Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better

Option Explicit Dim filename filename = "C:\Users\lifehacker\My Documents\worklog.txt" Dim text text = InputBox("Add to "&filename&":", "Quick Logger") WriteToFile(text) Sub WriteToFile(text) Dim fso Dim textFile Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set textFile = fso.OpenTex

Here’s how keyboard shortcuts work in Google Instant: 1. Visit http://google.com/ and start typing your query. Google Instant shows search results related to your query as you type — before you press Enter or click Search; it also attempts to predict your query. 2. To accept Google’s autocomplete text prediction while you’re typing, just press Tab.

The FM3 Buddha Machine Wall, shown in Figure 5-10, is a web-based tool (http://aux.zendesk.com/wall) that neutralizes office noise with a variety of configurable ambient loops.

Here’s how to Google Lifehacker using this shortcut: 1. With the Firefox web browser open, press Ctrl+K. 2. Type lifehacker. 3. Press Enter. Firefox magically transports you to the search results page for Lifehacker without ever visiting the Google home page.

To switch search engines, use Ctrl+_ or Ctrl+ . For example, to search for Lifehacker on Amazon do the following: 1. Press Ctrl+K to move the cursor to the search box. 2. Press Ctrl+ twice to switch to Amazon.

software-based timers. One of the best I’ve seen for working dashes on Windows, Mac, or Linux PCs is a free download called Focus Booster (available at www.focusboosterapp.com/; a web-based version is also available at www.focusboosterapp.com/live). Focus Booster is an interval timer that can set you up for a timed dash plus a timed break for so ma

NOTE If you fall in love with the FM3 Buddha Machine Wall, you can download the app for on-the-go distraction blocking on your iOS device for $0.99 at http://itunes.apple.com/app/buddha-machine/id294730223. Nature Sounds for Me Some people prefer the soothing sounds of nature to electronic ambience. Nature Sounds for Me (http://naturesoundsfor.me)

Enter the following code into a file called quicklogger.vbs (or download it from http://cache.lifehacker.com/software/assets/2006/07/quicklogger.vbs): '----------------------------------------------------------------- ' QuickLogger v.0.1 ' Appends the date and a line of text to a file.