Archive for August, 2007
Free up time with TiVo
1 comment so farTry totaling the amount of time you spend watching TV each week. It may surprise you - it surprised me. After I thought about it, I realized a lot of the time I spent in front of the TV wasn’t spent watching shows I actually liked.
I really only care about three shows: The Office, 30 [...]
Simplify your inbox, part two
No commentsAs good as some SPAM filters are, you’re still going to get the occasional offering for a quick and easy college education, find the perfect match for you or get a cheap Rolex.
There are ways to help your mail program be a little better at keeping those pesky messages out of your new, squeaky-clean inbox. [...]
Simplify your inbox, part one
1 comment so farIf you don’t have one already, set up a junk e-mail account. Think of it as a P.O. box for all your junk mail - you can check it whenever you want and ignore it the rest of the time.
But before you set one up, analyze your current e-mail address. Is it constantly overrun with [...]
Online bill pay
No commentsLast week I wrote about contacting your credit card, utility and other companies about switching to paperless billing. Now it’s your turn to go paperless. Use your bank’s online bill pay.
Online bill pay means the bank will pay your bills for you: either electronically or by printing out a check and mailing it on [...]
Switch to paperless billing.
No commentsRecently I saw a video on the Internet got me thinking about the number of bills we get in the mail every month.
Many companies (credit cards, wireless carriers, etc.) offer an option for paperless billing. Instead of sending out an envelope full of a bunch of junk you don’t need along with a bill, [...]
