What is PKM? You can find many takes on PKM out in the wild, but, at the core, what is it? Welcome to Toolbox Tips, Effective’s weekly newsletter aimed at putting more tools in your productivity toolbox. What is PKM? You make reference to it a number of times. Let’s dig right in. PKM stands for Personal […]
Oprah Daily article by Eleni Gage, February 9, ‘23 Certain questions can help us bind our relationships with others. At the start of a relationship, you asked lots or questions about what the other feels, hears, thinks, reads, dreams, and so on. Later questions become more logistical… did you make the insurance payments,
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The final 25 suggestions for an aspiring stoic. Grab the smooth handle on things that come into your life. What will you grab… the one that will help you or the one that makes you angry or hurts you. Every person is an opportunity for kindness. It can be contagious and carry forward. You
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Here’s are some more recent improvements to MacOS, iPadOS and IOS Thanks to subscriber, James H. Lee, Jr., President, Tropical Software, Inc. for these useful comments. Visit his website to see his offerings. jim@tropic4.comhttp://www.tropic4.com — Home of TopXNotes, the ultimate personal note manager, for Mac and iOS, the ultimate personal note manager, 2Remember, Kitchen Timer and now iAddressX for Mac.
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Even pears that aren’t quite ripe become extraordinarily delicious when roasted until sweet and caramelized. Here, they make the perfect counterpoint to a beautiful mix of bitter greens. For the salad 8 firm-ripe Bosc pears (4 lb), peeled, cored, and each cut lengthwise into 8 wedges 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small
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A guide to the new science of treating lower back pain. This is not medical advice of course but one person’s view on a common condition. Many, if not most, of us have experienced back discomfort at some level and at some time during our lives. The article discusses one woman (Cathryn Ramin)
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2-3 teaspoons peanut or other neutral oil 2 onions, chopped (yellow or Vidalia) 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb lean ground beef 3/4 lb beef sirloin, cubed 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 can dark beer 1 cup strong coffee 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 1 can beef broth 1/2 cup brown
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Short Rules for Life Life didn’t happen to you, it happens for you. The chief task in life is to focus on what you can control. You control how you respond or react to things. Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you deal with it. Changing expectations causes you to use
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MacOS Ventura Overview Improved context sensitive searching in Mail Spotlight can help find text in Photos, Messages, Notes, and Finder or Web Use Live Text to search for an image based on text inside it. Use Quick Look by pressing Space bar Spotlight can even set an alarm, find name of a song with
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Whole Roasted Cabbage With Gorgonzola Picante* This takes time but is worth trying. Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 3½ hours. Makes: 6-8 servings 1 green cabbage ½ cup olive oil, plus more for seasoning Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup grapeseed oil 1½ tablespoons Sherry vinegar
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