and Grow Your Online Business by Systemizing

      Tutorial • Beginner

      If you’re running your own online business, there isn’t a day that goes by when you’d say “I’m not that busy today.” We’re always busy! There is never...

    9. 14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline

      14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Your reputation as a freelancer is pretty much the only thing you have to go on -- your bread and butter. And your reputation is generally based on two...

    10. 10 Ways to Eliminate Distractions

      10 Ways to Eliminate Distractions

      Tutorial • Beginner

      One of the fundamental principles of productivity is that in order to get things done, you gotta focus. And that necessary focus requires that you...

    11. Are You Using Gmail to Your Best Advantage as a Freelancer?

      Are You Using Gmail to Your Best Advantage as a Freelancer?

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Many freelancers use Gmail but have you considered sprucing up your settings so that each email looks more professional? Wouldn't you prefer to have your...

    12. The Monster Collection of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks

      The Monster Collection of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Freelancers are more likely than most people to love Moleskine notebooks. We need to keep and manage our own schedules and to-dos. We're creative, so we need...

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